Trace Uppercase Letters

💡 About this activity

🎯 Learning objectives

• Recognize and name some of the letters E, F, H, L, and T.
• Follow the dotted letter shapes with a pencil.
• Notice that the letters on the page are made of straight lines.

🧺 What you need

• Printed worksheet
• Pencil or thick crayon

👣 How to do it

1. Print the worksheet and place a pencil within the child's reach.
2. Show the letters and say their names.
3. Point to the E model and follow its lines with your finger.
4. Show how to follow the dotted lines of one letter with a pencil.
5. Invite the child to trace the letters one at a time.
6. Look at the pictures and name them together.
7. When finished, ask the child to choose a letter to show you.

🍎 Teaching suggestions

• Say, “Let's go slowly and follow each straight line.”
• If using a pencil is tricky, invite the child to follow the dots with a finger first.
• Take a break between letters or come back to the worksheet later.
• Look together for one of the letters in the child's name or in a book.
• In a group, show one letter at a time and give each child time to try.

🔀 Variations

💬 Talk about it

• What do you notice about the lines in these letters?
• Which letter would you like to show me? What is it called?
• Where have you seen one of these letters before?
• Which letter did you like tracing? Why?

👀 What to look for

• Notice whether the child recognizes or names any of the letters.
• Watch whether the child follows some of the dotted lines with a pencil.
• Notice whether the child identifies straight lines in the letters.