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Montessori Practice5–10 minindoor

Tracing Sandpaper Letters

Connect a letter's sound, shape and muscular memory before writing.

A child tracing wooden letter tiles on a low table.
  1. An adult introducing a letter sound beside the card.

    Step 1 · listen

    Say the letter's sound, not its name.

  2. Child tracing a sandpaper letter with two fingers.

    Step 2 · trace

    Trace the shape with two fingers in writing direction.

Materials

  • Sandpaper Letters

What you might observe

  • · Sound-symbol association
  • · Correct letter-formation direction