We all know that writing practice isn’t the most fun task for a kid, but it doesn’t have to be with our letter discovery bottle! Let’s make writing fun instead of dry and boring by throwing together a simple letter discovery bottle that kids can use to practice writing letters, sight words, or sentences! I personally know a kid who all of a sudden loves to practice his handwriting when he doesn’t think he actually is!
LETTER DISCOVERY BOTTLE FOR WRITING PRACTICE
I have a pretty high-energy little boy who isn’t always enthusiastic about sitting down to write, so I have to get a little creative! Discovery bottles are a lot of fun to put together and can be done so inexpensively and quickly using many things you already have! For us, these mini scrabble tiles added a fun element to our letter discovery bottle.
SUPPLIES:
- Plastic Bottles
- Plastic Letter Tiles
- Corn Syrup (hair gel works too)
MAKE YOUR LETTER DISCOVERY BOTTLE:
We love the VOSS water bottles for sensory stimulation and discovery, like our glitter or science bottles. These bottles hold up well over time and can be reused repeatedly. The label is removed easily most of the time, and any sticky residue left can be removed with rubbing alcohol. You can even write on the bottle with Sharpies and remove it with rubbing alcohol, too!
STEP 1: Add the tiles to the bottle. I suggest finding one of each letter so it is not too crowded.
STEP 2: Add the corn syrup about 2/3 of the way up so there is still room. You will need this for the letters to be able to move around.
STEP 3: Put the cap on as tightly as possible. You can also wrap decorative craft tape around the seal for extra protection. However, my son has never opened one.
STEP 4: Shake, roll, turn upside down, and watch the letters slowly move around with giant air bubbles.
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USE YOUR LETTER DISCOVERY BOTTLE
There are a few fun ways that you can use this letter discovery bottle with different age ranges. Younger kids can sit with you and point out letters and even numbers. Can they find their name? To practice writing letters and numbers, have your kids write out the alphabet and use the bottle to find each letter and write the number associated with it!
My son used his letter discovery bottle to practice his sight words, and his mission was to find the number associated with it! Once he wrote out the words and found the corresponding numbers, he made tally marks. Add the tally marks!
List out two-letter words and write number sentences for them by finding the corresponding numbers. Or pick any two letters and make a number sentence.
What words can you spy? My son noticed different letter combinations near each other that made words. We have more fun ways to play with letters below!
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