Making Letters
(use with many projects)

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WHAT YOU NEED playdough playdough tools cardboard pieces glue pictures of letters or helpful big kid or adult WHAT YOU DO Roll out the playdough into snakes. Form letters. (letters in your child's name are most popular) (MOM and DAD are second-most popular) (remember they are learning -- they'll need help making letters) Spell out your name and be sure it will fit on your cardboard. Air dry or bake, according to recipe. Glue letters to the cardboard. Hang up in your home as a decoration. You can make other words or sentences, too. (I LOVE YOU is a popular request.) Write your name and date on the back.

HANDY TIPS Learning how to make letters is very useful for many other projects. Learning letters with playdough is a tried and true approach for helping younger children practice forming letters and understanding how the little squiggles fit together, without the frustration of holding a pencil or the wasted paper and supplies. Even for older children, this hands-on and physical activity can be very helpful for students who are having trouble learning letters with worksheets.

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