Magic picture: Idea #44

A fun way to get your student to practice their letter sounds is to make a magic picture. It is very simple and only involves: a piece of white paper, a white crayon, water paints, and a paint brush. Here is what you do:

1. Give student a sharpened white crayon along with a blank white piece of paper.

2. Tell student a letter sound. The student is to draw pictures with their white crayon that all begin with that letter. For example if the letter sound was P, your student may draw a person, a pearl, a peacock, a pebble, a pig, etc.

3. Once your student has filled up the paper with different pictures that all begin with the same sound, give them their water colors. They must completely paint the white page to see all of the pictures that were drawn. Make sure they paint over their white crayon pictures.

4. When the student has completely painted the white paper, leave the page out to dry. Once it is dry, hang it up for their reference and as a reminder. 

5. If your student enjoys this activity, choose another letter sound and repeat the activity. Take advantage of your student being excited and engaged about letter sounds. I hope you enjoy making these magic pictures!