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Alphabet Letter C Cow Theme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Cattle are large mammals raised on farms or ranches for their milk or meat. Female cattle are called cows. Male cattle are called bulls. Young cattle are called calves. The ox and the yak are kinds of cattle.

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Alphabet Activities > Letter C is for Cow

Children Age 3 and under:

Print this toddler coloring page with large bubble font, color, paint or,

Print a letter C coloring page in standard block or D'Nealian font and a cow coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using finger paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter C words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing: Trace letter C'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 coloring page.

Children can trace and color the letter C's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the cow coloring page and write letter C c and the word cow on the margins.

Present the Letter C Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. These materials can be used as part of a Letter C program of activities to reinforce letter recognition, initial handwriting practice and to identify related C words.

Discuss other letter C words found in the worksheet. You can also display letter C posters and coloring pages or make a letter C classroom book. For related images visit: letter C printable activities.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter C's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on the worksheet. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain 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 C's: Have the children find all the letter C's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them first.

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a cow behind the page or print a cow coloring page.

2. Drawing and writing paper. Encourage children to draw, color and decorate a cow and write letter C c.