Letter I Craft: Inchworm

Use this inchworm pom pom letter i craft when studying the short letter I during I week or any time you're working on the letter I.

Short Letter I craft: Inchworm Pom Pom

What you’ll need to make the I is for inchworm pom pom craft for each child:

1 large pom pom

1 black pipe cleaner

2 googly eyes

Fast-drying glue (like tacky glue)

Scissors

Use this inchworm pom pom letter i craft when studying the short letter I during I week or any time you're working on the letter I.

Short Letter I craft: Inchworm Pom Pom Craft Directions

This craft is so easy, and so much fun for little ones to do on their own. Use a fast-drying glue like tacky glue to prevent frustration as the inchworm is drying. When the inchworm is completely dry, kids will have their very own little inchworm pet to play with!

  1. Give each child a big pom pom and about six little ones. Show the kids how to glue the pom poms together to make the inchworm’s body.
  2. Glue googly eyes and antenna to the inchworm’s face.
    Use this inchworm pom pom letter i craft when studying the short letter I during I week or any time you're working on the letter I.
  3. Wait for the glue to dry before allowing kids to play with the inchworm. They might need to dry for several hours before the worms are ready to play with.
  4. While the kids are making their inchworms, talk about the letter I and what sound it makes in the word “inchworm.” Challenge the kids to think of other words that start with I as well. What words that start with I are in the classroom?
    Use this inchworm pom pom letter i craft when studying the short letter I during I week or any time you're working on the letter I.
Madreen Karle and Meeghan Karle Mousaw
Madreen Karle is a master first grade reading teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience. She taught reading in a special needs and English as a Second Language classroom. After retiring she wrote a reading program to help others learn how to teach reading. She is a trusted educator and author of 5 books to help teach children to read and write. In addition to her books, she is a mentor for 3 websites that give reading teacher tips (Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading, Mrs. Karle's Reading Patch, and Mrs. Karle's Handwriting Patch). Through her teaching she learned that confidence was the key to learning to read. A child who is not confident at reading does not like to read and struggles to read. Mrs. Karle created "sunshine moments" to help teach children how to grow their confidence and learn to read.

Meeghan Karle Mousaw (Madreen’s daughter) has her Master’s in Special Education. She has 7 years experience teaching children to read online. In addition, she developed a curriculum to teach children handwriting called The Handwriting Patch. With the Handwriting Patch learning is fun because children learn to draw and learn handwriting at the same time. In 2019 The Handwriting Patch curriculum became an amazon best seller the first year it was released, helping thousands of kids learn handwriting with a unique, fun method. She is mom to 6 kids, each with differently learning abilities and struggles.

The Reading Patch was established by the creators of Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading. Together they have been featured on the NBC media outlets. Over the last 7 years in their online platform, Madreen and Meeghan have worked tirelessly with teachers, homeschoolers and parents looking to help children learn to read to become a trusted authority in teaching children to read and advocating early literacy skills. They often partner with other educational experts to deliver the most current information to the Reading Patch community.