- construction paper
- glue
- letter card “Tt”
- magazine and newspaper pages with large type
- markers
- scissors
- letter
- lowercase
- uppercase
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Foundational Skills/RF.PK.MA.1.d Recognize and name some uppercase letters of the alphabet and the lowercase letters in one’s own name.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Alphabet Knowledge Recognizes that the letters of the alphabet are a special category of visual graphics that can be individually named.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 7 Develop familiarity with the forms of alphabet letters, awareness of print, and letter forms.
Letter Search and Collage (“Tt”)
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Skill Focus: Fine Motor Skills, Letter Recognition, Vocabulary
Have children search through store flyers, magazines, and newspapers for the uppercase “T” and the lowercase “t.” Tell children to circle the letters with a marker.
Write an uppercase “T” and a lowercase “t” at the top of a piece of construction paper for each child, or let him or her write them. Have children cut out the letters “Tt” they found and glue them on the construction paper. Give help with cutting as needed.
Adaptation: Family-based childcare educators and smaller group-based classrooms may want to do only the letter activity. Adapt letter-shaping materials if younger children will be working individually. Use dough in place of modeling clay and large pieces of straws and craft sticks in place of pipe cleaners and short straws.