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Winter word letter trails
Trace uppercase and lowercase letters beside winter pictures.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws a snowflake and a mitten, then writes large S s and M m beside the pictures.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child, say each letter and word, and offer tracing help if wanted.
Let's make it happen
- Point to the snowflake and say its name, listening for the first sound.
- Trace S and s with a finger or crayon, then do the same for M and m beside the mitten.
- Decorate the pictures and trace a favorite letter again.
Make it simpler: Trace one large letter with a finger together.
Clean up: Put away crayons and save or recycle the picture.
Let the child point or listen if tracing or speaking is uncomfortable.