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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!  Items that could go in a H Mystery box! hammer hanger harmonica hat hay heart helicopter hippopotamus honey horse hot dog  Heart H's Materials Needed: Toilet paper roll Red paint White paper Paint tray H's cut from card stock (or thick paper) 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.  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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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!  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  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. 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. 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!  Items that could go in a F Mystery box! fan feather felt fern fire engine fish flag flower football fork frog  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?  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 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!  Items that could go in a E Mystery box! earring egg elephant elf envelope eraser Eskimo  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 |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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