Learning to read can be a difficult process for many children. With so many different sounds and letters to remember, it can be easy to get confused and frustrated. However, there is a fun and creative way to help children learn how to read. By turning letters into the sounds they make with art, you can make learning to read a fun and engaging experience for children of all ages.
For all of the letters, you will need:
Once you have the letters, glue, and scissors, it’s time to gather the supplies for the letters you want to create and get creative!
Here are some examples. Print extra letters and let your child get creative! The possibilities are endless!
A - APPLE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the A red.
Make apple seeds with brown paper and a leaf with green paper.
B - BUNNY
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Glue cotton balls on the B.
Use black paper, make whiskers.
Using pink and white paper, make bunny ears.
C - CAR
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Squirt some paint on the paper.
Drive the toy car through the paint and around the letter C.
Cut out the C and glue it to a clean background.
Glue the car picture somewhere on the page.
D - DINOSAUR
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the D green.
Using the green paper, make little triangles, a head and legs.
Put the triangles on the straight side of the D.
Draw a mouth and eyes on the head with the black marker.
Glue the head and legs to the D.
E - EGG
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Make an egg shape with the yellow paper.
Cut the egg shape in half in a zig zag to create a broken egg.
Glue the egg pieces on the top and bottom of the E so that it looks like the E is coming out of the egg.
F - FIRE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Cut pieces of red and yellow tissue paper.
Crumble them up and glue them to the F.
G - GOLDFISH
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the bottom half of the G blue.
Make fish with orange paper and glue the fish to the blue section of the G.
H - HOUSE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Using brown paper, make a large triangle for the roof, a square for the chimney and a rectangle for the door.
Draw a dot on the door for a knob.
Cut blue squares for the windows.
Draw grey clouds coming out of the chimney.
I - ICE CREAM
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the I brown.
Make an ice cream scoop with the colored paper and glue it to the top.
J - JACK IN THE BOX
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the J.
Wrap a piece of pipe cleaner around your finger to make it look like a spring.
Glue the spring to the top of the J.
Glue the clown picture to the top of the spring.
K - KING
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Make a crown with yellow paper.
Decorate the crown and glue it to the top left of the K.
In the center of the K, draw two eyes and a moustache.
L - LAMP
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color half of the L yellow.
Make a triangle with the colored paper. Cut the top of the triangle off.
Glue the triangle to the top of the L.
Glue the yarn to one side of the L, tucking the top of the yarn under the triangle.
M - MOUNTAIN
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the M brown.
Make grass out of the green paper and add it to the bottom of the M.
Glue cotton balls to the top of the M.
N - NEST
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Brown paper
- Bird page
WHAT TO DO:
Cut brown paper into little pieces. Bunch the pieces together to resemble a nest and glue it somewhere on the N.
Glue the bird in the nest.
O - OCTOPUS
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the O purple.
Draw eyes at the top of the O and a mouth at the bottom of the O.
Make long rectangles using the purple paper.
Curl the ends of the rectangles and glue them to the bottom of the O.
P - PIZZA
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the P red.
Make small rectangles using the white paper. These will be the pizza slices.
Using the brown paper, cut out circles to represent pepperoni topping for your pizza.
Finally, glue all the pieces together to create your very own PIZZA! Enjoy!
Glue the little rectangles to the P.
Make circles using the brown paper.
Glue the circles to the P.
Q - QUILT
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Make squares using the colored paper.
Glue the squares onto the Q.
R- RAINBOW
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color a row of dots in each color.
Starting with red at the top, then orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
Glue cotton balls to the bottom of the R.
S- SNAKE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Paint the S green.
Draw an eye at the top of the S.
Make a snake tongue using the red paper and tape it to the beginning of the S.
T - TREE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Paint the T brown.
Glue the green tissue paper to the top of the T.
U - UNICORN
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Colored paper
- Unicorn head page
WHAT TO DO:
Cut strips of colored paper.
Glue the colored paper strips to the outer left side of the U.
Glue the unicorn head to the right side of the U.
V - VASE
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the V.
Make 4 long green stems using the green paper and glue them to the top of the V.
Make 4 flowers using the pink paper.
Make 4 circles using the yellow paper.
Put the circles in the middle of the flowers.
Glue the flowers to the top of the stems.
W - WEB
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Cut strips of the yarn and glue it to the inside of the W.
Cut out a spider using black paper.
Glue the spider inside of the web.
X - X-RAY
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color the X black.
Glue Q-Tips to the inside of the X.
Y -YELLOW
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Paint the Y yellow.
Z - ZEBRA
WHAT YOU NEED:
WHAT TO DO:
Color zebra stripes on the Z with the black marker.
Another fun way to help children learn how to read with art is to:
Use the letters to spell out words. You can use the letters you make to spell out your child’s name or to spell out simple words.
Use the letters to decorate your learning area. As your child starts to get the hang of reading, you can challenge them by asking them to identify the letter and the sound it makes on their own. For example, you might show them a letter with a picture of an apple on top and ask them what sound the letter makes. This can help to reinforce their understanding of the different sounds each letter makes.
This is one of the activities from my activity book: Pre-K The Fun Way.
The book contains many fun and engaging activities that help your child learn while having fun.
Xx Jeni
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