Overview
The children will help make a wig as they recognize and name the uppercase letter W and the lowercase letter w.

Literacy Activities
Make a W Wig

• Write the uppercase letter W and the lowercase letter w on a whiteboard, name the letters, and have the children say the letter name as they write the W and w in the air with their fingers.
• Read the book Bee-Wigged by Cece Bell to the children, emphasizing the letter W (optional).
• Show the children a wig (real or made of paper) and tell them that they will help make a W wig.
• Mix up the letter cards and have the children choose a card one at a time.
• Help the children decide whether or not each letter is an uppercase letter W or a lowercase letter w.
  • If the letter is a W or a w, put it near the wig.
  • If the letter is not a W or a w, place it in the discard pile.
  • If a child misidentifies a distractor letter as a W or a w, have him or her look at the W and w on the whiteboard and compare them to the letter he or she picked.
• Let the children attach the W letter cards to the wig.
• Allow the children to wear the wig (optional).

More Practice
Write the target letter

• Have the children write the letter W on small pieces of paper.
• Let the children attach their letter W to the W wig.