Now that Gracelyn is in preschool two days out of the week, I am really trying to make it a point that we are working on letters, shapes, colors, etc. It’s important to me that I get Giovanni phonically ready for VPK and also help Gracelyn as well because they are both just little sponges wanting to soak up all the knowledge. Working on the alphabet is what were tackling this week!
We are always doing sensory bins which helps with our colors and shapes but, I was really trying to find something that we could do for letters that wasn’t just flash cards. I created this tracing worksheet which is perfect because not only can we work on recognizing the letters but also on our fine motor skills when holding a pencil or crayon. All of these things are super important for children to learn and can help them succeed when they begin school. Now, if only I could get Giovanni to use the bathroom….
Below are some photos of the kids tracing the alphabet!
We really try to always use the Montessori approach when learning both life skills and school skills so I just gave the kids a crayon and let them have it! I did guide them and tell them what each letter was and also showed them how to properly trace them on my sheet of paper. It’s all about leading them to the tools and letting them explore how to do it. Everything is child-led and they completely thrive with it. I only wish that I had found this style of teaching and parenting when Adylee was older. Of course, every child is different! This traceable letter printable is perfect for children of every age and can help even if your child is just entering Kindergarten as a means of review.
Check out this printable and so many others in my free resource library! Just enter your email address to the right and you will be sent the password to access a whole host of things ranging from coloring sheets to SVGs. Something is always being added!
Thank you for sharing this printable! This is perfect for helping kids at home learn how to write the alphabet!
I use a printable for working on this will too! I like yours better though! If you put it in a dry erase sleeve it’s easy to reuse!
Yes! I’m a teacher and we do this at school!
Kindergarten teacher here and I just want to say I appreciate you working on these things at home, too! She will be so ready when she gets to school 🙂
This is such a good way to work on motor skills and the alphabet.
Another great idea that I now do is to put the printable into a plastic sleeve and have them trace it with a dry erase marker. All you need to do is wipe it down and you can reuse it. I now have a full binder filled with different printables to trace.
such a great resource!! i will share these with friends/family with young learners
These printables would be useful for my toddler. He’s doing scribbles anywhere in the house. Definitely printing them.