Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Rainbow Letters

We have been seeing a lot of Sandpaper Letter practice these days and the children very much enjoy this writing activity.


I also want to give my students as much practice as possible for writing and strive to provide lessons with variations that allow them to refine their skills.  To that end, I thought it would be exciting to introduce 'Rainbow Letters' for writing practice.  I had seen a great set of letters HERE and decided to use them for this activity.

I love how these two friends have set up their work next to each other .

A completed 'Rainbow Letter.'  The child is able to practice writing the letter at least six times with the different colors. What fun!
After plenty of practice with the Sandpaper Letter, a student can practice writing with a 'Rainbow Letter."  To complete the activity, a student can retrieve the letter from the file folder box in which all the letters are stored:

The letters are categorized into red, yellow, and blue groups according to the way they are organized on our shelves.
A tray housing two wooden trays for pencils (and sharpeners) fits directly on top of the filing box when not in use.     

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    1. Great! The kids have really been loving this one! :-)

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  2. After a year, do you still find rainbow letters to be a much used activity? I'd like to incorporate this idea.

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  3. Love your wooden pencil trays. Do you remember where you got them?

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  4. Love your wooden pencil trays. Do you remember where you got them?

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