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Activities through the Alphabet!

6/25/2018

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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 H!
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Items that could go in a H Mystery box!
hammer
hanger
harmonica
hat
hay
heart
helicopter
hippopotamus
honey
horse
hot dog

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Heart H's


Materials Needed:
Toilet paper roll
Red paint
White paper
Paint tray
H's cut from card stock (or thick paper)

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Directions:
Crease the toilet paper roll into a heart shape.
Pour the paint on the paint tray.
Pass out H's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you)
Allow the children to stamp heart shapes all over their H's

H-I-P-P-O

Here's an animal you should know,
H-I-P-P-O.
She eats a lot of vegetables,
H-I-P-P-O.
She's very big, her skin is gray,
She likes to swim in the water all day,
Here's an animal you should know,
H-I-P-P-O.
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Hula Hoop Toss



Materials Needed:
Paper plates
Markers
Hula hoop





Directions:
Pass each child a paper plate.
Allow them to decorate their plates however they wish with the markers.
Place the hula hoop on the ground (inside or outside).
Allow the children to toss their paper plates into the hula hoop.

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Activities through the Alphabet!

6/18/2018

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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 G!
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Items that could go in a G Mystery box!
giraffe
glass
glove
glue
goggles
golf ball
grapes
grass

Glitter G's

Materials Needed:
G's cut from card stock (or thick paper)
Glue
Glitter (various colors)
Paint brush
Paint tray (or paper plate)

Directions:
Pour glue on the paint trays
Pass out G's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you)
Allow the children to spread the glue around on their G's
Allow the children to sprinkle glitter on their G's
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Color Mixing Discovery Bottle

Materials Needed:
Clear plastic bottle
Shaving cream
Marbles
Blue and yellow paint
Water

Directions:
Add shaving cream, marbles, paint, and a little bit of water to the bottle.
Secure the lid.
Give the bottle to the children. 
Allow them to shake it up and see what color it changes to.

G Snacks

Set up a snack time for the children with foods that start with G. 
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Some ideas:
Grapes
Grapefruit
Goat cheese
Green bell pepper
Guava
My Silly Billy Goat

My silly billy goat
Eats the clothes off the line,
The clothes off the line,
The clothes off the line.
My silly billy goat
Eats the clothes off the line,
As soon as I hang them up.

My silly billy goat
Eats the shirts and the pants,
The shirts and the pants,
The shirts and the pants.
My silly billy goat 
Eats the shirts and the pants 
As soon as I hang them up.
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Activities through the Alphabet!

6/11/2018

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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 F!
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Items that could go in a F Mystery box!
fan
feather
felt
fern
fire engine
fish
flag
flower
football
fork
​frog

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Feather Observation


Materials Needed:
Feathers (different shapes, sizes, colors)
Small container
Magnifying glasses
Clip boards (or notebooks)
Pencils
Crayons/markers
Water 
Water dropper


Directions:
Place the feathers in a small container.
Lay out the magnifying glasses on the table next to the feather container. 
Show them that they can put water droplets on the feathers.
Allow the children to draw what they see on the feathers.

Here are some questions to ask during their observations:
Why do you think birds have feathers?
Are all feathers the same?
Do all birds have the same type of feathers?
What happens when you put the water on the feathers?
Why do you think that happens?

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Create Your Own Frog Pond (in 5 days)

Materials Needed:
Poster board (or card stock)
Blue finger paint
Green basket grass
Green, brown, and grey construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes


Directions:
Day 1 - Let the children finger paint all over the poster board or their card stock. Let dry.
Day 2 - Let the children glue the green basket grass on the poster board or their card stock. Let dry.
Day 3 - Let the children create frogs with their construction paper. Supervise the use of the scissors.
Day 4 - Let the children create tadpoles with their construction paper. Supervise the use of the scissors.
Day 5 - Have the children attach their frogs and tadpoles to the poster board or their card stock. 

Feeling the Letter F

Hang up a poster board on the wall. Add uppercase and lowercase F's all over the board out of different textures. You could use felt, fur, flannel, foil, etc. Allow the children to touch them. 

Here are some great questions to ask:
What do you think they will feel like?
Did it feel like how you thought?
Have you ever felt those things?
Other Fun F Ideas

Float like feathers
Fold fabric 
Tell folktales and fables
Play flutes or fiddles
Form F's on the floor with the children's bodies
​Make funny faces
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Activities through the Alphabet!

6/4/2018

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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 E!
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Items that could go in a E Mystery box!
earring
egg
elephant
elf
envelope
eraser
Eskimo

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Egg E's


Materials Needed:
Eggs (real)
Paint
Smocks
E's cut from card stock (or thick paper)


Directions:
Cut a small hole in the top of the eggs and empty the white/yolk
Fill the eggs with different colored paint and put them back in a holder
Pass out E's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you)
Allow them to put their E's on the ground (best done outside or inside with a cloth or paper covering the floor)
Pass out the eggs and allow the children to drop their eggs on their E's

E is for Elephants

Materials Needed:
E's on index cards
Other letters on index cards
Pictures of elephants

Directions:
Sit in a circle on the floor
Pass out elephant pictures
Hold up a card with a letter on it
If the card has an E on it, then the children hold up their elephant picture
If the card doesn't have an E on it, then the children don't do anything
Other E Activities

Do simple experiments
Pretend to ride on an elevator or escalator
Paint on an easel
Count out eleven items
Make E's on the floor with the children's bodies
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