Learning letters and sounds can be tons of fun for preschoolers! Finding fun ways to incorporate letter-building skills with hands-on activities and crafts is a great way to keep preschoolers engaged!
1. Color the I
This printable is a great way to focus on the uppercase letter I as well as lowercase letter I. Use this letter activity to work on fine motor skills through coloring as well as letter recognition.
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2. Uppercase and Lowercase Sort
This sorting activity is a great way for preschoolers to look at individual letters and determine if they belong in the uppercase or lowercase columns. This is a quick and easy way to check and see if they can identify the correct letters!
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3. Follow the Path
Students can practice with this letter hunt by following the path for the letter I. You could do this fun, letter search activity for letter identification or for letter sounds!
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4. Make Your Own Instruments!
Making instruments is one of many fun activities for preschoolers! You can use household items, like paper towel tubes or cardboard boxes. Preschoolers can choose different instruments to make when learning about the letter I and then sing a musical alphabet song while playing their instruments!
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5. Tracing and Writing
These easy-to-print and laminate uppercase and lowercase letter I worksheets are great for practicing letter formation! Practicing these straight lines will help with fine motor skills as well!
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6. Glue Dot Glitter Art
Glue dot glitter art is a fun idea for practicing the letter I! Preschoolers can choose their own color and sprinkle glitter over their papers after making their letter in glue, also working on their fine motor skills!
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7. Insect Sensory Bin
Hands-on and full of fun, these sensory bins will give preschoolers a chance to dig in the dirt and grass! You could even throw in some letter cards and have them identify uppercase and lowercase I as they search for insects!
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8. Igloo I
Use this hands-on learning activity to practice building the letter I! Preschoolers can build their own letter I igloo with this alphabet activity! This igloo craft would be great to pair with a book!
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9. Play-Doh Letter Making
Preschoolers love playing with play-doh! Let them! Use play-doh as a letter recognition and letter shape practice for the letter I! Let them count and keep up with how many letters they make!
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10. Salt Painting
Need a break from letter sheets? This letter craft may be just right! Preschoolers can practice building letters with salt painting! This is a great alternative to just painting on paper. They can make a beautiful letter I!
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11. Secret Letters
Another artistic way to practice the letter I is to write the letters in white crayons on white paper. Then, use watercolor paints to reveal the invisible letters! You could do this with uppercase or lowercase letters!
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12. Geoboards!
Geoboards are a great hands-on way to practice letter formation! You can even use geoboard letter worksheets as a reminder for the correct letter shape. It is a bonus that this is helpful for practicing fine motor skills as well!
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13. Scavenger Hunt
This activity is a great way to get preschoolers up and moving! Create a gigantic letter I and have students find items that begin with that letter! This is a great letter recognition activity to practice letter sounds!
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14. Letter Building with Legos
Preschoolers are often pros when it comes to building with Lego blocks! Let them use these skills to bring the letter to life with letter I! They could build uppercase and lowercase letters!
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15. Popsicle Stick Letter Building
Counting and letter building will be used together to create the letter I. After building the letter, preschoolers can count to see how many sticks they used to make their letter!
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16. Inchworm Fork Painting
Inchworm crafts can be tons of fun! Add a twist with this fork painting by adding some green grass as well. This is a fun craft with learning skills! Incorporate letter recognition and sounds!
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17. Ice Cream Craft
Allow creativity to flow as preschoolers make their own ice cream cones and add their own accessories to decorate their ice cream. Practice letter formation by writing the word ice cream!
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18. Insect Craft
There are many insects to choose from and you can spend time reading books and creating paper crafts to match! You could even make an All About Insects book!
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19. Ice Painting
Creating ice painting is a fun way to practice painting the letter I and working on fine motor skills! Painting takes on a new twist and preschoolers get to enjoy creating a new work of art!
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20. Glowing Ice
This fun science experiment is a great way to reinforce learning about the letter i. This would be a great activity for the end of the week or unit!
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