Ways to write the Letter T

We keep discovering new ways to write the alphabet — and we love to do a few of our favorites every time too. Here are ten ways to make the letter T!

1. Use twigs: My Four ran outside to get some twigs, and he and his big sister made these. Later I gave two twigs to my Two (almost three), and he was able to turn them into a T without any trouble.  A few months ago he couldn’t have done that.

2. T road tracing: You can get these Highway ABC card from Making Learning Fun— great for little ones who like to use toy vehicles!   My daughter modeled it for you here. 🙂

3. Window crayons: I bought our first set of Crayola window crayons, and they were a big hit.  My Four used my nice wash cloths to clean it off the window. I don’t know yet if they stain fabric… but the kids sure had fun.

4. Toy trucks and paint: We used black paint and wrote a T with toy tire tracks.  Looks like I should have used more newspaper on the table.  Do you know that when my oldest started painting I actually asked my friends if I should buy washable paint? I read somewhere that the colors weren’t as brilliant, so I though I should maybe get regular paint. After all, they can wear smocks, right?  I may have  been a bit delusional.

5. Make a T with Tinker Toys.

6. Use power magnets. The kids love these magnet pages from Confessions of a Homeschooler.  

7. Arrange toy trucks to make the shape of a T.

8. Use colorful washi tape to make the letter T.

9. Arrange toy train tracks to make the shape of a T.

10. Do a simple handwriting worksheet. Finally, I gave my Four a copy of T’s of all Sizes.  I think he’ll be ready for regular handwriting pages soon, but in the meantime we’ll keep doing these.  He enjoys them, and the red dot is a good reminder of where he should begin each letter.  You can get a copy in this post.