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
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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! 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 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! Items that could go in a D Mystery box! daisy dandelion diaper dice dime dinosaur dog doll domino doughnut dress duck Dotted D's 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 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? D's in the Dirt 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. 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. 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! Items that could go in a C Mystery box! camera can candle car card carrot chalk cookie corn crayon Cotton Ball C's Materials Needed: C's cut from card stock (or thick paper) Cotton balls Glue Paper plates/paint trays 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 C Snacks Materials Needed: Paper plates Foods that start with C in different containers (crackers, cheese, cucumber, carrots, cookies, etc.) 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) C is for Cookie 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 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! Items that can go in a B Mystery Box! ball banana bandage bear bell bib block boat book bottle bow butterfly button Ball Sorting Box Materials Needed: Empty cereal box Plastic balls (various sizes) Box cutter Paint/tape (optional) 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. 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 Bean Sorting 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. 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! Items that could go in an A Mystery box! acorn airplane album alligator anchor angel ant apple apron arrow astronaut avocado Apple A's 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 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.** |
AuthorMs. Brittney Andrade, MS Early Childhood Studies Archives
October 2018
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