do you have any tricks for kids who have trouble with those two letters? my son in 1st is having trouble but i know that's just age related however my dd whose in 3rd uses them interchangeably when she writes. Hoping to find tips or maybe a game that could help them both. Thanks
Well, if he knows his left from his right, we used to do a cheer: "d" to the left! "b" to the right! Stand up, sit down Write, write, write! Yeah, we're really dorky here.
I was taught this: The b is the "headboard" of a bed the d is the "footboard" of the bed Like bd. That was taught to me in 4th grade in my special ed class for dyslexia. I still use it today when I need to use b's and d's.
Let them experience of the letters 'b' and 'd' by allowing the child draw the letters really large on the carpet. Make the letters out of sandpaper so they can feel them and remember what they felt like. Use Play-doh or clay to make the letters. Try using a hands on approach or writing the letters REALLLLLY BIIIIGGGGG
Emily had trouble with that too. She learned that b faced her "best" hand since she is right handed. It worked for her.
Some may not find this appropriate, but it was the only thing that got my son to tell the difference... b has a belly and d has a butt!!! It worked for us...
I used to tell my kids B's do the walking and D's do the talking! LOL. You know b's face away and d's face each other..lol. Yes, I'm crazy.
We did headboard/footboard here too. Write the word bed and actaully draw the mattress over the e and it looks like a bed. Makes a good visual that will stick with them.
This may sound a silly little thing, but I've never forgotten it. In class, when I was 6 years old, a teacher told us we were a group of 'doys' and 'grils'. Several in the class, apparently, were making these spelling mistakes - and she was trying to make a point to correct the error. Once it was mentioned to us as a joke, I for one took special care to get the words right. And if someone didn't, the teacher would call them a 'doy' or 'gril' - which prompted more laughter.
excellent ideas! Now help me with some fun things to differentiate between a p and a 9. lol... My kids are both doing the bd thing right now, but dd is doing the p9 too.
The A Beka kindergarten teacher told the kids that d is for door knob. When you go into a house you reach a door knob it's on the outside of the door.
I love all the ideas! My ds6 is also having the same issue. Thanks for the rhyme and I even think the belly/butt thing might help him! LOL!
