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Activities through the Alphabet!

5/28/2018

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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!
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Items that could go in a D Mystery box!
​daisy
dandelion
diaper
dice
dime
dinosaur
dog
doll
domino
doughnut
dress
​duck

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​Dotted D's

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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

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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?

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D's in the Dirt
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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. 
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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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Activities through the Alphabet!

5/21/2018

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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!
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Items that could go in a C Mystery box!

​camera
can
candle
car
card
carrot
chalk
cookie
corn
crayon

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Cotton Ball C's




Materials Needed:
C's cut from card stock (or thick paper)
Cotton balls
Glue
Paper plates/paint trays




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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


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C Snacks

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Materials Needed:
Paper plates
Foods that start with C in different containers (crackers, cheese, cucumber, carrots, cookies, etc.)
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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)

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C is for Cookie



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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

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Activities through the Alphabet!

5/14/2018

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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 B!
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Items that can go in a B Mystery Box!

​ball
banana
bandage
bear
bell
bib
block
boat
book
bottle
bow
​butterfly
button

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Ball Sorting Box



Materials Needed:
Empty cereal box
Plastic balls (various sizes)
Box cutter
Paint/tape (optional) 


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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. 
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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
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Bean Sorting

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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.
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Activities through the Alphabet!

5/7/2018

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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 A!
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Items that could go in an A Mystery box!
​acorn
airplane
album
alligator
anchor
angel
ant
apple
apron
arrow
astronaut
avocado

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Apple A's

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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

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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.**

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