Whether you're an educator planning Letter F Week in your classroom, or a parent looking for creative ways to teacher letters to your child at home, this blog post is your guide to creating a fun letter of the week plan for the letter F through hands-on experiences and imaginative crafts.
I've put together a list of letter F crafts for preschoolers and school children that are for items that start with the letter F and are shaped like the letter F, so they reinforce both the physical formation and the sound of the letter. I've also included lots more letter F activities that include visual, tactile, auditory and movement based ideas. These are great activities to do in kindergarten, at home, in class at school, or during homeschooling with children aged 3-6yrs old.
LETTER OF THE WEEK CRAFTS: LETTER F
The letters of the alphabet are one of the first concepts taught in school because they're the foundation for reading and writing, communication skills and language development. It's important that students have a strong grasp of the letters of the alphabet including letter formation and phonics so they can then recognise the letters, understand the sounds they make and use them to form written words and to learn to read.
Below is an extensive list of 14 letter F crafts that include both lowercase and uppercase options for animals and items in the shape of F {or f} including f is for fish, f is for frog, f is for flower and lots more. I've also added 12 additional crafts that can be done during letter F week that aren't in the letter shape of F, but will help to reinforce the phonetic sound of F.
F is for Frog
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Children can easily turn the letter F into a frog with this F is for frog printable activity. Print the templates on green paper to make green tree frogs, or you could do red, orange, yellow or blue for dart frogs.
F is for Fox
A furry animal that lends themselves perfectly to the letter F is a fox. Children can make a friendly fox with this F is for Fox craft. This one only requires different colours of paper, glue and scissors. It's a great way for children to get in lots of scissor practice, or you can pre-cut the pieces for them to assemble.
F is for Fox
If you want a slightly easier capital F fox craft with a little less cutting then try this letter F Fox craft. For this craft children can stick on googly eyes, a pom pom nose and fluffy feather tail, which are still great for fine motor building, but easier for younger children that may not have well developed scissor skills.
F is for Fish
F is for fish is another great animal craft for the letter F. Turn the letter F into a fish with just a few additions like a tail, fin, lips and eyes.
f is for fish
The lowercase letter f can also be transformed into a fish craft. Use this letter f fish template to create your own in any colours you like.
f is for fish
If you want a really easy lowercase f is for fish craft then you can turn the letter f into a fish by just adding an eye and some scales. This one is really easy for younger children and I love the fact that celery is used to create the scales.
F is for Flamingo
Capital F is also easy to turn into a flamingo standing on one leg with this F is for flamingo craft. You'll need some popsicle sticks, paint, googly eyes and black cardboard.
f is for flamingo
We made a lowercase letter f is for flamingo craft using fluffy pink feathers. Use our free printable template and some craft feathers to create your own fabulous fluffy flamingos.
F is for Fly
OK technically the actual fly isn't in the shape of an F, but this one was too adorable I had to include it. Follow these easy instructions to make this F is for fly craft.
F is for Feathers
Our F is for Feathers craft is a really simple way to make a fluffy tactile letter children can trace their fingers on to practice the correct formation of the letter F. It's part of our sensory alphabet, we're currently working our way through making all the letters to Z.
F is for Flag
The letter F can also be transformed into a flag, by using the colours and symbols of the national flag you're creating. This one with red and white stripes and blue with stars is a letter F American flag, which could also be used as a 4th of July craft.
f is for flower
A lowercase f is easy to turn into a flower (albeit a slightly droopy one}. The main body of the letter f acts as a stem and some horizontal leaves, then you just need to add the flower to the end of the stem. This craft is super easy and only needs 3 pieces of coloured paper.
F is for Fries
This F is for Fries craft is adorable and has a kawaii feel to it with the addition of the eyes and mouth. Again for this one the item is technically not in the shape of an F, however it does include the letter and I think it's a great option if you want to do a food based letter F craft.
F is for Fire
This F is for Fire craft is a fantastic way to use red, orange and yellow tissue paper to represent fire in the shape of the letter F. The technique used to scrunch the tissue paper makes it look like they're actual flames bursting out of the letter.
MORE F THEMED CRAFTS FOR LETTER F WEEK
If you want to do more crafts during letter F week, that aren't shaped like the actual letter, try some of these below:
LETTER F ACTIVITIES
It's important that the activities used to teach the letter of the week are diverse and captivating, addressing the needs of all children, whether they learn best with visual, auditory, or kinaesthetic tasks. By incorporating a range of activities from the options provided below, alongside some of the crafts mentioned earlier, you can ensure continuous reinforcement of the letter F in tangible, visual, and interactive ways.
Engaging in sensory activities such as tactile crafts or sensory bins is particularly beneficial for learners who thrive on touch, as they establish neural connections through hands-on experiences. Movement-based tasks are ideal for activating kinaesthetic learners, by teaching the letter F through physical engagement.
Furthermore, integrating books enriches linguistic skills and auditory processing, as children listen to stories that help them learn how the letter F can be used in speech and real life situations.
Object recognition - use physical objects or pictures of items that start with the letter F to reinforce the sound and make connections between the letter and items that start with that sound. E.g fish, flowers, fairies, fabric, flags, foam, funnels, feathers.
Sensory play - create sensory bins using items that start with the letter F. This could include fish, frog, flamingo or fairy figurines, flowers. Some letter F sensory activities we've done include:
Letter F themed snacks - During F week try foods like fried rice, feta cheese, French toast, fettuccini or fruit cake. Check if there are any food allergies before doing this in a classroom setting.
Letter search - use letter search pages for children to practice recognising and distinguishing the letter F/f from other letters.
Letter F tracing - children can practice forming the letter F in both uppercase and lowercase by using these letter F tracing sheets, wooden tracing boards or dry erase boards.
Read books - during the week read books that emphasise the letter F. Some ideas include:
Letter F games & movement activities:
- Outdoor letter F scavenger hunt: hunt outside for objects or hidden items and flashcards that start with letter F.
- Five little specked frogs song: Sing and act out the 5 little speckled frogs song, either with whole body movement by jumping on and off a log, or use these free printable frog puppets to recreate the song.
- Letter F bean bag toss: throw bean bags at a target and try to only hit the letter F.
- Letter F basketball: throw a basketball into the hoop, every time it goes in say a word that starts with F.
- Letter jumping: draw different letters on the ground with chalk and get children to jump on the letter F/f's.
- Feed the frog game: set up a feed the frog game using real bugs or printable ones so children can feed the frog bugs.
- Move like letter F animals: hop like a frog, stand on one leg like a flamingo, blow bubbles like a fish, buzz your wings like a firefly, crouch like a fox, flap wings like a falcon.
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