WHILE TEACHING SMALL LETTERS

The lower case or small letters of the alphabets have different shapes and are “positioned” differently when written on the four lined paper. The children in a Montessori classroom are shown how to differentiate between them according to their shape and position on the four lines by giving separate names to similar shaped and position of the letters.

GRASS LETTERS

Letters which fit exactly between the two blue middle lines for example, ‘a’, ‘c’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, etc. are known as the grass letters.

SKY LETTERS

Letters having a stem which goes up to the pink line are called sky letters, for example, ‘b’, ‘d’, ‘h’, ‘k’ etc. are known as the sky letters.

ROOT LETTERS

Letters having a stem which goes down to the pink line at the bottom for example, ‘g’, ‘j’, ‘p’, ‘q’, ‘y’ etc. are known as root letters.

YOU CAN EXPLAIN EASILY YOUR CHILDS

SKY, ROOT AND GRASS LETTERS

Practice for writing alphabet small letters A to H

Practice for writing alphabet small letters I to P

Practice for writing alphabet small letters Q to X

Practice for writing alphabet small letters Y and Z

EXERCISE WORK for  alphabet small letters A to H

EXERCISE WORK for  alphabet small letters I to P

EXERCISE WORK for  alphabet small letters Q to X

EXERCISE WORK for  alphabet small letters Y AND Z