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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 M!  Items that could go in a M Mystery box! macaroni magazine magnet magnifying glass map mask mirror mitten moon mouse Macaroni M's Materials Needed: Glue Paint tray Paint brush Macaroni noodles (uncooked) M's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out M's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue noodles all over their M's  The M's Are Marching The M's are marking round the room, hurray, hurray! The M's are marking round the room in a big parade. A monkey, a mouse, a mitten and more. All are marching round the floor. Oh, we're all so glad that they could come today. **Have the children hold up pictures of each item as they are sung.** Monkey See, Monkey Move
Write M's on five or six different index cards and other letters on several more. Have the children stand in front of you. Show them the cards one at a time. Whenever they see the letter M, have them move around like monkeys.
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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 L!  Items that could go in a L Mystery box! lace ladle ladybug lamb leaf leash lemon lettuce lime lion lock Laced L's Materials Needed: L's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Hole puncher Yarn Directions: Pass out L's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to punch holes with the hole puncher around the edges of their L's (you can do this prior to the activity if you would like) Allow the children to lace their yarn through the holes  Five Little Ladybugs Five little ladybugs sitting in a tree, The first one said, "I'm glad I'm me." The second one said, "I feel great too." The third one said, "How about you?" The fourth one said, "It's time to fly away." The fifth one said, "We'll talk another day." I'm a Lion
I'm a lion, I'm a lion, Hear me roar, hear me roar. I love to sleep out in the sun, And chase other animals just for fun, In all the jungle I'm Number One. I'm a lion. 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 K!  Items that could go in a K Mystery box! kaleidoscope ketchup key king kite kitten kiwi kernels Kernel K's Materials Needed: Glue Paint tray Paint brush Kernels K's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out K's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue kernels all over their K's  Kite, Kite Kite, kite, soaring high, Reaching, reaching to the sky. First you're high, then you're low, Swooping, swirling, round you go. Kite, kite, fine and free, Dancing, dancing, just for me. K Sorting Materials Needed: Index cards Marker Pictures with K items (optional) Directions: Write upper and lower case K's on 10 (5 of each) on index cards Mix up the index cards Have the children sort the cards into two piles (upper case and lower case K's) You could add pictures of K items to the cards for more practice with the letter. Kabobs
This is a great fine motor skills activity and really fun for the children. You can cut up a bunch of different fruit (kiwis and kumquats would be good for this too). You can also have the children cut the fruit with plastic knives if they have the skills to do so. Provide the children with wooden skewers and allow them to push the different fruit onto it. 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 J!  Items that could go in a J Mystery box! jacket jack-o-lantern jam jar jellybeans juice jump rope  Jellyfish in a Jar Materials Needed: Small clear plastic bag Water bottle Water Blue food coloring Scissors String Hot glue gun Directions: Cut the plastic bag into a square Create a little pouch in the middle of the square and tie it with the string like a balloon to make a "head" Cut the remaining plastic around the tied string into strips to make tentacles Fill the bottle with water and add some food coloring Pour a little bit of water in the "head" and push the jellyfish into the bottle Secure the cap with hot glue Allow the children to explore the jellyfish More Fun J Ideas:
Do jumping jacks Sing "Jack Be Nimble" Do jigsaw puzzles Try to juggle Find all of the Jacks in a deck of playing cards 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 I!  Items that could go in a I Mystery box! ice iceberg ice cream cone ice cube tray ice pack insect instrument  Ice Cube I's Materials Needed: Ice cube tray Water Food coloring Toothpicks Plastic wrap I's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: On the day before the painting activity: Fill your ice cube tray with water and add food coloring to each cube slot Stretch plastic wrap over the top of the tray tightly Poke a toothpick into each cube slot Put into the freezer overnight On the day of the painting activity: Take the ice cube tray out of the freezer and remove the plastic wrap Pass out I's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Let the children "paint" on their I's  Inkblot Art Materials Needed: Pink paint Black ink White cardstock Straw Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars! book by Betty Reynolds Directions: Read the book Japanese Celebrations: Cherry Blossoms, Lanterns and Stars! by Betty Reynolds Invite the children to create their own cherry blossom artwork Show the children that they will place a bubble of ink at the bottom of their piece of paper They will use their straw to blow on the ink bubble to create branches of a tree The children will continue this until they have the desired branches they want After the ink has dried, the children will dip their fingers in the pink paint They will place dots onto the branches of their tree as cherry blossoms  Ice Cream Dough
Materials Needed: 3 cups of baking soda 3 teaspoons of hair conditioner 1 Kool-aid package Large bin Ice cream cones Sprinkles Ice cream scoops Ice cream cups Directions: Mix the baking soda and the conditioner together Add in the Kool-aid package Place the dough in a large bin along with the ice cream cones, sprinkles, scoops, and cups Place the bin in an appropriate area for the children to explore |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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