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Mitten letter partners
Find matching uppercase and lowercase letters on drawn mittens.
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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 four large mittens and writes A, a, B, and b, one in each mitten.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and name each letter while helping them find its partner.
Let's make it happen
- Point to uppercase A and look for its lowercase partner a.
- Draw a line between the mittens, then find and connect B and b.
- Color each matching pair and choose another familiar letter if you like.
Make it simpler: Start with just A and a and point to each together.
Clean up: Put away crayons and save or recycle the picture.
Let the child point or listen instead of naming letters aloud.