Fun with Environmental Print

Reading print from the world around us is one of the beginning stages of literacy development. It is the first print that a child learns to 'read' and this excites children and helps build confidence. 

The 4K children are becoming masters reading the environmental print we have in our room. Thank you to so many of you who have sent in packaging for us to use. We use this wall to 'spy' letters we know and practice writing them as well. Where do you start your letters? (At the top!")

We are in the process of creating an alphabet book using candy wrappers, so... if you happen to eat any candy, please send the wrappers in for us to use. Can we find at least one piece of candy beginning with each letter of the alphabet?!? Sounds like a good challenge.

The children have engaged with a variety of games utilizing environmental print. We play Bingo-type games 'reading' and matching the packaging to our game boards.

 Our poetry center has predictable text with a variety of different environmental print labels to insert at the end. The kids are becoming quite proficient.

The children are also practicing 'reading to a friend' as they 'read' our environmental print books; one has only labels to read and the other has a predictable text format with a variety of labels. 

A fun activity you can do at home with your child is to make an environmental print book using your child's favorite snack foods or cereals, or even favorite restaurant signs. You can find lots of good stuff to cut out in the Sunday ads:) Have fun listening to your child 'read' his/her homemade book.