Fun letter formation activities

Help kids learn to recognize and write letters by giving them creative hands-on letter formation activities. Here are 11 fun, hands-on ideas!

Lindsay / Early Years Literacy Specialist on Instagram: "✨BEFORE you teach your littles to print their letters you MUST sing 🎶 this catchy tune ✨ ➡️ SAVE for later Every time we practice letter formation we sing this song! It’s catchy, fun and easy for your learners to remember! Letter formation does matter, it’s so important to teach it correctly right from the beginning and write ✍️ your letter’s starting “at the top!” 🎶 Follow ➡️ @literacyandlindsay for more lit tips…

Time: 10 minutes Ages: Toddlers and Little Kids Difficulty to set up: Easy peasy Skill: Letter formation and writing practice

Forming letters of the alphabet and recognizing them is an important preschool skill. Check out these fun ways to practice letters!

These creative letter formation activities use practical and multisensory handwriting strategies to teach kids to form letters accurately.

Help kids who are learning the alphabet work on letter formation with a simple DIY salt tray. Increase their excitement and sensory input with these creative ideas for materials and mix-ins. Salt trays are a great fine motor activity and a low-stress way to work on writing letters...even for kids with low fine-motor skills. Here are tons of ideas for products and materials to use to make fun writing activities for your preschool and pre-k classroom #preschool #alphabetactivities #finemotor

Skillmatics on Instagram: "Pre-writing activity ✏️ 💛 ✨️@missfarahtutorials shared this tracing activity as a way to target your little one’s visual motor skills as they learn letter or number recognition. Steps: 1️⃣ Add baby oil and a marble (a pom pom would work to) to a Ziplock bag, seal tightly (add tape to prevent leaks) 2️⃣ Write a letter or letters on a piece of paper 3️⃣ Place the Ziplock bag on top of the letter 4️⃣Show your child how to trace the letters from the top down…

A great activity for early readers, developing alphabet awareness whilst also exercising and strengthening the muscles of the fingers.

Lindsay Budnik ♡ Pre-K Teacher on Instagram: "This was fun! You can play this with letters, numbers, shapes etc. It practices letter formation, letter recognition, tactile letter practice and focus! You can switch up the letters/numbers/shapes each round!"

Click here to download this free letter and number formation activity for preschool, prek, kindergarten, or even 1st grade. This game is great for literacy stations, centers, or homework practice.