Alphabet Letter W Water Theme | Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

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Here are printable materials and some suggestions to present letter W is for Water. Ideally, include these activities and materials as part of water theme.

Environmental Education > resources to learn about the importance of water and water conservation:

• Watersense Kids courtesy of the US Environmental Protection Agency
• Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff courtesy of US EPA

Alphabet > Online Jigsaw Puzzle >
Present the letter W Water six-piece online jigsaw puzzle to practice problem solving and view letter W in upper and lower case. Discuss how important water is for all living creatures and organisms. This elephant needs lots of water to drink and to take a bath!  Adjust number or pieces using the Change Cut button on the left.

Alphabet Activity:  Letter W is for Water
Print and display alphabet printable materials of your choice in the materials column.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace the letter W's with your finger in upper and lower case as 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 water image with a variety of materials.

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.

Discuss other letter W words and images found in the worksheet. 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.

Letter W Word Search & Handwriting Practice > The four word search game features 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 water theme behind the page.

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