Have you heard about Echo?

b, bat, /b/
f, fun, /f/
m, man, /m/
n, nut, /n/

You may have been hearing these letters, keywords, and sounds heard around your house over the last few weeks. We have started reviewing letters and the corresponding sounds they make.  I use an owl puppet, named Echo, to encourage students to model me and repeat the sounds.  They have also been practicing a hand motion to make when producing each sound.  Along with learning each letter and sound, the students are learning how to correctly form each letter, upper and lower case.  They do this through sky, rug, and palm writing as well as practicing each letter on dry erase boards and using paper and pencils.  Sky writing helps maximize the gross motor learning.  During this time, we are also singing songs for each letter of the alphabet, reading letter books, and sorting objects based on beginning sounds.