****Guess what?! Letter of the Week lesson plans are getting an overhaul! I’m going through and updating all plans, adding new free worksheets and making sure all links are up to date! I’ve created a bunch of templates too for some of the crafts that’ll make your life a lot easier! Hang tight! It may take some time to get through all the letters, but it’s coming soon!! If you’re seeing this message, this post has already been updated!*** 6/12/23
Y’all know the letter lmnop, right?
I’d say about one fourth of the population knew it as a 4 or 5 year old. It’s like a misheard lyric in the alphabet song. I had so many kindergartners coming in misunderstanding that part of the alphabet when it was sung.
But my favorite unknown letter of the alphabet? Anzee. Yup, pronounced just like it looks, “an-zz.”
I had the cutest little redheaded boy once who when asked to identify the letter z would say, “anzee.” It took me a minute to figure out but I figured out he learned his ABCs and letter identification at home by singing the alphabet and pointing at the letters as he went along. So when he came to w,x,y and z… See what he did there?
Bless his heart it was so stinking cute, I almost couldn’t bear to correct him. But I did, and now I’ve got that adorable memory to share before giving you our last letter of the week lesson plan!!
We are finally there, but I’m not done with you yet, so stick around after this week’s letter z lesson plan and learn what’s to come!
Letter Z Lesson Plan
You can grab my lesson plan here, or by clicking on the image below.
ABC Flashcards
By now, you’ve possibly heard my reasons why flashcards are so important, like 26 times….but just in case you haven’t! you can find my rationale here.
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This week’s flashcard is to be practiced, “z-zebra-/z/.”
Letter Zz Books
You should be able to easily find most of this week’s books at the library. But as always, they are available on Amazon used, usually dirt cheap!
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Video
This week’s song is a zippy little ditty about the letter z.
Crafts for the Letter Z
My girls are big fans of all things paranormal. We loved this spooky fun Z is for Zombie craft.
You can grab the first sheet of my template here and the second one here.
We used some of the stickers from our previous crafts for this super fun Z is for Zoo craft. It also inspired a field trip later in the week!
Grab your free template here or by clicking on the image below.
For this quick little craft we just drew on the stiches for the zipper.
The template for this craft is free here or you can get it by clicking on the image below.
Zebras have always been one of my favorite animals. That is until I met one in person. Turns out zebras are pretty mean and quick to bite!
Still, this craft turned out pretty cute! Grab my free template here or from the image below.
For this craft, the idea was to draw zig zags all over it. However, glitter clue perhaps wasn’t the best choice for straight lines. I’d highly recommend sticking with markers when you re-create this one!
You can grab my free template by clicking below or you can click here.
Letter Z Activities
There are lots of fun activities this week. Our paper bag zebra and our paper bag unicorn made for a pretty cute little puppet show!
Letter Z Worksheets
If you want to access all the weekly lesson plans you can find them here. I’ve also updated the post to include how to get all the files in one place!
We’re not done yet Mamas! Stay tuned. I’m working on an entire curriculum that will walk you step-by-step through teaching your child to read! I’ll be introducing it piece by piece, and likely not able to work on it until winter, but in the meantime I think you’ll find you have plenty of work to keep you busy!
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