We are nearing the end of the alphabet, but that doesn't mean the letter X is any less important! Find some fun printables to reinforce learning here.
I'm not sure how you model an X-Ray out of playdough - but perhaps the kids can come up with a way? You might relax the rules with this playdough mat and ask them to model words ending with the letter x, too.
How will the kids make the letter X out of playdough? Some might make two "sausages" and cross them over - as if they were writing the letter.
The kids could use a variety of playdough colours, or just one colour and some crafty bits and pieces, to model a big letter X. It's a great way to get them familiar with the shape of the letter.
The letter X can be a little bit tricky to learn, so get some practise with the three fun activities on this worksheet...
Print this fun letter X poster when working your way through the alphabet with the kids.
Learning letters is fun when our "alphabet of children" is on display! Here is the letter X.
Why not make working with playdough one of your "letter of the week" activities - and print out this playdough mat, for the letter X, to help!
Print our letter X poster - featuring an X-ray of a fish - and display at home in the classroom to help the children with learning this tricky letter of the alphabet...
Use these 'I can write letters' worksheets as a classroom resource, or for extra writing practise at home. This worksheet is for the letter x, and you can choose from UK or US versions below...
Learning new letters can be tricky for very young children, so it's good to use fun and varied ways to help them recognise and create letter shapes.
Help younger children to learn how to recognise and draw the letter X with our fun and quirky template. Simply print out, and use for tracing, colouring and decorating activities. You could also laminate the template so it can be reused for messy activities.
The kids will really enjoy lacing up this colourful capital X! Just print, cut out and punch around the edges. We've also got a quirky lower case X to lace or sew...
Trace the letter X with this simple printable page.
There aren't many creatures that begin with an X, so we hope you'll forgive us for this one! This x-ray fish makes a fun poster, though.