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Alphabet Letter W Woodpecker Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities, Worksheets and Craft

Alphabet Letter W Woodpecker Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

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Bird > Endangered > Woodpeckers

A woodpecker is a bird with a hard, pointed bill for making holes in trees to find insects to eat and to communicate. Their strong claws and stiff tails help them climb trees. Woodpecker are of many different sizes and are found around the world. Online resources > Woodpecker @ Wikipedia.org

Alphabet Activities:

Children Age 3 and under:

Print a letter W coloring page and a woodpecker coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter W words found on the worksheet.

Finger Tracing: Trace letter W'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 W's. After coloring the letter, encourage children to color the image and write the word woodpecker on the margin.

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 W's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them.

Children ages 3+:

Letter W words: Letter W Worksheet Program and Mini-Book 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 W home or classroom book. For related images visit: Letter W printable activities.

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

Advanced independent handwriting practice:

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a woodpecker behind the page or print a coloring page to color after writing practice.

2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw and color a woodpecker and write letter W w.

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