Paper Plate Letters

This is a tactile art activity used  as an extension to teaching your child phonetic letters.

You can also write your child’s name on the plate, use a different plate for each letter of your child’s name  or write short phonetic words for your child to practise reading.

You will need:

1. A paper plate

2. Sponge

3.  Sand, rice, maize meal, couscous etc.  to sprinkle on the letter.

4. A bowl of food colouring diluted with water,

5. Glue

6. String

How?

1. Using a sponge , dip it into the bowl of diluted food colouring

2. Sponge the whole plate. Leave to dry.

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Using a glue stick , write a letter on the centre of the plate.

1. Sprinkle sand etc. over the letter. Leave to dry.

2. Punch a hole at the top of the plate.

3. Thread string through the punched hole. .

4.   Hang the plate in your child’s bedroom.

Note:

You can also colour wash several plates with different colours and write numbers for your children to learn.