We are starting our Letters of the week and this week was A and B. We had so much fun this week I am going to post my weekly lesson plans if anyone would like to see them.
Playtime
Cool book I got from Costco that came with 9 blocks to create the 9 pictures that are in the book
B is for building
We collected everything we could find that started with an A or a B! I was surprised at how excited they were to do this!
Lesson
(Our lessons are very short, probably not even 5 minutes)
The kids shouted out things that started with the letters A and B and I drew them on the chalk board
Magnetos continue to be a favorite
B is for butterfly, blue, baby, and bear sort
A is for tonging airplanes
A is for tweezing Apples(actually cherries from the game Hi Ho Cheerio)





Drawing our favorite animals and telling one fact that we know about them
Balloon painting! HUGE hit!!! The balloons are half filled with water and half with air and then tied to yarn. The kids dipped them in in paint and then bounced them all over the paper! The colors started to mix and several kids said they looked like fireworks!

A is for lacing and making patterns with airplanes
A and B sort(this only came off the shelf once)
Winter Play dough with numbers
A is apple sizing
Small Group
Sorting front and Back opposite cards
Outside
Fake snow in the outdoor sensory tub!
Caden got really into it once the other kids were done:)
How old are the kids doing this?
ReplyDeleteThe kids are ages 3-5 and some of the activities are for Jack who is almost 2
ReplyDeleteHow fun! How long did it take you to round up all the different manipulative's for your shelves? (I am talking for all the letters, not just a/b). My daughter is almost 2, and I was just wondering when I should start getting some of these items... :)
ReplyDeleteWow! The balloon painting looks like way too much fun! Kerri
ReplyDeleteI really love your blog and ideas. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAn award here if you want it : http://aladouce.blogspot.com/2011/01/awards-3.html
Thanks so much for linking back, and all the great ideas, looks like so much fun!
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