Letter Sound Art: Idea #15

When teaching your student or child letter sounds, try to incorporate art as much as possible. Creating something gives students a sense of ownership. When they create something, they have something tangible to remember the letter sound. For example, if your child needs extra help with the letter k sound, you may want to help them make a king's crown or a kitty cat.

Here are some ideas of things you could make for the letter K:

1. Make a king's crown and have your student wear it. Check out: http://www.ehow.com/how_4495178_make-paper-crown.html

 2. Make a paper kite. Check out: http://squishideasforpreschool.blogspot.com/2012/02/march-ideas-wind-hot-air-balloon-kites.html

3. Make a paper plate kitty to hang from your door knob. Check out: http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/catcrafts.html

4. Make a kiwi Christmas tree.Check out: http://ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com/kiwi-tree/2009/12/13/

5. Color a kangaroo page and cut it out. Check out: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/KangarooCutandPaste.htm

Of course you can do this for any letter your student struggles with. You can find many crafty ideas online. You will find that later, when your child is trying to remember sounds, he/she will connect the art project with the letter sound. They may always think of the kiwi Christmas tree when remembering the k sound. Not only are these simple crafts fun, but also very beneficial for our students.