Building Alphabet Letters Kids Learning Activity

This building alphabet letters kids learning activity was inspired by the book Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. (It has been a favorite at our house.) I couldn’t work on a farm themed printables week without including an activity based on this wonderful book.

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If your children haven’t heard the book the Big Red Barn, will want to read it to them before starting this activity. It shares a day in the life of the animals in a barnyard.

This STEM activity invites your children to build alphabet letters with two sizes of white craft sticks on the barn door. They will need to think through how to build each letter carefully. The letter they build will need to look like the letter and fit on the barn door.

Getting Ready of the Alphabet Letters Kids Learning Activity

There are a couple of things you will need to do to get this activity ready for your children.

First, you will need to download and print out the Building Alphabet Letters Learning Activity.Each of your children will need a barn themed work mat and a set of alphabet letters.

Then you will need to purchase <craft sticks. That you will need to paint white. If you can find white craft sticks, they will save you from having to paint.

Exploring the Building Alphabet Letters Activity

Your children will need to select an alphabet letters and build it with the white craft sticks. They can use whatever combination of craft sticks they like to build the letter. The letter they build will need to fit on the barn door and look like the letter.

Some children may need to try building and rebuilding the letter until it fits and looks like the letter. As they work through the alphabet, they may find that it get easier to build letters.