Stomp the Letter
Prep:聽2 Minutes | Activity Time: 2 Minutes
Learning letters is fun when an action is involved. Quick bursts of action and repetition can begin to lay a foundation in alphabet awareness. In this activity, the goal is less about recognizing the specific letter and more about becoming aware that a letter is a printed shape that is pretty important.聽
- 4 pieces of scrap paper聽
- A writing tool (e.g., marker, crayon, pencil)聽
Step 1:鈥Write the uppercase letter of your child鈥檚 first name in large clear print on 4 pieces of paper.聽
Step 2:鈥Scatter them on the floor.聽
Step 3:鈥Ask your child to look at the paper and stomp the letter with her foot. For example, if you wrote the letter 鈥淢,鈥 you might say:
鈥淚 see the letter M. Can you see the letter M? Stomp the letter M? Stomp, stomp, stomp! Find another letter M and stomp it.鈥澛
Place one letter down at a time.鈥You might say:
鈥淗ere鈥檚 the Letter M. Show me how you stomp the letter M.鈥澛
There are several ways you can increase the challenge with this activity.鈥痀ou might change the actions or movements, spread the letters farther apart or create four new pages with a different letter. Then play the game with the new letter. When playing鈥Stomp the Letter, no matter how many pieces of paper you scatter or place on the floor, always make sure you use the same letter on all sheets of paper. Keep this activity fun, repetitive and build success.聽