bunniemummy: Animal A to Z Chart

Yes I know. My baby is only 5 months old and may be too young to learn her ABCs.. but I am sure she can be inspired with bright colorful animals and start to associate the yellow bear to the letter B and the white sheep to S!!! And who says learning A-Z has to be as boring as A for Apple and B for Boys?

1. The chart should have a theme.

For the time being, the theme shall be animals. (Maybe the next collection can be household objects!!)

2. The chart should be interactive.

It is no fun just pointing at a 2D chart and read out the names of the animals to a child. So I make all the animals detachables (Velcro at the back!) These 26 animals can function as an individual stuff toy in its own right but they can come together to complete the A-Z chart.

3. The chart should foster the spirit of learning

For older kids more than 4 years old, I like to split them up into teams and each team would compete to see who will fill up the chart in the correct order in the shortest time. Because this chart becomes a game to be played with one or many children, it makes learning A-Z fun and the weaker or younger kids quickly catch up with the rest. And hey, even teams of 30 years old may not get the chart right!!!

4. The chart should grow

After the kids learn D for Duck by heart, I can replace it with a Deer. Up the difficulty level!