{"id":7360,"date":"2022-11-11T12:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2022-11-11T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:12:19","slug":"my-name-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/2022\/11\/11\/my-name-5\/","title":{"rendered":"My Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/2D933D5D-7C9D-406A-85ED-67263F947A25.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7359\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/2D933D5D-7C9D-406A-85ED-67263F947A25.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/2D933D5D-7C9D-406A-85ED-67263F947A25.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/2D933D5D-7C9D-406A-85ED-67263F947A25-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The most important word for any child is his\/her own name.\u00a0 For most children, it is the first word that they learn to read and write.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/556C5787-9A25-4B7F-874F-9F0B17515F7E.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7362\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/556C5787-9A25-4B7F-874F-9F0B17515F7E.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/556C5787-9A25-4B7F-874F-9F0B17515F7E.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/556C5787-9A25-4B7F-874F-9F0B17515F7E-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/556C5787-9A25-4B7F-874F-9F0B17515F7E-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/C303FE68-288D-4657-9FF3-9B33A64365CC.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7363\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/C303FE68-288D-4657-9FF3-9B33A64365CC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/C303FE68-288D-4657-9FF3-9B33A64365CC.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/C303FE68-288D-4657-9FF3-9B33A64365CC-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/C303FE68-288D-4657-9FF3-9B33A64365CC-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The children have been doing activities using magnetic letters, stamps, Lego, pattern blocks, paint, and Play-Doh to draw their attention to the letters in their own names.\u00a0 We have also been using our names in songs and poems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Children recognize the letters of the alphabet by attending to their distinctive features; circles, straight lines, crossing lines.\u00a0 Practicing their names helps them to notice the differences among the letters.\u00a0 It also helps them to learn the sounds in their names and the names of their friends<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/F7D00A80-CC78-43B1-B566-3566B37CA4BE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7358\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/F7D00A80-CC78-43B1-B566-3566B37CA4BE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/F7D00A80-CC78-43B1-B566-3566B37CA4BE.jpeg 1024w, 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width=\"208\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/D6D7E96A-1B43-495E-8847-FB5A94581E23.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7355\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/D6D7E96A-1B43-495E-8847-FB5A94581E23.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/D6D7E96A-1B43-495E-8847-FB5A94581E23.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/D6D7E96A-1B43-495E-8847-FB5A94581E23-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/D6D7E96A-1B43-495E-8847-FB5A94581E23-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/E8B6B0FB-EC2F-446A-84F0-076BCF0106CE.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7354\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/E8B6B0FB-EC2F-446A-84F0-076BCF0106CE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/E8B6B0FB-EC2F-446A-84F0-076BCF0106CE.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/E8B6B0FB-EC2F-446A-84F0-076BCF0106CE-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/E8B6B0FB-EC2F-446A-84F0-076BCF0106CE-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/04B60BB4-736D-492D-8F6A-A2B940DFB81A.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7357\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/04B60BB4-736D-492D-8F6A-A2B940DFB81A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2022\/11\/04B60BB4-736D-492D-8F6A-A2B940DFB81A.jpeg 1024w, 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\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The children have also been learning to print their names starting with a capital letter followed by lower-case ones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ask me to print my name for you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important word for any child is his\/her own name.\u00a0 For most children, it is the first word that they learn to read and write. 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