Hand Activity
Children move their hands to show capitals and small, tall and descending lowercase letters. Share the digital animation of this activity located on the resource section of the Interactive Digital Teaching Tool. Note: Avoid using the Hand Activity if there are children in your class who use sign language.
Activity Capital & Lowercase Activity 1. Make left hand flat. Say Capital C. 2. Make right hand into a fist. Say Lowercase c. 3. Continue with O o, S s, V v, W w. Small Lowercase Letters 14 lowercase letters are small: c, o, s, v, w, and a, , i, e, r, n, m, x, z.
tall small
C
c
o
s
v
w
Tall Lowercase Letters 7 lowercase letters are just as tall as a capital. Lowercase t is as tall as capital, but it's a lowercase letter.
tall tall
T
t
d
l
k
h
b
f
Descending Lowercase Letters 5 lowercase letters are descending letters. They go below the line.
tall descending
G
g
j
y
p
q
Digital Version Interactive Digital Teaching Tool: Share via your interactive whiteboard or smartboard Digital Student App: Integrated in lessons
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