FREE for Parents To Use At Home:
Are you wondering where to begin when teaching your children at home? ESGI has your answers and it's FREE! CLICK HERE for the free link.
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| Directions to get started FREE are at the end of this post. |
Whether or not your child's teacher uses ESGI, you can use it for FREE with your child!
(Directions on how to get started with ESGI for FREE are at the end of this post.)
Creative Ways To Use Flashcards:
Yes, I HATE flashcards. Life should NOT always be a test! But, if you use them as "skill cards" they can change everything:
Here is how to use flashcards in FUN ways:
1. Print your child's flashcards from ESGI.
(Directions about how to use ESGI for FREE are at the end of this post.)
2. Choose a few "skill cards" (let's not call them flashcards any longer) and have your child cut them out. (Use fancy scissors to make it more fun and to build fine motor skills as they are usually a little trickier to use.)
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Have them cut around the
"perimeter"
1st (a great word to discuss)
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Use the scraps for an art project!
3. Place 2 skill cards, back-to-back, inside a sandwich size zipper bag.
4. Remove the air from some of the bags and seal.
5. Add air, by inserting a straw and blowing air into the bag, to some of the bags and seal.
6. Now, let's play! In the bathtub, or even in a sink, play "Sink That Skill!" Let the bags with air in them float as your child scans all of the bags for the skill you call out. "Sink the letter Q." "Sink the letter P."
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| Imagine the tub filled with floating bags of skill cards! |
Click on the video:
And use the bags without air to stick skills to the tile. And don't forget to talk about sinking and floating to get a bit of science in too! :)
What Else Can I Do With These Skill Cards?
~Stick individual cards to your child's bedroom door or at the bottom of the stairs and have them slap the skill card and say the letter, #, sight word, etc. as they pass by.
~Hide a skill card under each dinner plate at the dinner table tonight and each person gets to look at their skill card and give clues to the family to help them guess the letter, #, sight word, etc.
~Copy a 2nd set of skill cards, cut them out and attach them, face down, to the refrigerator with magnets. Let your child play the Memory Game as they peek at skill cards and try to match them up.
~Use skill cards as "brag tags" and let your child tape the cards that have the skills they have mastered onto their shirt and wear the brag tags all day long.
Whatever you do, make learning FUN and don't forget to return to ESGI to re-test your child's skills. They will be overjoyed to see the results as their pie graph turns green and, once they see this, they will actually beg you to test them! Really, they will! :)
So, what are you waiting for? Get started with ESGI for FREE! Here is how...
Getting Started With FREE ESGI:
If your child's teacher doesn't already use ESGI, NO PROBLEM! You can get a FREE account and use it at home. Just CLICK HERE.
Then, just choose a few tests to run, such as letter names or sounds, number recognition, etc.
After you have tested your child you will have all of the information you need to work on the skills your child has not mastered yet.
If your child's teacher already uses ESGI, your child must have an amazing teacher! Just ask him or her for the link to your child's testing data. Then, you'll be all ready to print and play!
until you get that link or password from your child's teacher.
If you have ANY questions, just ask in by leaving a comment below and enjoy spending time with your child. You've got this, Mom & Dad! :)
