As far as Rose goes, she's just turned 4 and can't sing the alphabet song yet. She's a little slower with learning to speak than Lacy, but she's been evaluated and is within a normal range for her age, but they actually are concerned about her fine motor skills. She just started drawing recognizable people within the last couple of months. Maybe it's because she's small and still speaks babyish, but I haven't really worried about what she knows yet. But it dawned on me- she's supposed to start kindergarten in a year! I don't know if she'll be even close to ready for kindergarten. If I don't work with her, she for sure won't be ready. So we have these alphabet strips that Lacy made in kindergarten, and we get them out and point at all the letters and sing the alphabet song each day. My friend Emily also got her a beginning tracing book, which is really cute. She likes to draw in that every day. Hopefully that helps her fine motor development.
We're also busily reading every day. Lacy and I just finished On The Banks of Plumb Creek, from the Little House series, and we have just started Twig. which we're enjoying so far. We attend story time each week (it only runs in July in the summer) and pick out a selection of books each week to read with Rose. She has several favorites, including Blueberries for Sal (which we own, thanks to my sister Leslie), Belinda Begins Ballet, and Claire and the Unicorn.
Hopefully my allergies will finally go away in a few days so I can really get down to business- I feel like they've been weighing me down all last month and into this month, and I haven't been a very good mom. But with our new air conditioner, perhaps I'll be able to do better!
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Hi Carolyn! Just had a couple more suggestions for fine motor skills, in case you want some -- I dealt (and am still dealing) with FM delays in my Kiddo J. We got Kumon workbooks to practice cutting. That helped a ton. Lacing and beading is also good, and puzzles, especially the wooden ones with the little knobs that they hold to put the piece in the hole. I'd also suggest getting some alphabet cards with sandpaper letters on them. I think Lakeshore Learning has some? We used Handwriting Without Tears, so their blocks served that purpose for us, but those would be helpful too. Good luck and have fun!
Thanks! Those are great suggestions! The tracing book we have is actually by Kumon- I really like it and I will pick up the cutting book as well. I've been wanting to get some lacing boards for my girls to play with at church for quiet activities. I'll have to go to the toy store and pick some up next week. Thanks so much for all the tips!
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