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This is a great way to teach the Aleph-Bais sounds. Many
children learn the Aleph-Bais (the typical way) with a Hebrew picture beside
it, such as Bais is for Bubbah, Gimmel is for Glidah… and so on. But, I always
find that this system does not work for all children.
For instance, when I was working with Tehilla, one of my students, I would point at letter Dalet with a Deles next to it, not only did she not remember the sound, but did not know how to say door in Hebrew. So we started making “My Aleph –Bais Touch” book I was amazed how fast Tehilla started picking up the sounds. Not only that, but she looked forward in learning a new sounds.
For instance, when I was working with Tehilla, one of my students, I would point at letter Dalet with a Deles next to it, not only did she not remember the sound, but did not know how to say door in Hebrew. So we started making “My Aleph –Bais Touch” book I was amazed how fast Tehilla started picking up the sounds. Not only that, but she looked forward in learning a new sounds.
“My Aleph-Bais Touch” consists of the Hebrew letters with a tactile material glued to it. Since Aleph is silent, we left it blank. We then moved to Bais, Tehilla glued colorful buttons all over it. Once dried, she placed her hand over the buttons while whispering “buttons.” After a few seconds, she looked at me and made the Bais sound. Slowly we continued moving on to different sounds.
Why was the “My Aleph-Bais Touch” a success with Tehilla? Well, some children learn through touch. This sensory activity was a wonderful way for her to learn and retain the sounds she has already learned. Also, Tehilla was able to associate the letter to something that was familiar to her or/and English words in her vocabulary.
Every week we’ll be working on a different letter. You can
print out the cover and the Aleph Bais letters by following this link. The best
way to make “My Aleph- Bais Touch” is to print out the letters on hard paper,
hole punch and place them in a loose-leaf. Keep the glue around and maybe some
tape to paste the materials on the letters. “My Aleph-Bais Touch” will look
fantastic when completed!
hi.its very nice and helpfull.do you have ideas for the rest of alef beis?
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ReplyDeleteare any of your printables still available?
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