Alphabet Letter People

What to Do:

1. Use the black marker to draw a large, clear letter on a piece of paper.
2. Discuss with your child whether the letter looks most like a face or like a person.
3. If you decide that the letter looks most like a face, ask your child to point out where each facial feature (e.g., eyes, nose, mouth, and ears) would go. If you decide that the letter looks most like a person, ask your child to point out where each body part (e.g., legs, arms, and head) would go. Make sure that your child is taking the small details of the letter – the tail of the “q” or the middle stub of the “G” – into account.
4. Encourage your child to add facial features or body parts so that the letter looks more like a person.
5. Ask your child to tell you about the letter person, based on the picture. Is the letter person a child or adult? Male or female? What personality traits does the letter person have? What job might the letter person enjoy? Your child can even draw the letter person doing a job.
6. Repeat this process with other letters of the alphabet. After your child makes a few letter people, come up with a story together that has the letter people as characters!