Teaching Letter Ll

Are you looking for letter Ll activities to use with your preschooler or kindergartner? Maybe you’re a classroom teacher browsing for more ideas.

Research tells us that a direct, explicit approach to teaching the alphabet is more effective than indirect teaching. Enjoy the crafts, art ideas, and book list, but know that using a scripted routine like the one below is the most efficient way to teach letters and sounds. Make it your own!

How to introduce letter Ll

• Say words that begin with Ll: Say each word after me. (Emphasize the /l/ at the beginning of each word as you say it.) Lamp. Love. Light. Lap. Lick. What sound do you hear at the beginning of each word? The sound is /l/.
• Talk about what your mouth is doing as you say the sound: Look at what my mouth is doing as I say /l/. Now you try. Where is your tongue? Put your hand on your throat as you say /l/. Is it a quiet or noisy sound? (noisy)
• Introduce the letter on a flash card: (Hold up the letter L card in uppercase or lowercase.) This is the letter L. When we see this card, we say “L spells /l/.” Your turn. (Students: “L spells /l/.”)

How to practice writing uppercase letter L

• Sky-write the letter: To make the letter L, we start at the top. We pull down and then across. Watch me put my hand in the air and write an L in the sky. I start at the top and pull down, and then across. Now you try. Put your finger up in the air. Start at the top and pull down, and then across.
• Have students finger-write the letter: Make an L by moving your finger on the table. Start at the top and pull down, and then across. (Other options: sand or salt tray, shaving cream, etc.) Now do the same thing while saying “L spells /l/.” Remember to underline the L when you say /l/. (Practice multiple times.)

How to practice writing lowercase letter l

• Sky-write the letter: To make the letter l, we start at the top and pull down. Watch me put my hand in the air and write an l in the sky. I start at the top and pull down. Now you try. Put your finger up in the air. Start at the top and pull down.
• Have students finger-write the letter: Make an l by moving your finger on the table. Start at the top and pull down. (Other options: sand or salt tray, shaving cream, etc.) Now do the same thing while saying, “l spells /l/.” Remember to underline the l when you say /l/. (Practice multiple times.)

Other letter Ll activities

• Crafts
• Book List
• Fine Motor
• Sensory Play
• Math Connections

Free Printables

• Ladybug Roll & Cover (addition game)
• Ladybug Flip Cards (missing addends)
• Ladybug Count & Clip Cards (#1-20)
• Ladybugs on a Leaf (number recognition)
• L is for Ladybug (dot sticker page)
• Little Letter L Book (rhymes & songs)

More alphabet resources

• Alphabet picture cards from A-Z
• Beginning sound clip cards
• Beginning sound coloring pages
• Beginning sound match mats
• Letter hunt & find worksheets

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