Wet-Dry-Try with Mystery Letters

You can play Mystery Letters with children as a fun way to develop good habits. Mystery Letter activities teach correct letter formation. The secret is to make the first stroke correctly before telling children the name of the letter they’re going to make. This ensures they start the letter correctly.

Materials

• Blackboard with Double

Lines (1 per child) • Little Chalk Bits (1") • Paper towel pieces

Activity

1. Gather the Blackboards with Double Lines, Little Chalk Bits, and paper towels for erasing. 2. Say the directions for a capital letter, leaving the last part a mystery (see directions below). Have children practice Wet-Dry-Try after completing the letter.

Directions

Magic c Letters

For letters c, a, d, g, o, and q: Magic c, wait. Turn it into _____. Magic c Words

Using c, a, d, g, o, and q: Magic c, turn it into ____. Magic c, turn it into ____. Add letter ____.