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Alphabet Letter I Island Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
- sheet protectors for handwriting worksheets for repeated use
Ask children what is an island. An island is an area of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water on all sides. Another word for island is isle. An islet is a tiny island.
Look at an atlas, globe or a map online and point out to some islands. Choose an island to explore online, this can be an island that is a territory of a country, for example Hawaii (a U.S.A. state) or another country, such as a Caribbean island.
The island theme is ideal for summer, beach, nautical or a pirate theme.
| Alphabet Activities:
Children age 3 and under: Print a letter I coloring page and draw or make cut-outs of icicles to decorate around the letters. Discuss other letter I words found on the activity worksheet. Trace letter I'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 I's. Write the word icicle on the finished coloring page. Handwriting worksheet tips: 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, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process. Have the children find all the letter I's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them. Children ages 3+: Letter I words: Letter I Worksheet Program and Mini-Book (long i sound) can be used as part of program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book. You can also display letter posters and coloring pages or make a letter I home or classroom book. For related images visit: Letter I Printable Activities. Advanced Handwriting Practice:   1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw and color an igloo behind the lined paper or select and print an island coloring page to color after writing practice. 2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color an island and practice writing letter I i. Coloring pages:  desert island uninhabited island |
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