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Alphabet Letter V Violin Theme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Alphabet Letter V Violin
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Music: The Violin
Ask the children what they know about the violin. Play three different instruments including the violin, and have them select the one they think is a violin. Ask children if they can identify the instruments that are not the violin. Here are examples to play for this exercise:

*piano (keyboard stringed)
*snare drum (percussion)
*violin (bowed stringed)

The violin is a bowed stringed musical instrument that was "born" in Italy (find it in globe or map). Other members of the violin family are the viola, cello and double bass. Other stringed musical instruments are the guitar, ukulele, banjo, and harp.

Alphabet Activities: Letter V is for Violin
Present and display your option of alphabet letter V Violin printable materials listed in the materials column.

Activity > Letter V Violin Online Puzzle > Skills > Problem solving, letter recognition and a companion coloring page.

Finger and Pencil Tracing:
Trace letter V'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.Encourage the children to trace the dotted letters, point to the 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 V's: Have the children find all the letter V'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 images in the alphabet page or worksheet with a variety of materials.

Letter V words: Letter V Activity Worksheet and Mini-Book > These materials can be used to identify related V words. Suggested instructions for use here.

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

Letter V Word Search & Handwriting Practice > The four word search game features a violin and letter V words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:
1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a violin behind the page.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw, color and decorate a violin and write letter V v.

Complementary activities: