Phonics / homeschooling
Im very overwhelmed rn. My son and I have a lot of free time and im trying to be screen- free for most of the day. Im trying to come up with hands in activities/ learning activities. I’ve seen people say you have to teach the alphabet in a certain order for phonics. Anyways I need ideas/ recommendations on what to do or even where to start.
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Ex TA always start with satpin. That is the sounds for S, A, T, P, I, N. Words you can create with those sounds. Focus on mastering blending and sounding words out before they move on further. Even do made up words within these before moving on
I’m definitely going to be starting them with my 12 month old when she has more of an attention span. Officially, the start is nursery. But in my opinion it’s never too early to start to expose them so they won’t find them too difficult
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