Preschool At Home: Learning to Recognize Letters and Numbers

The Mini-Saurus "C" (age three) 

is fascinated with 

Numbers and Letters

right now. 

She REALLY wants to know

how to spell her name.

She can recognize it when it is 

written down--

but, she isn't quite there yet 

when it comes to writing it herself

(She's still a bit young for that)

I decided to make her a 

file-folder game

with scrapbook stickers

and some glass rocks from the dollar store.

I made her two sets:

One with her name

and 

one with the numbers 1-10.

(Please Note: Because I don't disclose

my children's names on my my public blog,

I'm only showing you the 

"Numbers" version of this game

but trust me, the name version is super cute!)

I spelled out her name 

with stickers on the rocks,

then I traced each "rock" on a file folder

and wrote her name again in stickers.

While we're playing,

I only give her the stones with the 

letters from her name,

so she doesn't get overwhelmed.

Later, when she's a bit older,

I'll mix in other letters

and/or add other 

family member names.