Worksheet -- Lesson 2

Letter Bb

Subject: English | Class: Nursery | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every instruction aloud. The child points, circles, colours, traces, writes letters and speaks. The child does not need to read the words.

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Exercise A: Circle the Letter B and b

Say "B" with your child. Ask your child to circle every capital B and every small b in the rows below.

1. B    A    b    C    B

2. a    b    D    b    d

3. B    b    c    A    b

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Exercise B: Look and Say

Point to each picture in the textbook (page 6). Your child says the word. Tick the box when your child says it.

Picture	Said it?
ball	[ ]
boat	[ ]
bus	[ ]
butterfly	[ ]
bananas	[ ]

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Exercise C: Does It Begin with /b/?

Say each word aloud. Your child says "yes" if it begins with /b/ and "no" if it does not. Tick the answer.

Word	Yes	No
bus	[ ]	[ ]
apple	[ ]	[ ]
boat	[ ]	[ ]
ant	[ ]	[ ]
butterfly	[ ]	[ ]

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Exercise D: Write the Missing b

Say each word with your child. Your child writes a small b in the gap.

1. __ ird (bird)
2. __ oat (boat)
3. __ ear (bear)

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Exercise E: Trace and Write Bb

Write the capital letter first, then the small letter.

Capital B: start at the top and go straight down. Go back to the top, make a small bump round to the middle, then a bigger bump round to the bottom.

Small b: start at the top and go straight down, then bounce back up and go round to make a round tummy.

1. Bb    Bb    Bb    Bb    Bb

2. Bb    Bb    Bb    Bb    Bb

3. ______________________________ (your child writes Bb on their own)

Print rows 1 and 2 in a dotted tracing font, with a dot at the starting point of each letter.

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Exercise F: Say the Sentence

Say the sentence to your child. Your child repeats it.

"The butterfly is sitting on the bananas near the bus."

Now ask:

1. Who is sitting on the bananas? (the butterfly)
2. What are the bananas near? (the bus)

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Exercise G: Make the Wings Match

Draw a butterfly with two wings in the box. Your child colours one wing, then colours the other wing to match it.

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Ask: "What is this? What sound does it begin with?" Your child says "butterfly, /b/".