Learning to tell one letter from another involves being able to see the differences in letter shapes. Helping babies and toddlers learn about different shapes and understand how things are alike and different will help prepare them to learn the alphabet.
-Hang mobiles with different shapes in your baby’s crib.
-Read books that feature geometric shapes like White on White and Black and Black by Tana Hoban. Babies also like to look at human faces.
-Use books like the baby face series by Margaret Miller to help your child compare and contrast shapes.
-Point out the shapes of toys, such as. “This ball is round.” (Help your baby or toddler feel the rounded shape.)
-Use simple puzzles to help children see different shapes.
-Read alphabet books and sing alphabet songs to introduce children to letters.
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