Preschool Letter L

It was time for Preschool Letter L! We shortened our learning week to only two days, but we still managed to include letter formation, recognition, beginning sounds, CVC words, fine motor activities and number work.

Some weeks we had plenty of time for preschool activities, while other weeks needed to be kept simple. This was one of those shorter weeks. Instead of trying to fit in everything, I chose a mixture of familiar activities and a few new challenges that would help Filip explore Letter L in different ways.

Throughout this post, you can click the linked resource names to find the complete packets in my Teachers Pay Teachers or Kinder Resources stores. Some of the photographs also link to free Letter L printable pages.

Day 1: Introducing Preschool Letter L and Number 4

As always, we began our Preschool Letter L activities with our (TpT) Alphabet Play Dough Mats (K-R link here).

We talked about the strokes needed to form uppercase and lowercase L. Uppercase L was quite straightforward, with one line going down and another going across. Lowercase l gave us more to discuss because it looked similar to the number 1 and, in some fonts, even a little like lowercase i.

We placed the three symbols beside one another and looked carefully at the differences. Filip then finger traced uppercase and lowercase L before using a whiteboard marker to follow the letter paths. Beginning with his finger allowed him to concentrate on the movement of the letter before adding the challenge of controlling a marker.

Next, Filip completed the Letter L page from our (TpT) Alphabet Letter Find unit (K-R link here).

He used dot paints to find uppercase and lowercase L among the other letters. The activity encouraged him to look closely at each symbol, which was especially useful after our conversation about lowercase l, number 1 and lowercase i.

Click on the picture to get the Letter L practice page.

Filip also used dot paints for the (TpT) Letter L Maze (K-R link here).

He followed a path of uppercase and lowercase Ls through the page while avoiding the other letters. This gave him more recognition practice, but the maze format made it feel different from the Letter Find worksheet.

Click on the picture to get the Letter L maze.

After concentrating on the shape of Letter L, we moved on to its sound. Filip completed a page from our (TpT) Beginning Sounds Color It unit (K-R link here).

Filip was not especially fond of coloring at the time, so I suggested that he use stamps instead. He named each picture, listened for its beginning sound and stamped the pictures that began with L.

Changing the material made the worksheet much more appealing to him. It still provided the same beginning sound practice, but it did not feel like another coloring task. Click on either picture to get the Letter L page.

Next, we brought out our (TpT) Beginning Sounds Scoops (K-R link here).

Filip matched the picture scoops that began with L to the correct ice cream cone. Before adding each scoop, he named the picture and listened carefully to the first sound in the word. He then completed the coordinating beginning sounds cut and paste activity. Moving from the reusable center to the printed page gave him another opportunity to use the same listening skill in a different format.

For some extra fine motor practice, we used small sticker gems to complete a printable from 1plus1plus1equals1.

Peeling and positioning the tiny stickers required Filip to use a careful pincer grip. It was a simple activity, but it gave his fingers a good workout while keeping Letter L at the center of the lesson.

We then moved on to our focus number for the week, which was number 4. We used our (TpT) Number Play Dough Mats (K-R link here).

Filip finger traced number 4 before forming it on the reusable mat. He also worked with the ten frame so that the written numeral was connected to a quantity of four.

We finished Day 1 with a free number cut and paste activity.

Filip matched the different representations of number 4 before cutting and gluing them into place. The activity combined counting and number recognition with some extra scissor practice.

Day 2: Letter L CVC Words, Number Work and Craft

We started Day 2 with our (TpT) CVC Word Slider Cards (K-R link here).

Filip moved the slider slowly and said each sound as it appeared. Once all three sounds were visible, he blended them together and read the complete word.

The slider helped him focus on one sound at a time without being distracted by the entire word. Click on the picture to get the Letter L word slider cards.

Next, we used our (TpT) CVC Phoneme Segmentation Cards (K-R link here) to build simple words beginning with L.

Before adding the letters, we said each word slowly and listened for the beginning, middle and ending sounds. Filip selected the letters and placed them into the correct boxes on each card. Click on the picture to get the Letter L word building cards.

Once the words were complete, Filip pointed to each letter, blended the sounds and read the words to me. It was lovely to see him move from identifying the beginning L sound to using it as part of a complete word.

After our literacy work, we returned to number 4. Filip completed a (TpT) Number 4 Maze (K-R link here).

He searched for number 4 among the other numerals and followed the correct path through the page. Click on the picture to get the Number 4 maze.

Filip also completed a (TpT) Number 4 Concepts Worksheet (K-R link here).

This page gave him practice recognizing, tracing and writing number 4 while also working with quantities and number order. Click on the picture to get the Number 4 page.

We finished our Preschool Letter L week with our (TpT) Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Craft Templates.

Filip made an uppercase L ladybug and a lowercase l lighthouse. The crafts provided one final connection between the letter, its shape and words beginning with the L sound. Click on either picture to get the Letter L craft templates.

L is for ladybug, and l is for lighthouse!

We found much of our inspiration for these alphabet crafts on my ABC Crafts Pinterest board. You can visit the board for even more alphabet craft ideas.

And there you have it, Preschool Letter L all completed in two days!

Although this was a shorter learning week, Filip still practiced recognizing and forming uppercase and lowercase L, listening for its beginning sound and using the letter to build and read simple CVC words. He also explored number 4 through tracing, counting, matching, a number maze and a concepts worksheet.

The week reminded me that we did not need to complete a huge number of activities for the learning to be meaningful. A few carefully chosen tasks, repeated in different ways, gave Filip plenty of opportunities to become familiar with the new letter and number.

A Weekend at the Snow

Before finishing this post, I just have to share one of our family accomplishments from the weekend. We went to the snow, and while my husband was busy taking photos of the children, my sister-in-law Naomi and I began building a snowman.

My husband and the children helped too, but it was mostly Naomi and me. Our snowman looked a little depressed, but it was very big! People were so impressed that they lined up to take photos with it after we left.

It may not have been the happiest-looking snowman on the mountain, but we were still very proud of him!

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Happy Teaching!

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