✏️ Before we expect preschoolers to write letters, we need to teach them the strokes that make up the letters in the alphabet! These are the 9 pre-writing strokes I focus on first: ➡️ Vertical line ➡️ Horizontal line ➡️ Circle ➡️ Cross (+) ➡️ Diagonal right ➡️ Diagonal left ➡️ X ➡️ Trian

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter L, we explored: 🍋 Lemon printing by dipping lemon halves in paint to create bright, textured prints 🍃 Leaf printing by painting leave

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter J, we explored: 🧩 Jigsaw puzzle collage by creating artwork with colorful puzzle pieces 🍬 Jelly bean shuffle art by rolling jelly bea

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter K, we explored: 🌽 Kernel shake art by shaking popcorn kernels with paint to create colorful designs 🍅 Ketchup bottle painting by sque

Tracing doesn't have to mean just using a pencil! Giving children different ways to explore letter formation helps build fine motor skills, keeps practice hands-on, and makes learning feel like play. Try these 5 ideas: ⭐ Trace with play-doh ⭐ Trace with loose parts ⭐ Drive a toy car along t

Tactile letter activities help children learn letter formation, strengthen fine motor skills, and make learning so much more engaging. Instead of jumping straight to worksheets, we use hands-on materials to explore each letter in a way that sticks! ✨ Try using: • Do-A-Dot markers • Stamps • W

These are the Smart Board slides I use every time I introduce a new letter to my preschoolers: 📖 Letter Poem 👄 Mouth Position & Letter Sound 🛒 Environmental Print 🖼️ Letter Vocabulary 🎵 Jack Hartmann Song ✏️ Uppercase Pre-Writing ✏️ Lowercase Pre-Writing 🔍 Find the Uppercase Letter 🔍 F

Before we ever start writing letters, we spend time mastering the 9 foundational pre-writing strokes. Taking it one step at a time builds confidence, strengthens fine motor skills, and makes letter formation so much easier later on! Here's what our progression looks like: ⭐ Day 1: Cover the

Dot pages are one of my favorite low-prep activities because they can be used over and over again while building fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and letter recognition. Here are some of our favorite ways to use them: 🟢 Do-A-Dot markers 🔵 Cover with bingo chips 🟡 Cover with buttons

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter C, we explored: 🌽 Corn rolling by dipping an ear of corn in paint and rolling it across the paper 🪮 Comb painting to create fun textu

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter D, we explored: 🦖 Dinosaur stamping by dipping toy dinosaurs in paint and stamping them onto paper 💧 Drip art using eyedroppers and w

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that become part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter E, we explored: 🥚 Egg stamping by dipping half of a plastic egg in paint to create colorful circle prints 🎲 Egg rolling by placing pai

Getting a head start on next school year! 🍎📚 Today (and over the next few days) I'm printing all of my alphabet activities so I can sort everything by letter and have it ready to grab when school starts. 🙌 Today's printing lineup: 🍎 Alphabet Letter Poems – children search for and circl

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that become part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter B, we explored: 🎈 Balloon stamping by dipping a balloon in paint and stamping it onto paper 🫧 Bubble art by mixing dish soap with pain

For every letter we learn, we complete a fun process art project that becomes part of an amazing A–Z Process Art Book by the end of the year! 📚❤️ For the letter A, we explored: 🍎 Apple stamping with half an apple and red paint 🌰 Rolling acorns through paint to create unique designs 🦁 Using to