Using this method the students hear the phonetic sounds, hear the name of the letter, see the letter on the chalkboard, and write the letter, thus learning to recognize letters and their phonetic sounds. Students will learn that the letters are put together according to the sounds hear when you say the word. They are also learning to write from left to right, learning to put a space between words and learning to use letters to make words. Each child draw his favorite dinosaur, write letters for the sounds heard in the dinosaurs name, or copy the name of the dinosaur from pictures in the writing center, or write a story about the picture. T-Rx ws a mt etr.
Teacher combine all the pictures to create a class book.
Teacher read the book to the class. Pages could be in the shape of a dinosaur. Students draw any scene with dinosaurs. Students label objects in the picture either with the beginning letter or phonetically spell the word. Does not have to be the actual spelling.