I always have an array of index cards on my school storage shelves. During the school supplies sales index cards are so cheap I end up buying more than I can use. So, I decided to find ways to use them. This project is super fun for both the child and the adult.
Peek a Boo Learning Book
Supplies:
10 lined index cards
2 pieces of colored construction paper
pencil
hole punch
safety scissors
10 pieces of yarn (each about 5 inches long)
crayons
Instructions:
Help your child to fold 1 piece of colored construction paper into 8 sections. First fold it in half, then fold that in half once more, and then fold the remainder in half again. This should create 8 sections about the size of a 3×5 index card. Do the same thing with the other piece of construction paper. Have your child use her safety scissors to cut out the sections on the folded lines.
The Peek-A-Boo book will allow your child to practice matching pictures with names. She’ll “hide” each picture under an index card, with its name written on top.
Make the first card by using a favorite animal or food. Use crayons to draw a picture of it on one of the cut out pieces of construction paper. When she’s finished ask her the name of the object and then help her write it with pencil on an index card. Using a hole punch, punch two holes in the top of both the lined index card and the picture card. With your child’s help, bind them together using two pieces of yarn—the lined index card should be on top of the picture card.
The books are a wonderful way to teach reading skills and vocabulary. Use your imagination and make several books to suit what your child is studying or interested in.