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Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Alphabet Letter W Walrus Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Color poster

The walrus is an interesting animal to introduce letter W and wildlife in the Arctic region.

Activity > Learn about the Walrus and matching walrus printable craft

Alphabet Activities > Letter W is for Walrus

Children Age 3 and under:
Print a letter W coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block font and a whale coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter W words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing: Trace letter W'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 W's. After coloring the letter, encourage children to color the image and write the word walrus on the finished coloring page.

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

You can also display W posters and coloring pages or even make a letter W classroom book. For related images visit: Letter W Printable Activities and make your choice.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace the letter W's with your fingers you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and to pay attention to the numbers that helps them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud and as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the process.

Find the letter W's: Have the children find all the letter W's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them first.

Coloring Activity: Encourage the children to color the W and walrus image with a variety of materials.

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

Advanced independent handwriting practice:
1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a walrus behind the page or print a walrus coloring page to color after writing practice.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a walrus and write letter W w.