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Aluminum foil letters {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}

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The next installment in my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series is an activity that uses the tactile sense to build children’s knowledge of letter shapes. It also includes a fine motor component to support the development of children’s finger muscles.

This aluminum foil letters activity is simple to set up and will be enjoyed by kids who enjoy tactile activities.

Aluminum foil letters: A tactile fine motor activity that helps kids learn the shapes of letters {101 ways to teach the alphabet} || Gift of Curiosity

At the time I did this activity with my daughter, she was working on the letters p, c, i, and g.

I grabbed those letters from our Montessori moveable alphabet and placed them in a container with cut squares of aluminum foil.

Aluminum foil letters: A tactile fine motor activity that helps kids learn the shapes of letters {101 ways to teach the alphabet} || Gift of Curiosity

I showed her how to select a letter, place it on her tray, and cover it with a piece of the aluminum foil.

Aluminum foil letters: A tactile fine motor activity that helps kids learn the shapes of letters {101 ways to teach the alphabet} || Gift of Curiosity
101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet: Hands-on, multi-sensory activities for teaching the alphabet to children ages 2 to 7.

Then I showed her how to use her fingers to press down on the aluminum foil so it would wrap around the letter.

Aluminum foil letters: A tactile fine motor activity that helps kids learn the shapes of letters {101 ways to teach the alphabet} || Gift of Curiosity

In the end, she observed that she had made a beautiful letter ‘g’ with the aluminum foil. I showed her that the aluminum foil retained the shape of the ‘g’ even when she removed it from her tray!

Aluminum foil letters: A tactile fine motor activity that helps kids learn the shapes of letters {101 ways to teach the alphabet} || Gift of Curiosity

We own the Montessori small moveable alphabet in traditional print style letters. It has been a great fit for us.

But there is also a Montessori large moveable alphabet in print style letters.

There are also Montessori moveable alphabets with cursive and D’Nealian style letters.

If you don’t own or plan to purchase a moveable alphabet, other options include using magnetic letters or letter puzzle pieces.

More ways to teach to the alphabet

More alphabet posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Letter hunt sensory bin
  • Erasing letters with a Q-tip
  • Making letters with straws and play dough
  • Spaghetti letters
  • Letter puzzles
  • Montessori sandpaper letters
  • Making “alphabet soup”
  • Mini letter hunt with a magnifying glass
  • Kinetic sand letters
  • Letter hopscotch
  • Letter hop
  • Yarn wrapped letters
  • Letter tic-tac-toe

You can find more ways to teach the alphabet on my Literacy Activities for Kids page and my Letter Learning Pinterest board.

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool, Kindergarten

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