Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Using the Child's Name as the Foundation Early Literacy

Time to update an earlier RoundUP of ideas!

As an author-illustrator making school visits, one of my favorite things to do is to document the excellence that I see on my travels. I take the photos showcased here on my blog during these on-site visits. I review them over time to create these amazing RoundUPs. 

Today I've added some new and additional images to an earlier collection of activities that are based on the names of the children in your classroom. Some are Fine Motor experiences and others are part of the Arts program of self expression. 

I hope that they add to the ease of your new school year.



There is nothing quite so motivational for early readers -- as a 'class book' with photos of all of the new friends in the room. This next image shows an ACTION packed book! The Texas teacher told me that it was the favorite 'class book' of their collection. Her students read and reread it daily! 
















Reading Begins with the Child's Name: RoundUP at RainbowsWithinReach



"NAME" RoundUP! Names, nAmEs and more NAMES! 
I saw these delightful photos on a bulletin board recently on one of my school visits as Author-Illustrator. Each child was photographed holding a magnet board with their name spelled out in magnetized letters. Then these personalized photos became the 'spot' to denote the student's work on display in the hallway. 

Magnet Letters to Personalize the Bulletin Board with Names at RainbowWithinReach

Seeing these clever name 'spots' made me think of the quote, "The bridge to reading is through the child's name." {Sure wish I knew who said it!} How exciting it is to be able to recognize and manipulate all of the letters in your name! R-E-A-D-I-N-G! It seemed like a good topic for a RoundUP! So I've been culling through to find lots of fun with NAMES! 

Magnetic Letters Spell Child's Name in Photograph

Let's take a look at some more photo-faces. These firefighters have their names written on their helmets. 

Fire Safety Observation in Kindergarten via RainbowsWithinReach

While I've taken a detour onto life size photo-faces, allow me one tangent, to insert these cuties. 

Scarecrows Created from Child's Photograph via RainbowsWithinReach

Now let's take a look at all the fun that can be had with names. 

Fine Motor Work with Letter Recognition for Preschool (via RainbowWithinReach)

Fine Motor Work with Letter Recognition for Preschool (via RainbowWithinReach)

Fine Motor Work with Letter Recognition for Preschool (via RainbowWithinReach)

Signatures as Part of Children's Art Response

NAMES-on-FRAMES! 
More personalization! 

Children's Drawings Personalized with Magnetic Letters to Spell Names

Children's Drawings Personalized with Magnetic Letters to Spell Names

NAMES-on-SYMBOLS

 Preschool Names Coordinating with Symbols

NAMES-on-MAGNETS

 preschool name recognition, early literacy with magnets, NAEYC best practice, Reggio reading games

NAMES-as-PROJECTS

 Fine Motor Project for Name Recognition Bingo Dotters over Letters

Names spelled out with Dot-Paint

Kindergarten First Name Mosaics with Construction Paper via RainbowsWithinReach



Student Names as Artwork in a Construction Paper Mosaic

Names as Mosaics in Kindergarten via RainbowsWithinReach

First Name Project for Fine Motor using Stickers

Snowmen created with a snowball for each letter in student's name

Names-as-Acrostics!

Names as Acrostic Poems



Kindergarten Names in Acrostic

NAMES-on-WORD WALLS

Word Wall in Kindergarten Featuring Children's Names with Photo (from RainbowsWithinReach Round Up)

Kindergarten Word Wall with Student Names via RainbowsWithinReach

Word Wall in Preschool with Student Names

Word Work: Sight Words on Bulletin Board with Student Names + Photos on Word Wall

Student Names on Word Wall in Kindergarten

Alphabetizing Student Names with Photos

Word Wall with Student Names

Name with Photos in Pocket Charts


NAMES-on-ANCHOR CHARTS

Anchor Chart with Name Signatures in Kindergarten


Anchor Chart with Student Name Signatures

Anchor Chart incorporating Student Names


Class Journal Anchor Chart with Student Names





NAMES-in-GLITTER

Names in Glitter in Preschool

NAMES-as-SIGNATURES in Self Portraits

Name Signatures as Part of Self-Portraits




END OF YEAR SIGNATURE KEEPSAKE

 Keepsake for leaving Preschool and heading to kindergarten


NAMES-to-sort-VOWELS/CONSONANTS

Vowels and Consonants in Names'

NAMES-to-IDENTIFY

Guessing Game: Self Portraits and Signatures

Letter that starts child's name as craft project




Signatures and Self Portraits on Bulletin Board for Self Esteem

NAMES-on-the-JOB CHART

Job Chart and Names

NAMES written to create a 'class book.' 

Kindergarten Class book created by filling in name and drawing picture


NAMES-as-part-of-the-CLASS QUILT

Name as Design Element within Quilt

Classroom Quilt incorporating Student Name and Writing

HERE are seven ways to use names to 'sign in.'

 6 Different Fine Motor "Sign-in" Systems used in Preschool and Kindergarten, fine motor development



photo of: Clipboard Sign in System for Morning check-in, Preschool

photo of: Preschool fine motor development, Sign-in system

photo of: Fine Motor First Name Work

photo of: Writing Center for Fine Motor Development

photo of: Fine Motor Development System for Children with Special Needs

photo of: Kindergarten writing center using student names, Kindergarten fine motor

photo of: Kindergarten Fine Motor Development, Handwriting in Kindergarten

photo of: Kindergarten writing center, fine motor in kindergarten, writing in kindergarten

***Borrowed from my 'Organizational RoundUP' here are some NAMES-as-LABELS.

photo of: Individual Student Bins for Classroom Organization

photo of: Individual Student Bins for Classroom Organization

photo of: Classroom Bins for Individual Students (Organization in the Classroom)

photo of: Individual Student Bins for Classroom Organization

NAMES-make-a-BULLETIN BOARD

photo of: Back to School Bulletin Board Using Student Names as Cross Word Puzzle

NAMES-as-ART



Using the Student's Name for Art Project


 Student First Names Become Art Project with Rainbow Design (from RoundUP of 'name' projects via RainbowsWithinReach)





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