Letter Recognition Toddler Activity
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Devoloping early literacy skills and building a rich vocabulary are critical milestones in the growth of a toddler’s development. Letter recognition both by sight and sound help prepare little ones for grasping higher level literacy skills when they officially begin learning to read and write in a school setting. Having the ability to recognize and recall the shapes of letters as well as identifying both upper and lower case letters are skills that can be practiced with toddlers and preschoolers.
I created a simple letter recognition hands-on activity for my toddler to begin practicing his letter recognition skills as well as learning his own name, colors and working on his fine motor skills!
Materials:
- piece of paper
- foam letters
- glue stick
- Scotch thermal laminator
- Scotch thermal laminating pouch
- Letter-size envelope
Method:
- Use the foam letters to spell out the child’s name (use the same color letters)
- Glue the letters to a piece of paper
- Place the paper into the laminating pouch and laminate it
- Collect another set of foam letters that spell out the child’s name (use different colors) as well as letters that may be a bit similar. For example, his name has a Q in so I added the letter G and O.
- Use the envelope to store the colorful foam letters and additional letters
We use our laminated name mat to match the letters of his name correctly, trace the letters with his fingers, practice spelling his name out loud, identifying the letters and naming the colors. This activity has further developed my 2 year old’s literacy skills and he is noticing and pointing out the letters in his name when he sees them on signs, books and products.
-SD