Sticker Friday!

Every Friday is sticker Friday at Miss Melissa's. The children know on Thursday and are sure to remind me before they leave that tomorrow is sticker Friday and not to forget. :)

Sticker Friday's start out with a review of the games and the song we sang during the week.

For each right answer the children are rewarded with a sticker that they place on their award.

Once we've played one round of each game and have sung our song or recited our poem a few times, we head to the kitchen table. There, I pull out all of my flashcards (most of which I were able to find on the net, print and laminate).

In this photo you'll see the different flashcards I use. I teach with the pictured alphabet cards first, the capital cards second and once a child has mastered those, we move on to lower case letters. During sticker Friday, I separate the cards and present each child with the appropriate card for their own level.

If a child doesn't know the answer, the other children are ready to jump in and help.

After we've completed those tasks, each child is given a sheet of paper with their name on it. They are taught to trace over the letters. I can proudly say that after 3 1/2 months of doing this once a day, four times a week, one of the children I care for can now spell and write her name without the tracer!

Name tracers can be found here: http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/print-k/make-pk-all.htm. Simply type in the child's name and print!