Uppercase Letter C Craft for Preschool

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Sometimes we are tempted to think of these activities as busy work, but in fact turning each letter into a memorable picture is the perfect way to start. Did you know that forming memorable art out of letters and words is part of the Orton-Gillingham method of teaching kids to read? Making our Uppercase Letter C Craft for Preschool will help your child visualize the letter and cement its shape in her mind.

Related: Uppercase Letter B Craft.

One of the things I personally love about the Orton-Gillingham method is the multi-sensory approach. Your child may not be quite to the point of learning to read yet, but you can still use a multi-sensory approach with powerful results in all areas of learning. What exactly does that mean?

Think of the fives senses. How can you teach each letter with each of the five senses? Using each of the five senses, show your child the letter you are working on. While you are doing these activities, make sure to practice the letter sound, draw the letter in the air, and think of related words that begin with the letter c.

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Taste.

Taste cotton candy. Make cotton candy together. Make and enjoy a chocolate letter C, or a letter c rice crispy treat. You can even make a letter c ice cube!

Touch.

Trace the letter. Make the letter from play dough. Cut the letter c out of sandpaper and trace that. Touch and trace the cat you’re making together right now. Count and touch everything that starts with the letter c in your living room or playroom.

Sight and our Uppercase Letter C Craft.

This fun and engaging Letter C Video I found reminds me of the ones we used to watch in Kindergarten. It’s a very visually stimulating look at the letter C. Your uppercase letter c craft is also a visual way to see the letter c. Look at alphabet books together and name each letter as you go. One of my favorites is the Baby Einstein ABC’s of Art.

Smell.

This can be as simple as having a candle burning or wax melting in the room where you are working on your crafts. You can also use essential oils. Of course, no matter what you choose, please be aware of safety. You can also smell the cotton candy, the chocolate, or anything you are cooking as you practice tracing the letter c in the air or tracing it on paper and practicing the sound.

Hearing.

Of course, every time you say the letter name, the letter sound or the name of a word that starts with c, you are using the sense of hearing. The video I shared earlier also provides auditory input. Get creative though! Using classical music during class time has proven to be incredibly helpful for many students. What else can you listen to that starts with the letter c?

Here’s what you need to complete the Uppercase Letter C Craft.

• Black Construction Paper
• White Construction Paper
• Pink Construction Paper
• Construction Paper for the Back (any color)
• Glue
• Scissors
• Alternative – White paper and crayons

Instructions for the Uppercase Letter C Craft.

1. Cut out a large uppercase C, a tail, 2 medium triangles and 2 small circles for inner eyes from the black paper. Have your child do as much of the cutting as possible, since this helps build fine motor skills, hand strength, and coordination.
2. Next, cut out 2 circles for the eyes and 6 whiskers from the white paper.
3. Then cut out 2 small triangles for inner ears and a heart from the pink paper.
4. Next glue down the C in the middle of the paper.
5. Then glue down the tail on the side of the C and black triangles on the top of the C for the ears.
6. Next glue down the small pink triangles inside the black triangles.
7. Then glue down the white circles for his eyes with the smaller black circles on top for the middle eyes.
8. Next glue down the white whiskers, 3 each side.
9. Finally glue down the heart on top of the whiskers for his nose.

With our uppercase letter c craft and a multi-sensory approach to learning the letters, your child will have the best possible approach to learning the letter c.