Saturday, November 13, 2010

The letter O

The afternoon class started learning how to draw big curve letters.  The children have finished learning how to draw all of the big and small line letters.  Now the children will be learning how to draw big curve and small curve letters.  Ms. Brenda  made learning all about making the capital letter O so much fun.  Here are some pictures of Ms. Brenda's lesson with the children on Tuesday.




The children learn how to draw the letter O in multiple ways.  They trace the letter in the air, they trace it on the floor and write in on paper.  They will explore the letter in play dough and several other ways over the next few weeks.  Make sure they get to practice making curves at home.  They also got to practice making the letter C which is also a big curve by drawing it in shaving creme. 
Remember to start drawing the letter O at the top of the curve.


See how this child is holding the crayon?  This is the proper grip for holding a writing utensil.  Breaking a crayon in half can help your child hold a crayon correctly for writing.