• Willie has upper and lowercase letters on his back.
• Run my master off on green construction paper and laminate the sheets.
• There are 6 on a page.

• Cut them out and add colored paperclips.
• By moving the paperclip up and down, students can practice spelling their names. (One of my report card standards is being able to recognize your name.)
• You can also review and teach letters in a fun way!
• Moving a large paperclip helps strengthen finger muscles and enhances fine motor skills and coordination too!
  

• You can make two, one to keep at school and one to send home if you want to.
• I’ve included a letter of explanation to send home to parents so that they will work with their child and practice the alphabet with them!

• I have a saying: “Together Everyone Achieves MoreI” It’s an acronym for TEAM!
• I let parents know that I’m depending on them to be part of my educational team that will help their star player shine their brightest!
• Click on the link to zoom to Willie and view/or print a template and letter.
  

 I hope Willie helps your students as much as he’s helped mine wiggle their way to knowing their ABC’s!

Be sure to check back tomorrow when I'll have another fun back-to-school tip!

 Do you have a fun tip you’d like to share?  I’d enjoy hearing from you! diane@teachwithme.com