Letter C >
C is for Candy corn
Crafts > Candy
* Oct. 30th > Nat'l
Candy Corn Day
* Oct. > Halloween
* Nov. > Thanksgiving
Here are printable materials and some
suggestions to present letter C. Review related topics
in the themes column and visit the candy
themed activities and craft.
Holidays > Foods > Sweets > Candy Corn
Candy corn is a sweet food made primarily from sugar, corn syrup and
honey, This candy is particularly popular for Halloween.
Letter C is for Candy corn
Present and display your option of alphabet letter C is for Candy
materials listed in the materials column. Present and display the poster and
and distribute the coloring page or handwriting practice worksheet.
*Finger and Pencil Tracing:
Trace letter C's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the
letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring
page. Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter
with your choice of sharpened crayon, fine tip marker, coloring or regular pencil
and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers (on the
upper right corner) that help them trace the
letter correctly. Letter C has a number one which
indicates it is written in one continuous stroke.
*Find the letter C's: Have the children find all the
letter C's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle
or trace/shade them first. Make sure to indicate that
the word candy corn has two letter C's. Visit each child to make sure they
have identified the letter C's and then discuss the locations with the poster.
Coloring and/or Craft Activity:
Encourage the children to color the candy corn and identify
the traditional colors, orange and yellow with a variety of materials.
Advanced Handwriting Practice:
1. Print your choice of printable
lined-paper. Have children draw candy corn or print
page behind the lined
2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw
candy corn and practice writing
letter C c.
Letter C words: Letter
C Activity Worksheet and Mini Book This worksheet and matching mini
book can be used as part of Letter C program of activities
to reinforce letter practice and to identify related C words (hard
letter C like letter K). Read suggested instructions for using
the worksheet and mini-book.
Discuss other letter C words and images (refer to letter activity
worksheet above): First 'brainstorm' and
ask the children about other words that have that beginning sound and
write them on a board (dry erase board) as the children come up with
example. You can print letter C in a different bright color to
make it stand out. If you have illustrated alphabet books you
can also use images in them. You can also display letter C posters and
coloring pages or even make a letter C classroom book. For
related images visit: Letter
C Printable Materials.
Letter C Word Search
& Handwriting Practice
The word search game features letter C words
with pictures and handwriting
*coloring and writing materials