Teach students the letter C through various crafts, snacks and other activities. The more engaged your students are in the activities relating to the letter you are teaching them, the better they will remember the letter and how to form the letter. Be sure to have plenty of hands on activities for the students to manipulate the letter C in order to get them used to what the letter looks like and sounds like.
Making an Alphabet Book
Have students make an additional page for their alphabet book that displays the letter C. Coloring in a large bubble letter C and drawing various other objects on the page that begin with C is a great way to introduce students to the letter, or to sum up your lessons on the letter C. Reward the student who figures out that crayons start with C while working on this activity.
Snacks that Teach the Letter C
Have healthy carrots for snack time to teach students what foods start with the letter C. Carrot cake is a yummy dessert that you can serve as well. Candy starts with C as well, but should be used in moderation in the classroom. Providing a small piece of candy to each student as a reward or end of the day treat may be a neat way to reinforce the letter C. You can also serve corn and any kind of cake. If you have a student with a birthday, you can decorate the cake and make it a party.
Activities that Teach the Letter C
Teach the letter C with macaroni glued onto a large C shaped drawing. Have students color pictures of things that start with C and emphasize how each students’ drawings must be very colorful, since colors start with C. You can have the students draw their own cartoons for the letter C. If you have enough adult helpers or a small enough class, you can go along and help the children add dialogue to their cartoon drawings.
You can also teach a Cinderella Lesson, comparing and contrasting various Cinderella stories. Once you together as a class decide what parts every Cinderella story have (a main character, a party, etc), have the students create their own Cinderella story. They will love the opportunity to write their own book.
If you have a cat, you can consider bringing in the cat to the classroom. Keeping the cat in the carrying cage may be a smart idea in case any students have a cat allergy. You may also need to send a note home to the parents informing them of the class visitor. See how many other objects the children can come up with that start with C and see how many they can act out for the class.
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