Are your little guys struggling with name writing as much as my kiddos are?!
I've got kids ALL over the spectrum - many who cannot grip a pencil correctly, write their name, or recognize any letters. Then I have a kid who (I have not formally assessed yet) can read at least a first grade if not higher level!
Lots of work to do this year, friends - lots of work!!
I am anxious to get everyone assessed so I can see exactly where we are sitting!
In the mean time, we'll be working on writing our names A LOT! I love word play, and I am so lucky to have a Smart Board in my room this year! (we did not get them until the last few weeks of school last year, so I didn't have a lot of time to use it) Starting out every morning for word work we are going to sort names by letters into a t-chart on the smart board. (For example: Do you have a "B" in your name? And then yes/no on the t- chart) EASY to change daily without a lot of work on my part, and it will really make my kids think about ALL of the letters in their name and not just the beginning letter. I have multiple kids with the same beginning letter and they're always moving the wrong name when it comes to lunch choice, etc.
I created this little cut and paste activity for us to do in stations this week:
Sorting letters in your names and letters not in your name! It couldn't be any easier than that! :)) I did create 2 different sizes of letters - you can choose which set to use. I wasn't sure if the bigger set would all fit on the page. Just cut in half so each kid gets one whole set of the alphabet.
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Hopefully you can use it in your class, too! Let me know if you snag it! :)
