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Preschool Fine Motor Practice: Ways to Make the Letter “I”

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ways to make letter I - the measured mom

Here are nine interesting ways to make the letter I.  They’re great for preschool fine motor practice!

letter I made out of Don't Break the Ice ice

First we made a letter “I” with ice!  These are very neat ice cubes – they don’t melt.  We got them out of our Don’t Break the Ice game.

child stamping Do-A-Dot marker on letter I worksheet

The kids enjoyed using Do-A-Dot markers to fill in the Letter I.  This page is from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

letter I written in flourMy Four loves to write letters in this little box.  To write a new letter, he gently shakes the box and starts over. This time he wrote in flour.

letter I written on chalkboard with water

What a simple but very fun idea!  My boys just loved tracing chalk letters with water and a paintbrush. Even my Two (going on three), who doesn’t write letters yet, really wanted to do this. When we were done the boys spent a good half an hour painting the whole chalkboard.  And when they were done with this, they left their water and paintbrushes behind and my One gave himself a turn.  Of course, he just painted the floor :(!


child placing magnets on letter I worksheet

I finally purchased my own power magnets so the kids could do these colorful pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

letter I made out of Duplos with toy insects

I gave my Two these five Duplo blocks to see if he could make the letter I on his own.  He needed some help, but was proud of the final product.

letter I formed from toy insects

I was happy to find another use for these fun insects.  My Two used them to fill in a giant letter I.  Get your own giant letter I by visiting this page.

child writing I's on letter I worksheet

My Four always completes one of these pages when we write our letters.  Traditional handwriting pages are still a bit much for him.  You can get your copy of this and other handwriting pages by visiting this link.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: fine motor, preschool, kindergarten, Pre-K

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10 Comments

  1. Robyn

    December 1, 2014 at 10:38 am

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Would it be too forward for me to say, I love you? LOL. These are wonderful resources. Thank you for making them available to us.

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    • Anna Geiger

      December 6, 2014 at 12:26 pm

      LOL, Robyn, thanks for the day brightener. 🙂 I can definitely say I love all my readers and am thankful for each and every one – because all of you make the time and energy so, so worth it!

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  2. Carrie

    May 19, 2014 at 7:40 am

    I was wondering where I could get the giant letter I? I love using them with my daycare kids.

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    • Anna Geiger

      June 19, 2014 at 6:24 pm

      Hello, Carrie! I think I’m too late to get this giant letter I to you – sorry about that 🙁 – but I did finally upload it to this post. Thanks for letting me know it was missing!

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  3. annageig

    March 21, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    Great idea with the cars — I found these great letters shaped like roads that he might like! Here’s the link: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/racecarabccards.htm

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  4. Kirstylee

    March 21, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I love all of these ideas! I think my favorite is when you make the letter with bugs. I just know my preschooler would love making letters with his small toys. I’ll probably try it with cars first because those are his favorite. 🙂

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  5. annageig

    March 17, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    Hi Lori,
    I’m glad you found something you could use! One day I’ll have something for every letter… slowly but surely 🙂

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  6. Lori Summers

    March 17, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    This is great!! What great ideas to add to our I week when it comes around! Definitely pinning this! Thanks for sharing…I found you on Sunday Showcase!!

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  7. annageig

    March 17, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Thanks for checking in, Ann! I haven’t tried any of your sensory sinks yet, but I know my boys will love them.

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  8. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest

    March 17, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Great ideas here, Anna! I will definitely be trying some of these when we start really working on letters.

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