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Alphabet Letter F Flamingo Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities, Worksheets and Craft

The flamingo is a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long reddish legs and neck. It has a heavy bent bill that is held upside down in the water in order to filter-feed on small organisms.

A wading bird is a waterbird, especially one with long legs, that habitually wades in shorelines or mudflats. Wading birds are frequently found in coastal areas. The color of the flamingo's plumage is a result of their diet, mainly brine shrimp and other beta carotene rich organisms.

The flamingo is the national bird of The Bahamas. Flamingo ornaments are often a popular lawn ornament in the U.S.A.

Present and display your option of printable activities in the materials column.

Print letter F coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block font and a flamingo coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter F words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing: Trace letter F'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.

Children can trace and color the letter F's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the coloring page and write letter F f and the word flamingo and underline letter F.

Children Age 4 and above:

Display poster, and distribute coloring page and/or handwriting worksheet

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter F's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter on the poster. Invite the children to do the same on the worksheet. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Find the letter F's: Have the children find all the letter F's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them first.

Children agen 3+:

Present the Letter F Activity Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. These materials can be used as part of Letter F program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related F words.

Display letter F posters and coloring pages or make a letter F classroom book.  For related images visit: Letter F Printable Activities.

Letter F Word Search & Handwriting Practice: The four and eight word search game features letter F words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw an flamingo behind the page or print a flamingo coloring page.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a flamingo and write letter F f. Share some images of a real flamingo to inspire the children.

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