6 short strips cut from black construction paperĢ.

a brown or gray letter M cut from construction paper.

I hope this helps, but please let me know if I can help further. My co-worker had to work with her daughter for a few minutes 4 or 5 days a week for most of her 4th-grade year for her to finally overcome the problem. Gentle practice and reminders are all that is needed for most young child to no longer make reversal errors.Īnd if the child is older and this problem has been going on for a while, know that it may take spending a few minutes a day, most every day, for months in order to completely overcome reversals. Children have to change how they think to learn that a 5 is not really a 5 if it faces the other way and that can be tricky. If a chair faced left, right, or was upside down, it was still a chair. Prior to learning letters and numbers, a thing was what it was no matter what way it was turned. If the child is still young, under 8, know that reversing letters and numbers is a part of normal development.

You can also write numbers 0 through 9 at the top of his math page for him to refer too while he is still working on mastering their directionality. Making the practice very movement and feeling oriented helps a lot with reversals. Pay particular attention to the tactile letter idea (make tactile numbers) and the arm writing activity. However, I still think I can help as many of the same techniques used for letter reversals will help with number reversals.įirst, take a look at our blog post on How to Solve Letter Reversals. We specialize in learning to read and spell, so no we don’t have any crafts for numbers. We would LOVE to see how your lowercase M craft turns out! Please share your photos with us on our Facebook page, or tag your Instagram photos with the hashtag #allaboutABCcrafts! Want More ABC Crafts? You can find more tips for working on pre-reading skills with your preschooler in this handy download. Your browser does not support the video tag.Īs you and your child assemble your M Is for Mouse Craft, practice saying /m/–/m/–mouse together.

Affix two googly eyes to the top of the letter M.

Glue the three whiskers on each side of the mouse’s nose.

Attach the mouse’s ear and nose to the letter M as shown in the example.

Glue the letter M onto a full sheet of card stock (we used orange, but you can use any color you like).Trace the letter M and the mouse’s ear, nose, and whiskers onto card stock. Print the M Is for Mouse Craft templates.Instructions for Assembling Your Lowercase M Craft Card stock (we used orange, brown, pink, and black).Would anyone like a piece of cheese? Here’s What You’ll Need There’s an adorable lowercase M craft scurrying toward your craft table! Your child is sure to enjoy creating this merry mouse, especially if craft time is followed by a mouse-approved snack.

Mouse craft template