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Alphabet Letter A Ant
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets
Here are printable materials and some
suggestions to present letter A. Review related topics
in above.
This
is Activity Day #6 of Letter
A Impact Poster Lesson Plan
Animals > Insects and Bugs > Ants
Visit this ants theme lesson plan for activities to learn about ants, story time and more. Idea: You may want to also present the anteater (rainforest animal) as a related activity.
Letter A coloring page
D'Nealian
Standard Block
Letter A Worksheet & Mini-Book
D'Nealian & Standard font
Handwriting Worksheet
Standard
Word Search & Handwriting
Printable lined-paper
(various styles)
Drawing & Writing Paper
Ants coloring pages
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
Children Ages 2.5+
Print a letter A coloring page in standard block or D'Nealian font and conduct the following activity:
Crafty Fingerprints: Ant's Go Marching Letter A > Skills: Letter A recognition, colors (black or red), numbers 1 to 10, and science > insects have six legs
Children Ages 3+ to 6 - Alphabet - beginning letter A sound (short sound):
Present the Letter A Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. These materials can be to reinforce letter practice and to identify related A words.
Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter A's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their worksheet.
Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.
Find the letter A's: Have the children find all the letter A's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.
Discuss other letter A words, refer to worksheet. You can also display other A posters and coloring pages or even make a letter A classroom book using coloring images or color posters. Visit letter A alphabet printable materials to make your choice.
Letter A Word Search Game & Handwriting Practice:
The four and eight word search game features the ant and letter A words with pictures and handwriting practice.Advanced Handwriting Practice:
- Print your choice of printable
lined-paper. Have children draw an ant or an ant hill
with ants behind the lined
paper or print an ant coloring page to color and decorate after writing practice.
- Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw
and color an ant scene and handwriting practice.
