So today I tried creating another interesting way to teach my 3 year old granddaughter her letters.  I started with the 4 beginning letters: A, B, C, and D.  I wrote two letters on an unlined index card then cut the card in half.  So I used two index cards to make 4 letters.  Then I took each letter and laminated in plastic, put a Velcro dot on the back of each letter and the other part of the dot on a large piece of poster board.  We practiced putting the letters in proper order on the poster board. She enjoyed pulling them off the board and putting them back on again.  We would mix them up and she would have to put them back in order and stick them on the board again.  I plan to teach her 4 letters a week.  By the end of 7 weeks she should be able to recognize her letters and put them in order...so we hope.

Since the birds are enjoying my feeders this winter, I plan to hang another one this weekend using a pattern I found on the Internet, crocheted with sisal twine: