And numbers!

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Our family has been in quarantine due to COVID-19, and I can’t even remember how long it has been at this point. We’ve been fortunate enough to stay healthy for this time, but my son has not been going to preschool and teaching is not one of my strengths. Actually, I think the weakness is patience on both ends, but my teaching is also lacking!! I didn't want to backslide on all that he had gained in the school year, and he was just really learning to write his name well when the quarantine started. But I noticed in my attempts to continue to progress his alphabet learning, he was starting to get really annoyed with me. In all fairness, he’s only 3 and I wanted learning to be fun for him. I wanted to make it fun enough that he didn’t notice we were working on learning letters, and here are some products I have found through trial and error that have really worked for us. And by really worked, I mean they have been enjoyable for us without causing aggravation on either end.

I can’t guarantee that I have made significant progress since starting to use these alphabet learning tools, but I have enjoyed having a variety of things to utilize to ‘teach’ with. Even when this quarantine is over, I will be grateful to have these things. We have been having fun using all of them in different ways, and with a younger kiddo I think we’ll be using them for a number of years. Have you found anything different in your family that works with small children? If so, comment below!

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Alphabet Learning Tools for home

These are the tools we have in stock for summer/quarantine at our house to work our way through the alphabet and numbers. And so far, we’ve been doing ok. We can’t wait to hand back the majority of learning to teachers in the Fall though! Balancing parenting with teaching has been a challenge I have not mastered yet, but I’m going to keep trying. I hope you enjoy trying some of these things as well. I don’t know any kids who will turn down alphabet cookies, so that’s always a good starting point!

We have also found an app called Kahn Academy Kids that has been amazing for my almost 4-year-old. Once in the app, there are places to draw, learn the alphabet and numbers, and play learning games that are really helpful. And you can still limit screen time but let them have a little without feeling guilty!

Thanks for reading and don’t forget to Pin for reference! Please share in the comments if you have any tips for learning letters and numbers with toddlers and preschoolers. And I wish you parents all the best over the summer!