Student,
Teacher,
Learning,
Play School
Who doesn't like to play school?
Who doesn't like to be the teacher?
One afternoon, I suggested we play school with a magnetic easel and letters I had bought for my granddaughter. Quickly, I added, "And you can be the teacher!" A smile broadened across her cute little face. She went right into teacher mode. "Baka, I want you to find the letter h." I found small h and capital H. As I placed them on the easel, I said, "Small h, capital H." There was no explanation, remember not everything has to be explained. We continued for several letters in random order until she couldn't think of others and we stopped. She was the teacher and I wanted her to feel a sense of accomplishment in what she named.
Many schools administer early literacy checklists in grades one and two. One of the items is usually to have children identify small and capital letters.
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