How to Make Letter Flash Cards
Make your child a set of letter flash cards to give her a head start over other children before she enters kindergarten. Direct what she learns and when she learns by using flash cards. After you make the cards, use them as a regular part of your routine; practice them in the car while driving to and from locations. Or play a game by attaching the cards to doors throughout your house and asking your child to call out the name of each letter she sees.
Things You'll Need
- Printer
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Poster board
- Glue
- Scissors
- Pen or black marker
Instructions
Internet
Browse letter flash card designs at websites like abcteach and first school. Select a style, click the word "file" at the top of your screen and then the word "print" to print the cards. Glue the sheets of printed flash cards onto cardboard or poster board. Cut out the rectangular flash cards. Flip the cards over and write the child's name on the cards. You could write "Johnny's letters," or "Susan's ABC Cards." Word
Open Microsoft Word and click on the word "Table" found along the top of the screen. A drop down menu will appear. Move your cursor down and highlight the word "insert." Move the cursor to the right of the word and click on the word "table." Change the number of columns on the popup to 2 and the number rows to 13. Click on the word "OK." A table will appear on the document. Right click on the box outside the top left corner of the table. Select the "table properties" option. Click on the tab labeled "row." Change the size next to the words "specify height" to 4 inches. Click "OK" to apply the change. Place your cursor in the top box on the table. Change the font size to 72 and type a capital and lowercase letter "a." Repeat the process in every box with the rest of the alphabet. Once finished return your cursor to the first square with the letter "a." Press the "return" button to start a new line in the box. Click on the word "format" at the top of your screen, scroll down to the word "paragraph" and click it. Next to the word "alignment" choose the option "centered." Click "OK." Move your cursor to the top of the screen and select the word "Insert." Pull your cursor down and highlight the word "picture." Slide your mouse to the right and highlight and click the word "clip art." Type a word that corresponds to the letter "a" in the clip art box to search for a picture to use on the flash card. You could enter the word apple, aardvark or ant. Click on the picture you want to use. It will immediately appear in the box where your cursor is. Click on the bottom right corner of the picture and drag the cursor up to resize the picture so it fits in the rectangle. Press the "return" button to create another line below the picture. Type the word of the picture. For example, if you inserted a picture of an airplane you would spell out the word below the picture. Repeat steps 4 through 7 until all 26 letter flash cards have been created. Click on the word "File" at the top of the screen and select the "print" option. Cut the printed flash cards out along the solid black lines to complete your deck of letter flash cards.
