ABC & 123
Tracing Book
I have wanted to make an alphabet tracing book for Super Tot for a while now and
finally got around to doing it. I
am thrilled with how it turned out, too!
I started
with a 4x6 plastic photo album from Dollar Tree. It had room for 36 photos, which was perfect for including
the entire alphabet plus the numerals 1-10.
Next, I went
to this website and created my tracing cards. I used the Print Style Worksheets – Sentence Worksheet Maker.
I did one letter at a time so that I could enlarge them to my desired
size. For the “sentence,” I put a
space before the letter and then typed the Uppercase & Lowercase letter. I clicked on Portrait-Style and ¾ Inch
Size. You can even change the color of the lines, as well as the text color. Then, I hit print and
zoomed it to 250%. This printed
only a portion of the page, but I only needed one set of letters. I tried numerous other sizes and
variations, but this was the only one that worked for what I wanted.
I redid this
for each letter and numeral. Then,
I got to cutting! Using a paper
cutter, I cut each letter and numeral out and attached them to cardstock using
scrapbook adhesive.
I then placed them in the album and searched for clipart I liked for the cover (I don’t own the
clipart, so I can’t share it).
Using a dry erase marker, Super Tot will be able to use this book over and over! He loves to write and is so excited to be learning his letters.
The completed
project took under an hour and used supplies I already had on hand (including
the album that I had previously purchased for such a project).
I plan to
have this available for Super Tot in the car during our upcoming Staycation
(see my Staycation Binders here).
Then, I will be placing the tracing book into one of Super Tot’s Busy
Bags (see here) for use at church, dr.’s office waiting rooms, etc. I know we will get LOTS of use out of
this simple and affordable project!
Such a great idea! I have a "super tot" as well and I was just sitting here trying to come up with some teaching tools:) Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea!!!
ReplyDeleteI cannot fugure out how to print the letter large enough; how to "enlarge to 200%"?
ReplyDeleteAfter I hit print on the website, I enlarge it to 250% on my printer setting. On my computer, that is on the print screen that comes up any time I hit print on anything. Some printers will say SCALE, ZOOM or ENLARGE. Good luck!
DeleteThat is so wonderful! Great use on those cheap photo albums.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! So bummed i cant make them bigger before i print them out. Heading on a 14 hour car ride on Thursday and these would be great for my preschooler who wants to learn to write like her big brother.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome, thanks so much for sharing, I know my 4 year old will LOVE this!!
ReplyDeleteSame here, I can't zoom before printing. The print screen that shows up is the one that only gives the option of how many copies to print etc, not the page setup that allows you to zoom :( Love the idea
ReplyDeletevery nice idea. I will definitely give such kind of alphabet book to my kid. He is just 4 now. This alphabet book definitely help him to improve his handwriting. right now even I don't understand what he has written.. :P
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the website that I need to go to in order to download these traceable letter sheets?
ReplyDeleteHi Megs, the link is in the post above:
Deletehttp://handwritingworksheets.com