Uppercase Letter Q Craft for Preschool

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Your student will learn the shape and sound of q when they make this uppercase letter Q craft for preschool turning the letter into a colorful quilt.

Quilts are comforting and special for many people. If your child has a baby quilt it is a treasured heirloom. If a quilt is not part of your family tradition, your student might not even know what a quilt is, and that’s okay! Share this sweet craft with your child and learn all about quilts together at the same time.

If you are learning both versions of the letter at the same time, be sure to check out our lowercase letter Q craft and transform the letter Q into a queen!

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Introduce the Letter Q

Read books with keywords that begin Q.

Our list of Letter Q Books for Preschool includes several beautiful quilt picture books you can read together. In addition to the fictional storybooks, I highly recommend the book The Quilting Bee by Gail Gibbons. In this book, you learn all about quilts, what they are and how they are made. It’s a bit of history to go with your phonics studies!

Look at Quilts Together to introduce the uppercase letter Q Craft.

If you have a quilt in your home, or if your child has a baby quilt, this would be a great time to get those quilts out and look at them. Study how they are put together, talk about the pieces and colors. Ask interesting questions as if you are sharing a piece of beautiful artwork because you are! Read this great piece about sharing art with children to get ideas.

• What are the colors you notice in the quilt?
• How does the quilt make you feel?
• Do you notice a specific smell of the quilt?
• Do you remember this quilt? (If you know stories, share them with your child!)
• If the quilt is homemade, talk a little bit about the person who made the quilt and share that heritage with your child.

Look at quilts and learn more in the Kids section (online) of the International Quilt Museum. This includes coloring pages, video, and lesson plans!

Make a List of Q Words

Brainstorm together and list different words that begin with the Qu sound as in quilt. List one or two words yourself and then give your child time to come up with some on their own. Quill, quirky, quick, quit, are all great examples of words you can share with your child. The words they are most likely to come up with on their own are queen, quack, and quiet. And if they play video games, probably quest.

Have a Quilt Snack

I you have extra time, a thematic snack is always fun! Here are instructions for how to make a quilt snack.

1. Use graham crackers, store-bought frosting, and Chex mix cereal to make a quilt and then eat it!
2. Spread the graham cracker with frosting.
3. Alternate two types of Chex mix cereal squares in rows across the graham cracker.
4. Serve and eat your quilt!

(I found this idea on Pinterest without a link or any way to credit the idea to a specific person. See the picture here.)

Materials for the Uppercase Letter Q Craft

We have specific colors of paper recommended for this craft, but in reality you can use whatever colors of construction paper you have at home! If your child has favorite colors, let him or her pick five colors to use. This gives children a sense of autonomy and independence when they are allowed to make small but meaningful decisions.

• blue construction paper
• pink construction paper
• green construction paper
• yellow construction paper
• purple construction paper
• construction paper for the background (color of choice)
• glue
• scissors
• alternative – white paper and crayons

Instructions for the Uppercase Letter Q Craft

1. Trace the cut pieces shown in the image above with a thick marker. Then have your student follow the instructions below.
2. Cut out a large uppercase Q from the blue paper.
3. Next, cut out a range of medium squares from the pink, green, yellow, and purple papers.
4. Next, glue down the uppercase Q in the middle of the backing paper.
5. Finally, glue down the squares to create a quilt pattern all over the Q