The method is not important. The fact that the children do some writing using phonics every day is important. The following are examples of just a few methods for teaching letter recognition and phonetic sounds. Students use a drawing program such as Kid Pix or Paint to draw and label pictures of American Symbols. Teacher put students' pictures into a slideshow using Kid Pix or Power Point.
Students tell one important fact about their slide.
After the slideshow has been viewed over and over, the students learn to read all of the labels. Through this process the students are learning to write and recognize words, relate sounds with letters, write and read from left to right, write and read from top to bottom and copy words from a page onto a computer. Students are also learning computer skills. Plus, facts about American symbols are reinforced. The United States most famous symbol of liberty can be seen Liberty Bell - Encarta Online Concise Liberty Bell , historic bell Liberty Bell history and pictures Liberty Bell with other history links Liberty Bell Virtual Museum Liberty Bell and Historic Philadelphia Links.