The Preschooler

Letter Drawings

Often, it can be difficult to get a child to sit down and practice writing their letters.  And it is no wonder why this is the case.  What three- or four-year-old can you think of who would love to complete a mind-numbing activity where no creativity is involved and given instructions must be followed to a “T”? (Pun intended.)

The following activity is one way to help your child practice learning and writing her letters while, at the same time, flexing her creativity. 

Begin by writing a letter in dots on a half sheet (8.5 x 5.5) of white paper.  Have your child trace the letter.  With your child, begin thinking of ways you could use the letter to form a bug, animal or object.  For example, an “s” could easily be turned into a snake or an “h” might be turned into a chair.  Although you certainly could try to think of artistic ideas that coinciding with beginning sounds, such as “golf” for “g” and “butterfly” for “b”, you do not have to create drawings in this way.

Since your child’s attention span will not be long enough to complete this activity for the entire alphabet in one sitting, you may want to begin by using the letters in her name.  If she expresses interest beyond that point, you could continue each day with a few letters at a time, and either complete the entire alphabet or simply her first, middle, and last names.

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Written by BRWI Staff on February 28, 2011