As children are learning the names of the letters, they often begin connecting the capital letters to their corresponding lower-case letters, as well. There are tons of worksheets available online to work on this skill, but playing games is much more developmentally appropriate and more fun, too!
Read MoreIn the midst of all the playing and matching and pointing to letters, your child is likely to begin naming the letters as well. While associating the names of letters with the symbol does not really enable you to read (you need to know the sounds to do that), it does make spelling and other skills much easier, and it is part of the natural progression of learning to read.
Read MoreAfter your child is able to match letters, it is time to move to the next step. Identifying letters by pointing as they are called out is a much higher level skill, so it may take longer for your child to master, but also signifies that they actually know the letter, so it is quite an accomplishment!
Read MoreThere is so much information out there about teaching the ABC’s. How should you start and what should you teach first?
Read MoreLearning the ABC’s is always one of the early educational milestones that parents look forward to, yet there are so many smaller steps leading up to it. This series focuses on ways to help your child learn the alphabet in a developmentally appropriate way.
Read MoreMy experience as a teacher, mother and grandmother has shown me that elaborate setups and materials are not necessary to create meaningful experiences for the children in your life. Simple, everyday play can be very important and can create life-long memories when shared with a caring person in their life. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher or nanny, the emotional connection you have with a child is far more important and long-lasting than any toy they could ever receive. Dot-to-Dot helps to provide the materials and instructions to create those connections through ordinary play.
Hello! My name is Linda Perkins. I was born and raised in northwest Louisiana and loved raising my family here as well. After spending many years teaching young children with special needs (and a lifetime exploring creative arts) I began painting and creating digital art and have fallen in love with the art of surface design.
I love being outdoors, surrounded by flowers, insects and birds and I hope that I can pass on that love of nature to you through my designs. Having spent most of my life sewing, I am always on the lookout for interesting fabrics for various projects and when I can’t find them, I have been often create them myself. Now, it’s time to share them with others as well.
