Learn the Letters in Your Child's Name
One of the easiest places to begin teaching letter names is with the letters in your child's own name.
How to Practice Learning Your Name..
A child's name is personal, meaningful, and motivating. Because children see and hear their own names every day, it's the perfect place to begin learning letter names.
When choosing letters always choose letters that have both capitals & lowercase letters
Storage your alphabet cards
Write your child's name on a small index card or piece of cardstock. This will become your child's introduction but as soon as you are able remove the card.
Place the individual letter cards for your child's name in a small zip-top bag.
Keep the name card and letter cards together so they're ready for each 5 minute practice lesson.
Daily Practice (About 5 Minutes)
Show your child the name card and say:
"This is how we write your name."
Spread the letter cards out on the table.
Say: "Let's make your name!"
Let your child place the letters in the correct order from left to right.
Point to each letter and say its letter name together.
Now, Pretend you're cheerleaders as you spell the name:
A - S - H - L - E - Y!
Then throw your hands in the air and say
"ASHLEY!"
Do this at least twice, then..
Mix up the letters and build the name one more time.
Put the letter cards back into the zip-top bag and save them for tomorrow.
Having a variety of different letters is nice but not necessary, This option offer small letters, easy storage, and has many opportunities for future learning experiences. As you get ready for making words in first and second grade this is a great option.
These are letter you can find at a teacher supply store or Amazon. They are nice because the child can feel the shape of the letters
Alphabet Letter Cards
These alphabet letter cards are one of the most useful teaching tools you can keep in your homeschool supplies. As your child grows, you'll use them again and again for letter recognition, spelling, word building, phonics practice, and many other early reading activities.
They are especially helpful for creating Mrs. Bee's Daily Name Puzzle—one of the easiest and most effective ways to begin teaching letter names.
The yellow cards contain the vowels, and the blue cards contain the consonants. Each card is double-sided, with an uppercase letter on one side and the matching lowercase letter on the other, making it easy to teach that names begin with one capital letter followed by lowercase letters.
When printed on cardstock and cared for properly, these letter cards will provide years of hands-on learning.
From Reading Their Name... to Writing Their Name
When your child can easily recognize and build the letters in their name independently, the next step is introducing them to writing their name, hopefully by now you have also started to introduce the rest of the abc’s and the letters in their name will become familiar friends.