Macaroni Word Play
Make words out of macaroni to help your beginning reader practice language skills.
This simple project using alphabet macaroni, glue and paper can turn a long
Saturday afternoon into a magical time.
it on a piece of construction paper. Now, try to guess the word — no luck? Have your child glue down the second letter. Continue until the word is guessed. Then you take a turn. Concentrate on high-frequency words your child may be having problems recognizing such as because and there.
Here's How To Do It
Have your child think of a word. Make the first letter of the word with alphabet macaroni by gluing
What you'll need:
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