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Wednesday 24 September 2014

Hanging Up the Washing: Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters


With just two weeks to go before we move out, I decided to take advantage of the clear shelf space to set up this activity - a washing line with clothes (each marked with an uppercase letter) for Wugs to hang up (using the matching lowercase letter peg).   Everytime I take the washing out of the machine, the boys rush outside and "help" me hang it up.  Dooey likes pressing the buttons and Wugs is especially interested in the pegs, so I thought this sort of activity would appeal to them.

What we used:
Card
Coloured felt sheets
Wooden pegs
Cord (we used the stretchy type)
Black marker pen

I created the clothes by drawing on card first and creating templates.  Then I drew around the templates onto the different coloured sheets of felt and cut them out.  I drew the letters on the pegs and the clothes using a black marker pen.  I extended the cord across the length of the shelf, tying it at both ends.  (Be careful, if copying this activity, of the dangers of hanging cords or attach one end with velcro so it pulls away easily).

The weight of the clothes in relation to the weight of the pegs matters for this activity. To ensure the clothes sit vertically on the line and do not swing upwards, the pegs shouldn't be too heavy or the clothes need to be larger and heavier.  Mine were just teetering on the edge so I might re-make the pegs using slightly smaller ones.  



2 comments:

  1. This is such a creative way to learn uppercase and lowercase letters! Thanks for sharing with us on our FB page today!

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  2. What a cute idea! Thanks for linking up to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you stop by again next week!

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