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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 Z!  Items that could go in a Z Mystery box! zebra zinnia zipper zucchini  Zero Z's Materials Needed: Paint Paint brush Paint trays Z's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out Z's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to paint zeros on their Z's Five Little Zinnias
Five little zinnias, Growing outside my door. I picked one for Grandma, Now there are four. Four little zinnias, The pretties I've seen. I picked one for Grandpa, Now there are three. Three little zinnias, Just a lovely few. I picked one for Mommy, Now there are two. Two little zinnias, Reaching for the sun. I picked one for Daddy, Now there is one. One little zinnia. A colorful little hero. I picked it just for you. Now there are zero.
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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 Y!  Items that could go in a Y Mystery box! yam yarn yogurt yo-yo Y Snack Have the children sit down for a yogurt snack You could have flavored or plain yogurt and put fruit inside it They could also help in making yogurt bites with spoonfuls on a tray and placing them in the freezer It's a great snack for the warm weather  Yarn Y's Materials Needed: Yellow paint Paint brushes Paint trays Y's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out Y's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to paint all over their Y's Let's Give a Yell for Y
Let's give a yell for Y Let's give a yell for Y. Y is for you and for yellow too. Let's give a yell for Y. 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 X!  Items that could go in a X Mystery box! x-ray xylophone X X-Ray X's Materials Needed: Q-tips Glue Paint trays X's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out X's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue their q-tips all over their X's to make an x-ray  More X Ideas
Form X's with popsicle sticks or tooth picks Draw X's with sidewalk chalk outside Search for treasure that's marked with an X Hop on a path of X's on the floor with tape Play Tic-Tac-Toe 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 W!  Items that could go in a W Mystery box! wallet washcloth watch watermelon whale wheel wood  Wheel W's Materials Needed: Toy cars Paint Paint brushes Paint trays W's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out W's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to roll the toy cars in the paint and across their W's Welcome Little W
Welcome, little W We like you, we really do. Waffles that we love to eat, Watermelons, oh, so sweet. W, we'll wave today, When we see you come our way. Welcome, little W, We like you, we really do. Worms and wagons here and there, Walls and windows everywhere. W, we'll wave today, When we see you come our way. 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 V!  Items that could go in a V Mystery box! vase vegetables velcro velvet vest vine vinegar violets violin  Violet V's Materials Needed: Violet paint Paint brushes Paint trays V's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out V's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to paint their V's with the violet paint  Veggie Snacks Provide different vegetables for the children to try. This could include carrots, celery, radishes, snap peas, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. You could work together to make vegetable dip, such as plain yogurt and ranch powder mix. I love to Make the Letter V
I love to make the letter V For everyone to see (form V with two fingers) V is for vinegar, V is for van, And V is for victory! 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 U!  Items that could go in a U Mystery box! ukulele umbrella underwear unicorn unifix cubes uniform Unifix U's Materials Needed: Unifix cubes Paint trays U's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out U's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to stamp the unifix cubes in the paint and decorate their U's  My Umbrella My umbrella goes up (raise arms high, fingers touching above head) And I go under, Whenever I hear The sound of thunder. It is wild and windy (move raised arms back and forth) See the weather vane. My umbrella is pulling With the blowing rain. Now it is still (hold raised arms in place) And I see the sun. Down comes my umbrella (lower arms to sides) Time now for fun! Other U Activities
Throw a ball underhand Pretend to be ushers and show people to their seats Walk upstairs Bring in photos of uncles to share and discuss Listen to the story of the Ugly Duckling Take turns strumming a ukulele Bend pipe cleaners into U shapes 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 T!  Items that could go in a T Mystery box! tape telephone tennis ball ticket tiger toothbrush train tree triangle truck turtle Toothpick T's Materials Needed: Toothpicks Glue Paint brushes Paint trays T's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out T's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue their tooth picks all over their T's  Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, stand tall now. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, take a bow. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, tap your toes. Tea Party
You could have the children help make little sandwiches and have a "tea" party or juice party together. You could fill a tea pot with tomato juice instead of tea and have sandwiches that are cut into triangles. 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 S!  Items that could go in a S Mystery box! sand scarf scissors seeds shirt shoe soap sock spider sponge spoon star  Star S's Materials Needed: Star stickers S's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out S's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to stick star stickers all over their S's  Sand Tray Pre-Writing Materials Needed: Shallow tray Sand Cards with letter written Directions: Pour the sand in the tray. Create cards with letters written on them. Place the sand tray and cards in a larger tray and place on a low shelf in the classroom. Show the children how to write lightly with their finger in the sand. Show the children how to lightly shake the tray to erase what they wrote. Silly S Song
I'll sing a silly S song for you. I'll sing a silly S song for you. A snake and a spoon went sailing in a shoe, Sailing in a shoe by the seashore. 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 R!  Items that could go in a R Mystery box! rabbit radio raisins rattle ribbon rice ring rock rope ruler Ribbon R's Materials Needed: Glue Paint tray Paint brush Ribbon R's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out R's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue ribbon all over their R's  Rain Sensory Bottle Materials Needed: Large bottle Baby oil Water Blue beads Hot glue gun Glitter Directions: Create the sensory bottle by adding equal parts water and baby oil to the large bottle. Add in the blue beads and glitter. Hot glue the lit on to prevent the bottle from opening. As the children are playing with the bottle, ask about what they are seeing and talk about rain with them.  Make Your Own Rain Gauge Materials Needed: Large empty plastic bottle Scissors or box cutter (for teacher) Black permanent marker Measuring tools (ruler or tape measure) Directions: Prepare the rain gauge with the children. Cut off the top of the plastic bottle. Have the children measure and create a line around the bottle in regular intervals using measuring tools and the marker. Flip the top of the bottle and place it back inside the rain gauge to act as a funnel. As it rains, encourage the children to practice their math skills by estimating what the level will be at that day, measuring, and counting. Children can keep a log of the change in water over a week.  Round Go the R's Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round and round go the R's, Round and round the ring. Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round goes a rock and a rope and a ruler, Round and round the ring. The Rooster
The rooster crows at the break of day, To say the day is new. We all know just what he'll say, It's cock-a-doodle-doo! 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 Q!  Items that could go in a Q Mystery box! quarter quartz queen question mark quill quilt quince quinoa Q-Tips Quinoa Q's Materials Needed: Glue Paint tray Paint brush Quinoa Q's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Directions: Pass out Q's to each child (or have a helper pass them out for you) Allow the children to glue quinoa all over their Q's  I Like Q Q is for queen with a crown on her head, Q is for quilt that covers my bed. Q is for questions I like asking, Q is for ducklings' quack-quack-quacking. Q is for quarter and quick and quill, I like Q and I always will. Quill Pens Show the children what a quill looks like with one that you made. Allow the children to cut the tips of feathers or cut it for them. Show them how to dip their feather into some ink and write with it. Make Your Own Quilt Provide each child with a piece of thick paper, glue, and pieces of fabric cut into squares. Encourage the children to make their own "quilt" by gluing the squares of fabric to the pieces of paper.
 More Q Fun
Find the queens in a deck of cards. Examine quarters with a magnifying glass. Quack the number of times that are shown on a number card. Cut food into quarters (apples, pie, oranges, etc.). |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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