Ms. Margaret shared some fun ways to practice letters with me so I thought I would share with you!

Fun ways to practice letters:

1. Use dry or cooked noodles
2. Use beans
3. Parent draws letter and child traces over it with Elmers glue. Pour sand or glitter over the glue. Once it’s dry, practice proper letter formations
4. Use sticks or Q tips for “line” letters
5. Use small blocks
6. Rip cotton balls apart (good strengthening) and glue on largely written letters
7. Put shaving cream on window, shower door/wall or table top and practice any shapes or letters
8. Cut out letters out of old magazines (if you still have any lying around!)
9. Do letter “searches” in books
10. Use stickers to place on letters that parent has written out. Pinching and sticking is good for the small muscles of the hand.

Patty Shukla can be found on YouTube. The students know many of her songs. This is a new one I found last tonight by Ms. Shukla. Thought it would be nice to practice washing our hands.

Here is a list of our favorite Patty Shukla songs

• Phonics song/Alphabet song/Letter Sound/Signing for babies
• Jump
• Stand up sit down
• Train song
• Shake and Move ( great calming down song)

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