Letter Identification with Shamrocks

Description

Skills
These pages can be printed and used over and over again to address a boatload of skills including Hand Strengthening, Visual Scanning, Visual Motor, Visual Perception, Fine Motor, and Letter/Number Identification – to name a few! Think of it as a make-your-own “word search” – but with individual letters or numbers instead!

Types of Letters
You can use it to work on identifying letters within your child’s name, letters within family members’ names, numbers, or various groupings of letters that we often refer to in OT, such as the following:

• “Magic C” Letters: c, o, a, d, g, q
• “Diver” Letters: r, n, m, h, b, p
• “Short” Letters: a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x, z
• “Tall” Letters: l, t, h, d, f, k, b

Reversals
For students who struggle with reversals, you can print the pages and fill the the shamrocks with correct AND reversed letters.

• For example, if your child struggles with forming “s” correctly, fill the pages with correctly and incorrectly formed s’s. Then, have your child color in the correctly-formed s’s!
• If your child struggles with “d’s” and “b’s,” fill the shamrocks with these letters. Then, have your child find and color all of the d’s in one color, and then all of the b’s in another. A key tip: Have your child SAY the name of the letter out loud as they find/color it.

I’ve included four versions, depending on the skill level of your child/student – as well as their progression with Visual Scanning! Also included in this activity is a note from me – Your ColorfullyEnthused* OT. In the note I provide you OT expertise on coloring, letter identification, and potential uses of this activity.

Similar Activities with a St. Patty’s Theme:

• Visual Motor Warm Ups with Shamrocks
• Drawing Lines with Leprechauns and Shamrocks
• Cutting Lines with Shamrocks

ENJOY!