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Cocoa cup letter partners
Match lowercase letters to uppercase letters on pretend cocoa cups.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws two large cups labeled A and B, then draws two marshmallow shapes labeled a and b nearby.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and name each letter while finding its partner together.
Let's make it happen
- Point to A on the first cup and find its lowercase partner a.
- Draw a line from the marshmallow shape to its matching cup.
- Match B and b, then decorate the cups with drawn patterns.
Make it simpler: Use one cup and one matching letter at first.
Clean up: Put away crayons and save or recycle the picture.
Keep the cocoa and marshmallows pretend; no hot liquids or small pieces are needed.