One of the best things we did in Kindergarten was make a pointer the children could use to point out words, letters, and phrases. The pointers that I made were from small dowel sticks. I wanted the pointers long enough to reach words on the board or on posters. I also wanted the children to have something fun to 'read the room' with. I got most of my ideas from Dr. Jean Feldman's website, dr.jean.org
The following are some fun ideas:
- Stuff a cotton garden glove with cotton batting, sew three fingers and thumb to the glove and leaving the pointer finger extended.
- Spread glue on the last 3 inches of the stick and roll it in glitter to make a magic wand.
- Tie curly ribbons to the end of the stick to make a princess wand.
- Glue or tape a seasonal toy on the end of the stick. Toys can be changed with the season .
- Use a small, but bright flashlight to highlight the word or phrase.
- Cut a hole in the middle of a new fly swatter to swat and frame the word or letter.
- Get a fake, green witch finger from the novelty store and stick it to the end of the dowel stick for the month of October.
- Tape a bubble wand on the end of the dowel stick.
- Glue glittered hearts on the dowel for February.
- A large wiggly eye glued to the end of the dowel would be fun for the kids to 'see' the word.
- Glue or tape a lion or a lamb on the stick for the month of March. Use the one that pertains to the weather for the day.
Smaller pointers can be made with craft sticks, novelty pencils, wooden spoons and rulers.
As a Kindergarten teacher, I loved making the pointers, and the children loved using them!
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