As I am sure many of you can relate to, while we social distance at home, I am trying to occupy the kids with different activities. With a three and a half year age gap, it isn’t always easy to find something they both get into. So when I challenged them to create the alphabet and numbers with building bricks, I didn’t know what to expect.
What followed was pure bliss. My 9 year old son and 6 year old daughter worked in unison, proudly taking turns and helping each other produce individual letters and numbers. Before I knew it, over an hour and a half had passed and they wanted to share their masterpieces.
Since it was such a hit, the teacher in me saw extensions from their creations. As my daughter continues to work on her spelling, I had her start putting letters together to create words. Similarly, the numbers can be represented with blocks shown or by creating addition or subtraction equations.
Along these lines I saw the opportunity to create individual cards for printing. These could be used as a base to guide children to build their own alphabet or number line using bricks. Or they could be used as flash cards to teach during these homebound times.
To print, simply click on each page below. Then cut out each card for use.
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