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Raised Salt Painting
Letter and word recognition activity for kids
Raised salt painting is a wonderfully colorful, hands-on way for your child to strengthen their letter, word and name recognition skills.
Children learn first to recognize letters and words that are most important to them.
Example, one of the first letters a child will be able to recognize is the first letter of their name. Their name will also be one of the first words they are able to recognize by sight.
Knowing this, allows you to boost your child’s letter and word recognition ability by weaving the names of their favorite things and people into literacy activities.
Raised salt painting is a perfect way to accomplish this.
Continue reading below for full instructions and details!
raised salt painting
Materials Needed
materials
Cardstock Paper
Glue
Table Salt
Water colored with food coloring
Pipettes
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raised salt painting
purpose
Strengthens letter and sound recognition skills
Improves name and word recognition ability
Incorporates science and art into literacy learning
Engages imagination
Explores cause and effect
Explores water and salt properties
Hands-on learning
raised salt painting
Step by Step Directions
gather materials
Gather all the materials needed
Set materials out
Place cardstock paper inside a tray or dish
write with glue
Write your child’s name (or another significant word) with glue on the cardstock paper
This is where it’s important to use words and names that are important to your child!
Pour salt
Pour table salt over the glue
Be sure to completely cover the glue with salt
Pour off the excess salt into a bowl
Save the salt for other projects
add watercolors
Fill pipette with colored water and squeeze onto salted letters
Watch as the color spreads!
Continue until the word or name is fully painted
repeat
Repeat this process as long as your child is interested!
Use names and words that are significant to your child
Example: Mom, Dad, names of friends or sibling, the name of their favorite stuffed animal, toy or food.
