Explore how we teach the letter B in our preschool class! First, we explicitly teach its recognition, sound, and handwriting using the Handwriting Without Tears method. The letter B is composed of one big line and two little lines. To make learning interactive, we incorporate a fun balloon activity. I hold a long balloon, representing a bat, and another as the ball. Each child gets a turn to say "B says /b/" before I toss the balloon to them. They hit it with their 'bat', practicing the sound in
