Learning points: help children to say the sound “f”, recognise the phonetic sound “f” in different words and help older children to recognise the visual formation of the letter “f”.

Do you know frog starts with the letter “f” and fire fighter? What other words begin with “f”. Let’s explore together….

Additional Montessori inspired activity: Sensory writing Tray.

Fill the bottom of a tray with sand/flour/salt or even shaving cream. Give your child the visual letter card to copy and invite them to draw it in the tray with their finger.

Benefits include: Development of fine motor skills, hand eye co-ordination, development of the sense of touch, letter recognition and letter formation.

Every child is different, but we recommend introducing tactile letter formation activities such as these around 4 years of age. After your child has mastered shapes.