Easy, fast, hands-on activity for introducing or reviewing the letter X.

Materials:

• 4 yardsticks
• 2 pieces of colored construction paper (could be scrap paper)

Plan:

1. Divide the class into 2 teams.
2. About five feet from each team, place a piece of colored construction paper. You may want to tape the paper to the floor so it will not move.
3. Lay a pair of yardsticks on each piece of paper.
4. At the signal, the first team member runs to the sticks, makes an X out of them, then runs to tag the next player.
5. The second player takes the sticks apart. The relay continues as team members "make and break the X."