Flashcards for Kindergarten
I am a parent, a nerd and love gadgets. So of course I had to create flashcards on my iPhone for my daughter to learn reading.
My daughter is in Kindergarten right now and she’s learning to read. Her teacher sent us a list of 122 (Dolch) words that she will be learning to read by sight this year.
To help her, I printed flashcards. Then I thought that since she uses my iPhone to play, draw and learn, I should look for a flashcard app at the iTunes store. After trying several apps, I settled on Flashcard Deluxe (developer’s website).
I created a spreadsheet of the word list based on the Flashcard Deluxe format. The front of the flashcard shows the word and the back has the word along with a sound file pronouncing that word. That way, Michelle can use it independently.
For the word pronunciation, I downloaded the sound files from Wiktionary and converted them to MP3 using WinLAME.
You can access the final result here.
To download it to your iPhone/iPod using the Flashcards Deluxe app, start the app. Press the + button on the Decks screen. Then click on Private Deck and then Deck Code. Type the following in the text box:
http://www.zackvision.com/wp-content/uploads/kid/sight-words/sightwords.txt
Save it and then tap on Download Cards.
You can also download all the files together in a zip archive to your computer.
It’s been a success with Michelle who’s doing well ad enjoying the flashcards on the iPhone.
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ڈفر Duffer
What a fabulous idea, thanks for sharing. Makes me wish I had an i-Phone. Your daughter might enjoy playing these free Dolch word games on computer too.
She will, insha Allah, make good progress
Great idea! If your daughter enjoys playing board games, check out our website for a fun way to introduce sight words.