https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:32:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet/page/2#post-1861085 Sat, 13 Sep 2014 02:48:02 +0000 IcebergMom 1861085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: what! Really??? Zed comes naturally but because of so many kids songs and tv shows zee kind of sounds right to me too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet/page/2#post-1860882 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:15:17 +0000 Astro Bee 1860882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sandy: Thanks a lot. What a great idea. It's never too early to start thinking about these things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet/page/2#post-1860868 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:06:17 +0000 sandy 1860868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: and this letter puzzle is awesome </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0077RKXWE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0077RKXWE/ref=redir_mdp_mobile</a></p> <p>I think it helps that they a concrete object to hold. She would hold each one and be able to tell us what letter it was and then we'd ask her what sound it makes and she thought it was just the most fun game ever. It was her favorite toy for a long time (18 months to 2 years). And she would watch The Letter Factory and hold the letter in her hand when it came up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet/page/2#post-1860862 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:56:30 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1860862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: DD's learning table sings the alphabet.... Every time it ends on zed it clangs in my ears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860846 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:32:32 +0000 Dandelion 1860846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: Same. D has known the alphabet song since before he knew what he was singing. Then, he moved on to reading Dr, Seuss' ABC book.</p> <p>I don't think there's a wrong way to teach it. D is an advanced reader, so this worked for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860838 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:21:49 +0000 Ree723 1860838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Ahh, we finally disagree! I'm a zed convert - but I'm secretly teaching DD1 to say zee, which will be super awesome when she starts school here! :silly: </p> <p>@sandy: Seriously, I can never, never get that Leap Frog song out of my head! We use that too, which to answer the OP's question, teaches the letter and the sound simultaneously, and I find myself humming that tune all the freaking time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860837 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:19:49 +0000 Astro Bee 1860837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sandy: It sounds like you're doing a great job teaching your LO.</p> <p>@Sandy @Bpcmarj: I will have to remember that program/show. A little early for me yet. I'm only at 11w1d with #1!</p> <p>@Mrs. Tea: Where do you live? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860835 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:15:54 +0000 stiletto_mom 1860835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% being all Canadian (British) English including "zed"!! XD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860816 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:47:10 +0000 bpcmarj 1860816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leap Frog has a show on Netflix called "Phonics Farm" and we watch that because there is a whole song "a makes the ah sound, b makes the buh sound"...and so on. It says the letter and then also the sound it makes. LO really likes it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860814 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:42:57 +0000 sandy 1860814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She learned to identify the letters first and quickly moved on to learning "what sound does it make"...just like she learned early on what animals were - dog, cow, horse - and then what sound does the animal make - woof, moo, neigh.</p> <p>Leap Frog has a great little program called The Letter Factory (the old school version with frogs not the dogs) where they learn what sounds each letter makes - "the A say ahhh" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860787 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:10:52 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1860787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just realized how American my accent is! Guess that's what you get for living in a Canada- USA boarder city! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860754 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:34:42 +0000 .twist. 1860754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: hahahahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860752 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:33:14 +0000 Astro Bee 1860752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Travelgirl1: I find it easy going to the UK, too. Aside from having to drive on the other side of the road! Lol! Also, because I'm in the military, it is easy to pronounce the ranks: lef-ten-ant vs lew-ten-ant for lieutenant. Yes, I realize there is no "f" but there is something to be said for tradition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860751 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:32:10 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1860751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: see, you just rhymed. La-zee.... Not la-zed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860748 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:31:37 +0000 Kimberlybee 1860748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: oh totally kidding! Zee sounds so much cuter and seems easier for kids to learn. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860746 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:30:44 +0000 .twist. 1860746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Astro Bee: haha no worries! I know @travelgirl1: mentioned something about basil!? </p> <p>It's really funny to see the different ways we say things in different parts of the world. :) </p> <p>@oliviaoblivia: Down with zed?! WHAT? nooooo. zee is lazy. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860742 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:27:48 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1860742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: don't ever say that!! Down with Zed!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860741 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:27:10 +0000 Astro Bee 1860741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.Twist.: I read your post too fast. I thought your were asking about basil. I agree with you regarding the A and O sounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860739 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:26:32 +0000 Kimberlybee 1860739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: @.twist.: oh ok....maybe we Americans are saying it wrong then?! LOL That's so interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860735 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:24:37 +0000 .twist. 1860735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: @travelgirl1: I think it's English, since we are of British decent.</p> <p>ETA: lolz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860734 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:23:55 +0000 travelgirl1 1860734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: Ha ha! @Kimberlybee: I'm not sure where it's from but I'm English and that's how we say it there... I like that in Canada it's easy for me :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860730 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:22:11 +0000 travelgirl1 1860730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TemperanceBrennan: Exactly the example you used :) </p> <p>@Astro Bee: She loves reading now so I feel like I should be teaching her a bit too....</p> <p>@Astro Bee: basil, with the A pronounced the way you do in apple :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860726 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:21:01 +0000 Kimberlybee 1860726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: Oh cool, did not know that! Wow LOL, is that from French influence, this is so interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860717 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:16:32 +0000 Freckles 1860717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: It's pronounced "zed" ALL the time in Canada. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860709 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:13:41 +0000 artsyfartsy 1860709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not know that Canadians said Zed instead of Zee!! My mind is blown! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860704 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:11:17 +0000 Kimberlybee 1860704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I am not getting the "zed" reference, is that how the letter Z is called sometimes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860691 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:08:03 +0000 .twist. 1860691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: haha yea me too. I'm totally just teasing! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860690 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:07:46 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1860690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do you mean when you say "proper letter for the name, or just the phonetic version". </p> <p>Like the difference between "bee" the name of the letter and "buh" the sound it makes? </p> <p>I get in Canada it's "zed" and in America it's "zee" - are there more differences? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860686 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:06:24 +0000 Freckles 1860686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: LOL! I think i sometimes switch back and forth depending on if i use it as a verb vs noun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-you-teach-your-lo-the-alphabet#post-1860679 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:03:37 +0000 .twist. 1860679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: That's because there is an O there and not an A. ;) </p>