Sand Tracing

 

Children love to play in the sand.  Whether it be at the beach, playground, or in their backyard.  This fun activity is to help build literacy skills in the sandbox or just simply tracing letters in the sand.  

Your supplies can be very simple.  Have some sand handy, alphabet cards, sticks, and water if the sand gets dry.  Remember they can trace letters with this activity wet or dry.

As summer comes to an end.  Feel free to go outside with your kiddos to trace their names in the sand.  They may start with one letter at a time and increase it to words and then sounding it out and saying it.  Take turn by placing letter cards by the sand and have them trace next to the letter cards with sticks or their fingers.  This activity will help with fine motor skills, sight word recognition, and letter recognition.  

For more advance letters with sand.   This sensory can be done by the children learning the textures smooth and rough.  Have white Elmer's glue, permanent marker, and some sand.  The children can trace any letter of your choice with the glue and apply the sand to it and feel the letter.  When it dries they can trace it over and over again, until they have become familiar with that particular letter.  In due time they will master the alphabet. 

Quick Tip: Using kinetic sand is less messier.




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