Hannah called out to me from across the room, "Lauri come look at this!" I could hear the excitement in her voice! I quickly walked over to her and sat down on the rug next to her, she showed me the letters H and T she made with the wooden blocks. Hannah went on the explain that, H is for Hannah and T is for Samantha's name." Eliza walked over to see what was going on. Hannah proudly showed Eliza the letters she made with the blocks. Eliza asked Hannah if she would help her make an E. After they worked on the E together Eliza made an M for Matthew (her big brother).
Making letters with wooden blocks enable children to physically explore the form and shape of letters. This activity encourages children to examine letters tactilely as well as visually.
I still remember when I was in nursery school and formed my name by using a rectangular shaped stamp (same shape as Hannah's blocks) to create all of the letters. The teacher held it up for the class to see. It's one of my strongest memories of being that age. So cool to see a similar story here.
ReplyDeleteI love watching Hannah and Eliza learn together!! They used to do similar activities last year with colors - so fun to watch them grow!!
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