Building Letters Learning Center

Finding fun and engaging ways for students to be working on letter recognition can be hard sometimes. I stumbled across this idea when I read about the Mat Man activity through Handwriting Without Tears program. My school does not use this program but I knew this activity would be great for my students. Pinterest had the shape pieces template and I just copied them onto colored paper and laminated them (for durability). I made the templates by building the letters on the copy machine at work. The goal is for students to build the different letters but we all know that sometimes they find different ways to play :D. These pieces work the same as your block center (but quiet!) so students can build and create with them in many ways. This box would work well for a quiet small group time (maybe nap or rest time) where a group of students could be working and playing without disrupting others. I hope you enjoy it! Watch it in action here!