Children often learn their initial letter and recognise everywhere around them. So when they are ready to write, it will build their confidence if they can write the initial letter to begin with. We focuses on the B and then worked on the other letters once he was confident with writing it. I modelled how to write a B and would draw a line and add two circles. He was starting to write! I praised him and made a fuss but I really wanted to encourage him to use the correct lette

We used the box from the Phonics Box as an activity tray and filled it with sand. Hide the letters needed to spell their name in the...

This game is a really fun and active way to practise spelling names. Benji raced against his sister to see who could make their name...

This is such a quick activity to make and is a really good way for children to practise spelling their name. Write your child's name onto a piece of carboard/paper. Make a second one but this time cut it into individual letters. Place the letters face down. Ask your child to turn the letters over one at time. If the find their initial letter they can place it on top of the cardboard name. If they find a different letter, they should put it back face down until they need it. O

You could do this activity using any of your child's interests/toys. I hid the letters to spell Benji's name on his Paw Patrol mat. You could use a car mat or just hide them around a room and choose toys to help rescue the letters. Support: To start with I arranged the post it notes in the correct order from left to right. I gave Benji a piece of cardboard with his name on and explained that his mission was to rescue the letters to spell his name. I wrote the initial letter o