![]() You could use the same reward for each row or choose something different. Foil Stars (optional: could also just put checks or draw happy faces).Paper for printing alphabet star charts. ![]() Optional: A couple dollars for foil stars (with a bunch left over) Recommended Age Range: Preschool, KindergartenĬost: Free printable. Once we go through the charts and he recognizes all the letters, we might go through them again and focus on the sounds each letter makes. G is for gumballs…” So far, it’s worked like a charm. ![]() That way, when the bigger kids are taking turns reading aloud to me, he can have a turn “reading” to me too. I’m especially fond of these free printable letter books. Whenever we find a letter that’s particularly tricky for him, like G, I like to go the Measured Mom’s website and download some of her free printables. So far he’s memorized about two thirds of his uppercase letters. We wait about 15 minutes and then review those letters again. If he forgets one, I write it on a post it note and put it in the probation section. Before he can redeem the reward for a given row, he has to show me that he still remembers all the letters that have stars. To deal with this potential problem, I created a “probation” zone. Occasionally, he might forget a letter he’s already earned the star for. One he completes the whole page, there is bonus reward for reaching that goal as well. Once he can remember all the letters in a given row, he earns the reward for that row. The way this chart works is that my son earns a star for every letter he can remember as I point to them. However, if he wants to spend a little focused effort to earn a reward just like the big kids in our house, I’m not going to stop him! The most important thing for me is that he retains his love of learning. If he loses interest in this star chart, we’ll definitely go that route, as it’s worked for my previous 2 kids. ![]() I know my toddler is capable of learning his letters just through repeated exposure over a couple of years. I don’t want my toddler to think he’s going to be rewarded every time he behaves! However, I really feel like there is a place for them when it comes to the tedium of memorization. I’m especially wary of them when it comes to behavioral issues. I decided to make him this uppercase and lowercase alphabet star chart so that he could learn his letters and be rewarded for his hard work as well.Īs I mentioned in my multiplication star chart post, I have mixed feelings about star charts. When I made a multiplication star chart for my 8 year old and a sight word star chart for my 6 year old, I didn’t want my 3 year old to feel left out. ![]()
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