Letter of the Week- Letter S

We’re back!!  I haven’t done a new post in so long.  Hailey is starting to have a letter of the week in her UPK class and I am going to do activities at home to go along with her letter of the week.  So, I want to post those as we do them.  Here are a few of the Letter S activities we did:

Hailey had a sheet of pictures with words that started with the letter S.  She colored the pictures and then cut them out.  Then she glued them on to individual index cards and we turned it into a Letter S book.

Then we made a Letter S Seahorse that I saw over at No Time for Flashcards– first Hailey painted it using water colors.

Then she decorated some shapes and glued them onto the Seahorse.

The finished Letter S Seahorse.

Hailey used her Do-a-Dot markers to make this letter S.  You can get the downloads for every letter of the alphabet over at Confessions of a Homeschooler.

We also played this Alphabet Game that I found at Confessions of a Homeschooler.  You have to roll the die and then move your person to the letter.  Then you say the letter you landed on, the sound it makes and something that starts with that letter.  Hailey loved it!

Paper Bag Turkey

I don’t have any time right now to post new crafts, but I want to share a few of our favorites from last year in case you’re looking for some Thanksgiving crafts to do.

You’ll need: paper bag, google eyes, construction paper, glue, something to tie around the bag and newspaper.

Stuff half of the bag with crumpled up newspaper.

Twist the middle of the bag and tie something it around to hold it in place (I used brown ribbon).  Then stuff the top of the bag with more crumpled up newspaper.  Tape the top of the bag shut.

Add a face to your turkey.

Add some feathers.

The finished paper bag turkey.

Disney World Count Down

We are looking forward to a fall trip to Disney World and everyday Hailey asks me, “Do we have 2 more days?”  It’s hard to explain how long a couple more months will be, so we made a count down today.

I started the countdown at 50- I made 50 Mickey Mouse shaped heads and numbered them.  Hailey and I glued them onto cardboard and then she added some Disney stickers to the countdown.

I put contact paper over the countdown (we’ll reuse it every time we go).  Mickey Mouse (over on the left) will be moved each day.  At the end of the countdown is the castle since that’s where we’ll be!

Preschool Craft for Father’s Day

A simple Father’s Day idea:

Hailey painted a picture frame with acrylic paint.  Then we picked something that he likes to do and set Hailey up doing one of Rich’s favorite activities- golfing.  I took her picture and we put it in the frame.  Then we used foam letters to write “Daddy’s Girl” on the frame.

Or you can just pick a favorite picture and write whatever you want on the frame.  So, simple and so cute!