15 Ways to Make Letter and Numeral Writing Fun

Copy of How to Teach Counting with Picture Books .png

What if a little learner—a preschooler or Kindergartener—doesn’t want to use a paper and pencil to write?

Bring on the unique and intriguing.

  • Writing in sand or mud with a stick

  • Forming letters and numerals in the sand with a small car (we call them letter tracks—smooth and “write” another track)

  • Writing in shaving cream applied to a tile wall or shower door

  • Using a bucket of water and paintbrush to paint water letters on a garage door or outdoor wall

  • Writing with sidewalk chalk on the driveway or sidewalk

  • Forming letters and numerals with objects (acorns, shells, and rocks for the win!)

  • Finger painting

  • Making letters or numerals with a dauber bottle inker (Bingo blotter bottle)

  • Shaping letters or numerals with yarn

  • Forming playdough letters with rolled “snakes”

  • Painting tempera or watercolor letters with a cotton swab

  • Forming letters and numbers with spaghetti noodles

  • Writing on a dry erase board

  • Making homemade soft pretzel letters or numerals

  • Using people to make letters (laying on a floor)

Keep minds curious and they will ingeniously think of other ideas, ideas you and I would never imagine.