Father’s Day Pre-Writing Pack for Preschoolers
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This FREE Father’s Day Pre-Writing Pack will help your preschoolers work on the development of their fine motor skills. At the same time, they learn to recognize and name letters and letter sounds, and some Father’s Day-related vocabulary words that start with those letters.
The FREE 18-page long Father’s Day Pre-Writing Pack includes seven letters in two different formats, dotted and shadowed letters, featuring the letters Ff for father, Dd for dad, Gg for grandfather, Kk for kiss, Hh for hug, Ll for love, and Bb for blue. You can get it at the end of this post.
Importance of Fine Motor Activities
Fine motor activities help preschoolers develop the small muscles of their hands, fingers, and thumbs, which will then allow them to perform important tasks such as grasping, buttoning, or feeding themselves, as well as drawing, pasting, and writing.
It is important that you give your children a variety of fine motor activities, such as painting, puzzles, and playing with playdough, but also prewriting activities that will prepare them to start writing on their own later on.
Father’s Day Pre-Writing Pack
The pre-writing activities included in the Father’s Day Pre-Writing Pack will help preschoolers develop a proper pencil grasp, strengthen their language, vocabulary, and letter recognition. At the same time, these activities will bring something different to your preschool classroom during this Father’s Day month.
If you want to use these activities individually, just select the ones you want to use, print them on white paper, and have the children trace the letters and words with a pencil, crayon, or marker. But if you want them to be used multiple times, I suggest printing them on white cardstock, laminating them, or placing them in a dry-erase pouch, and have the children use a dry-erase marker to trace.
These pre-writing activities can be used as a small group activity, a Writing and Literacy center option, a take-home game, or a Quiet area option.
To extend the activity, you can use it to:
- Teach or review letters, sounds, and names.
- Spell the words with your children.
- Invite your preschoolers to match each letter and word with magnetic, foam, or wooden letters.
- Have them copy the letters and words with playdough.
- Have the children trace the letters in sand or shaving cream.
Father’s Day Stories
Reading and writing go together, and children cannot properly learn one without the other. I recommend including storybooks related to each theme and adding new ones to your library, book baskets, and centers.
These are some of my favorite Father’s Day stories. You can find them at your local library, used bookstore, or on Amazon. For your convenience, I added my affiliate links to each of the titles to take you to the Amazon website in seconds.
- I Love You, Daddy by Jillian Harker uses vibrant illustrations and easy-to-read text to celebrate the bond between children and their fathers.
- Father Day by Michelle Corush is a touching Father’s Day storybook that follows a bear cub and his dad on a day filled with fun, love, and unforgettable moments. It uses charming illustrations and a heartfelt message.
- Dad, You Are My Influencer by Barbara Pinke is a picture book that captures the unique, powerful bond between fathers and sons and honors the role fathers play in shaping their children’s lives.
- A Father’s Love by Hannah Holt takes readers around the globe and across the animal kingdom, showcasing the many ways fathers demonstrate their love.
- My Dad Loves Me and I Love My Dad by Cottage Door Press uses illustrations of multicultural families and their native language names for “father”, poetic rhythm, and rhymes to encourage language patterns and development.
- Why a Daughter Needs a Dad by Gregory E. Land features charming animal illustrations and heartwarming rhymes showing how a father will help his daughter grow.
- Goodnight Daddy by Sandi Ascenzi is an adorable story of baby animals and their fathers saying goodnight to each other before bedtime.
- My Daddy is the Best by Emily Hartmann uses playful rhymes and vibrant moments that celebrate the love, fun, and joy dads bring to everyday life.
- Why a Son Needs a Dad by Gregory E. Land showcases how a father will help his son grow, using animal illustrations and heartwarming rhymes.
- Happy Father’s Day by Jena Barcha is a beautifully illustrated book that teaches kids about appreciation, family love, and the joy of giving.
Pin It for Later
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Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.
Love,
P.S. Please let me know if you liked these activities. My goal is always to post something that you might find helpful.
