Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! This week is the letter U! Items that could go in a U Mystery box! ukulele umbrella underwear unicorn unifix cubes uniform Unifix U's Materials Needed: Unifix cubes Paint trays U's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out U's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to stamp the unifix cubes in the paint and decorate their U's My Umbrella My umbrella goes up (raise arms high, fingers touching above head) And I go under, Whenever I hear The sound of thunder. It is wild and windy (move raised arms back and forth) See the weather vane. My umbrella is pulling With the blowing rain. Now it is still (hold raised arms in place) And I see the sun. Down comes my umbrella (lower arms to sides) Time now for fun! Other U Activities
Throw a ball underhand Pretend to be ushers and show people to their seats Walk upstairs Bring in photos of uncles to share and discuss Listen to the story of the Ugly Duckling Take turns strumming a ukulele Bend pipe cleaners into U shapes
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Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! This week is the letter T! Items that could go in a T Mystery box! tape telephone tennis ball ticket tiger toothbrush train tree triangle truck turtle Toothpick T's Materials Needed: Toothpicks Glue Paint brushes Paint trays T's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out T's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue their tooth picks all over their T's Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, stand tall now. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, take a bow. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, tap your toes. Tea Party
You could have the children help make little sandwiches and have a "tea" party or juice party together. You could fill a tea pot with tomato juice instead of tea and have sandwiches that are cut into triangles. Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! This week is the letter S! Items that could go in a S Mystery box! sand scarf scissors seeds shirt shoe soap sock spider sponge spoon star Star S's Materials Needed: Star stickers S's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out S's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to stick star stickers all over their S's Sand Tray Pre-Writing Materials Needed: Shallow tray Sand Cards with letter written Directions: Pour the sand in the tray. Create cards with letters written on them. Place the sand tray and cards in a larger tray and place on a low shelf in the classroom. Show the children how to write lightly with their finger in the sand. Show the children how to lightly shake the tray to erase what they wrote. Silly S Song
I'll sing a silly S song for you. I'll sing a silly S song for you. A snake and a spoon went sailing in a shoe, Sailing in a shoe by the seashore. Each week I'll give you 2 to 3 (sometimes more!) activities, books, crafts, or songs that you can do with each letter! This week is the letter R! Items that could go in a R Mystery box! rabbit radio raisins rattle ribbon rice ring rock rope ruler Ribbon R's Materials Needed: Glue Paint tray Paint brush Ribbon R's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out R's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue ribbon all over their R's Rain Sensory Bottle Materials Needed: Large bottle Baby oil Water Blue beads Hot glue gun Glitter Directions: Create the sensory bottle by adding equal parts water and baby oil to the large bottle. Add in the blue beads and glitter. Hot glue the lit on to prevent the bottle from opening. As the children are playing with the bottle, ask about what they are seeing and talk about rain with them. Make Your Own Rain Gauge Materials Needed: Large empty plastic bottle Scissors or box cutter (for teacher) Black permanent marker Measuring tools (ruler or tape measure) Directions: Prepare the rain gauge with the children. Cut off the top of the plastic bottle. Have the children measure and create a line around the bottle in regular intervals using measuring tools and the marker. Flip the top of the bottle and place it back inside the rain gauge to act as a funnel. As it rains, encourage the children to practice their math skills by estimating what the level will be at that day, measuring, and counting. Children can keep a log of the change in water over a week. Round Go the R's Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round the ring. Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round and round the ring. The Rooster
The rooster crows at the break of day, To say the day is new. We all know just what he'll say, It's cock-a-doodle-doo! |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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