Cut the studied letter from a piece of thick construction paper and glue items beginning with that letter to the paper letter. For instance, when studying the letter "C," glue cereal to the letter and if learning about the letter "D," magazine images of dogs would be appropriate. Finger paint with pudding on an easel or table and instruct students to form the letter of the week or day. In a third activity, cut out letters from sandpaper, instruct students to lay a piece of printer paper over the sandpaper letter and use the side of an unwrapped crayon to make letter rubbings.
Play a game of "Freeze Dance" with students and allow them to dance to an alphabet song. When the music stops, call out a letter and each student must do their best to form that letter with their bodies. As an activity extension, form the letters on the school pavement or sidewalk and trace the student bodies in letter form with sidewalk chalk. Compare the letters made by each student and extend positive comments about the shown achievement.
Pour some play sand, sugar or graham cracker crumbs into the bottom of a paper plate and instruct students to form the letters in the substance. The feel of the substance combined with the forming of the letter with their dominant hand's index finger promotes a different way of learning letters. Students can also string beads onto a piece of yarn, knotted on each end. Use the beaded string to form letters on the work surface. For example, when studying the letter "S," a student would form the beaded string into a curvy "S."
Leaf through picture books, appropriate magazines and newspaper articles to allow students to find the letter that you are studying. Encourage each child to cut out the letters and paste them to a piece of paper for a letter collage. Take a walk around the school and look for road signs, establishment signs or any other written communication posted in your area to find the letters you are studying. For example, when studying the letter "S," you may find it on a stop sign or in the word "school" on the school building. Encourage students to make the letter sound to notify you that they have found it.