For safety reasons, it is important for a child to be able to repeat his phone number and address. Setting the information to a song can help with the memorization. Below are fun activities to simplify this learning.
It’s important for a child to be able to recite their phone number. Setting the number to a song can help make it easier to remember. There are various tunes you can use, and below are a few options. Start by writing the phone number on paper so your child can see the sequence and point to each number as you sing together.
Do you know your phone number
Your phone number
Your phone number
Do you know your phone number
123-555-1234
555-1234
Fred's phone number
555-1234
That is Fred's number
Allow the child to sing the echo.
123, 123
555, 555
1234, 1234
Call my mom, call my mom.
1-2-3
4-5-6
7-8-9-9
That's how I call my mama!
555-1234
555-1234
555-1234
555-1234
555-1234
I can say my phone number for you
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Using a magazine or newspaper, help your child find and cut out the individual letters that make up their phone number. As you go through the pages together, encourage them to look for each letter or number one by one.
Once you've gathered all the letters or numbers, have your child glue them onto a sheet of paper, arranging them in the correct order of their phone number. This activity not only reinforces number recognition but also helps with fine motor skills as they cut and glue.
Children need to know how to contact emergency services, such as the police, fire department, and hospital. Once they can recite their phone number and address, it's time to practice calling 911. Have the child use a play phone to dial 911, then tell the "dispatcher" their name, the emergency, and their home address.
This is also a good opportunity to explain what constitutes an emergency and emphasize that 911 should only be called in a real emergency. Additionally, as a family, conduct a fire drill and discuss a designated meeting place outside the home.
Supplies: two tin cans with the tops removed (make sure no sharp edges remain) or two paper cups, a nail, a hammer, string, various decorations
Directions:
1. Decorate each tin can or cup.
2. Turn both cans/cups upside down. In the center of each can/cup, hammer/push a nail through the bottom to make a hole. Remove the nail.
3. Poke one end of the string through the bottom of one can/cup. Make a knot on the inside. Repeat with the other end of string in the other can/cup.
4. Have each person take a can/cup and move apart until the string is taut.
5. One child places the can/cup to his ear while the other person talks directly into the other can/cup. The sound will travel over the “wire.”
How does this work? As you speak, your voice produces vibrations. If the string is stretched tight enough, vibrations will travel down the string causing the bottom of the can/cup to vibrate. This causes the air inside the can/cup to vibrate. These vibrations travel through the air to the person’s ear to create sound. (Source HowStuffWorks.com)
The greatest teacher that you child has when it comes to phone etiquette is you. Children watch how you handle phone solicitors, phone calls during family time, and cell phone etiquette while driving, in crowds, and at home. Teach phone etiquette with your future teenager in mind!
Just like learning a phone number, it's important for a child to know their address. Setting it to a song can help them remember these unfamiliar words more easily.
3527 West Purple Road
West Purple Road
West Purple Road
3527 West Purple Road
That's where Fred lives
3527 West Purple Road
3527 West Purple Road
3527 West Purple Road
3527 West Purple Road
3527 West Purple Road
I can say my address for you
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Discuss the mailing system and the importance of your address. Here are a few ideas: Walk to the mailbox and watch for the postman. Look at various items from the mail. Look on a map. Google earth is really cool. Have your child send himself a letter through the USPS.
If applicable, help the child look up their phone number and address in a phone book.
Me on the Map
Additional Me on the Map Ideas
On the My Home worksheet, help the child write his phone number and address on the house. Have the child draw a picture of himself in the doorway.
Using a magazine or newspaper, help your child find and cut out the individual letters and numbers that make up their address. As you go through the pages together, encourage them to look for each letter or number one by one.
Once you've gathered all the letters or numbers, have your child glue them onto a sheet of paper, arranging them in the correct order to write their address. This activity not only reinforces letter and number recognition but also helps with fine motor skills as they cut and glue.
Choose a person to send a card to. Have the child create a card and sign their name. Demonstrate how to properly address the card and apply the stamp.
