-Bottlecap Names: print the letters of a child’s name on bottlecaps (from milk, soda, juice containers). Mix them up, then have the child put them back in order. When they first start this, I usually let them look at their name card for help.

-Laminated Primary Index Cards: before laminating the card (I think they’re somewhere around 5×7 size), I print the child’s name on the top line, dot/dash it on the second line, then laminate. For practice, we say/point to each letter of their name on the top line, trace the letters on the 2nd line, then they try to write their name on their own for each additional line (I think there’s like 2-3 more). When finished, wipe clean, and save for next time! (This would also work with primary-lined writing paper.)

-Clothespin Names: print the child’s name on a sentence strip. I usually let them decorate it with stickers, just not on the letters. Then I write each letter on a clothespin, and they have to clip the clothespin to the matching letter on the sentence strip. Not only do they get letter practice, they also get some fine-motor work in!

Happy teaching! Thanks for all your awesome ideas!!