Using the point finger, draw the letter Z into the air with oral prompting cues.Talk about the letter and what sound the letter makes. Re-read the story and play spot the letter Z.For example, do you have any clothes with zippers? Where have you seen zippers before? Read the story Zip it by Patricia Hegarty and talk about the story, pictures and relate it experiences.This book is interactive and great for fine motor tasks but it is also a wonderful introduction to the letter Z. There are illustrations of animals that teach young readers how to manipulate fasteners such as zippers, snaps and buttons. Zip It by Patricia Hegarty (affiliate link) is bright and colourful. The zipper will not open correctly in this case. Try and avoid pressing to hard as the glue with can run into the zipper teeth. Turn the zipper over carefully (it’s hot) and put it into place on the cardboard and press gently on the glued areas.One zipper at a time, I squeezed a fine line of hot glue along the edge of the zipper, avoiding the zipper teeth.Before gluing the zippers, I evenly laid them out with the zippers opening in the direction you would write the letter Z.Following the pencil lines, a used a marker pen to write the words Z is for Zebra and Zipper.Pressing only lightly with the pencil allows me to later gently remove the pencil marks without damaging the cardboard. Using a lead pencil, I lightly outlined the location of the words and zippers.
I had some zebra print washi tape which added to our Z is for Zebra and Zipper Board perfectly but this is optional.
You will need a large piece of cardboard, lead pencil, zippers, hot glue gun and a marker pen.
The book is highly interactive and is a great tool to introduce the letter Z. This activity was inspired by the book Zip it by Patricia Hegarty (affiliate link). The zippers open in the direction of how you would form or make the letter z when writing it on paper. The Zipper Board is fun, hands-on and engaging and children will exercise their fine motors skills while learning about the letter Z. The Zipper Board would also be a great addition to a literacy program focusing on the letter recognition and the letter Z. The Zip It Zipper Board is perfect for any early children classroom or home environment where children can access the board much like an educational homemade toy and play with it regularly.
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