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Alphabet Letter L Lion Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

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Visit this lesson plan to learn more about lions and view them online. Visit the lion theme for additional activities.

Alphabet Activities > Letter L is for Lion

Present and display your option printable activities listed in the materials column. This lion image has matching printable crafts and other printable materials to incorporate for the theme.

Children Age 3 and under:

Print this toddler coloring page with large bubble font, color, paint or decorate with fingerprint ants or,
Print a letter L coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block and a lion coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter L words found on the worksheet.
Finger Tracing: Trace letter L'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 L's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the lion image. Write the word lion on the finished coloring page.
Coloring Activity: Encourage the children to color the image in the coloring page.

Children Ages 3+:

Present the Letter L Worksheet and Mini Book program. These materials can be used to reinforce letter practice and to identify related L words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

Discuss other letter L words and images found in the worksheet. You can also display other L posters and coloring pages or even make a letter L classroom book using coloring images or color posters. Visit Letter L Printable Activities to make your choice.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter L'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 or handwriting practice worksheet.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letters, 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 L's: Have the children find all the letter L's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Letter L Word Search & Handwriting Practice: The four and six word search game features a lion and letter L words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:

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

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a lion and write letter L l.

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