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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 D!  Items that could go in a D Mystery box! daisy dandelion diaper dice dime dinosaur dog doll domino doughnut dress duck  Dotted D's Materials Needed: D's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Ink dobbers (multiple colors) Directions: Pass out D's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow them to stamp their ink dobbers all over their D's  Duck Race Sensory Play Materials Needed: Large tub Water Blue food coloring (optional) Rubber ducks Spray bottles Directions: Fill large tub with water and rubber ducks. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to turn the water blue. Provide child with spray bottle filled with water. Students will realize that if they squirt the ducks in the water, they move. As the student is playing and discovering, talk with them about what they are experiencing. You can ask open-ended questions like: How are the ducks moving? What does the water feel like? How about the ducks? How can you get the ducks to move faster? D's in the Dirt Materials Needed: Tray or bucket Dirt Directions: Have the children practice writing the letter D in the dirt. They can do upper or lower case letters. Show them that they can shake the tray lightly or use their hand to "erase" what they wrote.  Little Duck
Once there was a little duck Who lived down by the lake. His mother had to quack at him 'Cause he was always late. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, Hurry, don't be late. Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, Don't make your mother wait.
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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 C!  Items that could go in a C Mystery box! camera can candle car card carrot chalk cookie corn crayon  Cotton Ball C's Materials Needed: C's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Cotton balls Glue Paper plates/paint trays Directions: Pour glue on paper plates or on paint trays Pass out C's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow them to dip their cotton balls in the glue and place them on their C's  C Snacks Materials Needed: Paper plates Foods that start with C in different containers (crackers, cheese, cucumber, carrots, cookies, etc.) Directions: Have the children wash their hands Pass out the paper plates or have a helper pass them out for you Place all the containers of C foods on the table Ask the children to list off the food as they serve themselves (if they are developmentally able to)  C is for Cookie Materials Needed: Letter C cut out or drawn on paper Cookie cereal Directions: Pass out the C's (or have a helper pass them out for you) Have the children fill in the letter C with the cookie cereal Allow the children to eat the cereal off their letter if they would like  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 B!  Items that can go in a B Mystery Box! ball banana bandage bear bell bib block boat book bottle bow butterfly button  Ball Sorting Box Materials Needed: Empty cereal box Plastic balls (various sizes) Box cutter Paint/tape (optional) Directions: Cut several holes in the face of the cereal box for the balls to fit in easily. You can cover the box with tape or paint if you would like. Invite children to place the balls through the holes in the box. Button B's Materials Needed: B's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Buttons Glue Paper plates/paint trays Directions: Pour glue on paper plates/paint trays Pass out buttons and B's to each child Allow them to place their buttons anywhere they want on their B's  Bean Sorting Materials Needed: Tray Beans (two colors) 3 small bowls Plastic spoon Directions: Place beans in one small bowl on a tray with two empty bowls and a plastic spoon Allow the children to sort the beans by color with the plastic spoon into each of the empty bowls Five Buzzing Bumblebees
Five buzzing bumblebees Flying near my door, One buzzes off And that leaves four. Four buzzing bumblebees Flying around a tree, One buzzes off And that leaves three. Three buzzing bumblebees In the sky so blue, One buzzes off And that leaves two. Two buzzing bumblebees Flying by the sun, It buzzes off And that leaves one. One buzzing bumblebee Looking for some fun, It buzzes off And that leaves none. 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 A!  Items that could go in an A Mystery box! acorn airplane album alligator anchor angel ant apple apron arrow astronaut avocado  Apple A's Materials Needed: A's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Apples cut in half Paint Paper plates/paint trays Directions: Cut 2 apples in half and dry off the cut sides Pour different colors of paint on paper plates or on paint trays Pass out A's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow them to dip their apples in the paint and stamp them on their A's  A-Apron
Materials Needed: An apron with a pocket on the front Note cards with A's Note cards with other letters Tape Directions: Tape a note card with the letter A onto the pocket of the apron. Spread all the other note cards out on a table. Have each child take turns finding the A's and putting them in the pocket. **You can find an apron with two pockets and do upper and lower case letters.** |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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