How do you teach preschoolers to write the alphabet? Read on to learn what’s working at our house.
Read on to find creative ways for making the letter N!
First they put nuts on the letter N (with the promise to have five when they were done!).
My Three was proud of the work he did with his number stickers.
My Five used spaghetti noodles.
Excitement was high when I let him use Daddy’s nails to make another N.
My husband dug these out of his toolbox so that my Five could make an N with nuts.
Making letters out of small manipulatives is still quite hard for my Three, but he was happy doing this letter N dot sticker page.
Before moving to paper, I like my boys to try writing the letter with their finger. My Three wasn’t interested, but my Five wrote an N in nutmeg.
I’m still trying to figure out if my Three is right or left handed. He switched midway through this activity! You can get my Letters of All Sizes pages by visiting here.
This is the next step in our handwriting pages. After a sloppy start, I admonished my Five to take his time and stay on the lines. This is only because I know he’s capable of it. For kids just starting out with handwriting pages, celebrate the effort! You can get this page at this link.
My Five was proud of the careful work he did on this handwriting page. Get your copy here.
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Y Torres
I truly enjoy all your activities. I am Pre Kinder teacher and use many of your ideas. Thanks for always sharing.
Anna G
You’re very welcome! I hope this works well for you and your learners.
Huma
Nice methods to teach letters for kids…
Kimberly
This is a great go to site! You are awesome. Thanks for the great tips! Oh, and congrats on the new addition to your family!
Anna Geiger
Thank you so much for your kind comments, Kimberly! 🙂
Jenny
Just wanted to say thanks for offering so many free resources. My 3 year old son and I will be doing letter N for mommy school tomorrow and I just printed off your free necktie template. Your site has become one of my favorites for preschool resources.
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, Jenny! So glad you’re finding things you can use!
Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings
Anna, you are so amazing!!! I love your idea to do stations — and your letter sizes pages are so wonderful!! Thank you 🙂
Anna Geiger
Thank you, Amy, you are so generous! Thanks for the mention in the KBN thread too 🙂 Have a wonderful Christmas!
Victoria
Such great ideas and activities! Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop last week! You were featured as one of my favorites 🙂
Claire
So many great ideas! Practice makes perfect, but practice would be WAY more fun with all of these creative ideas! 🙂
Anna Geiger
Yes, it definitely helps : ) Thanks for stopping by, Claire!