Going on a Letter Hunt…. While B was napping one day I took these letter sticky notes and hid them all over the house. When he woke up I told him there was an alphabet mystery (referring to a favorite book) downstairs and he needed to help me solve the problem. When he found …
ABC and 123 Sticker Puzzles I found these small packs of foam letter and number stickers at the Target dollar spot. I used them to make a quick puzzle for B to practice putting numbers and letters in order. The first few times he worked on matching up the numbers and letters, he just …
This was SO fun! You can use the Beware of Crocodiles game to practice colors, numbers, words, shapes, or the alphabet. Dad helping B find his name Cut crocodiles out of green construction paper and draw eyes and sharp teeth. Then, I wrote our family’s names on index cards (this is where you’d substitute shapes, …
This Holes in the Alphabet pre-writing activity is a great alternative to tracing! Write letters on pieces of construction paper. Have your child poke holes on the lines of each letter with toothpicks (going in the same direction you would to write the letter). Holding the toothpick also helps prepare your child to hold a …
Day 6 of the Activity Advent Calendar – Christmas Light ABC Activity Christmas Light ABC Activity Printable We clipped the ABC lights, in order, onto a ribbon. Originally we clipped them from the top but the weight of the clothes pins kept flipping them over so B had the challenge of trying to clip them …
Introducing Uppercase and Lowercase Letters to your toddler or preschooler can seem overwhelming, but this tip will make it easier. A few months ago I was kind of nervous about how to introduce B to lowercase letters. I was concerned it would be really confusing for him. I got out his Melissa and Doug magnetic …
Grab some alphabet stickers and give this Paper Towel Tube Letter Matching activity a try! You need: a paper towel or toilet paper tube letter stickers (I got these at the Target dollar spot awhile ago but any set you have on hand will work.) How it works: Have your child match each letter …
Nicole from Tired, Need Sleep created these awesome printable, Build a Letter puzzles and graciously shared them. You cut a few pieces out of craft foam, print the puzzles, and you are ready to go. Read the directions and print them here: Build a Letter Template. I put ours in sheet protectors in a notebook …
This letter sort activity works on letter identification (in different fonts), sorting, and classifying capital and lowercase letters. A graphic organizer is a great learning tool and classifying/sorting is an effective way to reinforce any concept. B feels confident with his lowercase letters now so I thought I’d give this letter sort a try. …
Let your child go fishing for letters, numbers, shapes, or colors. What a fun way to learn through play! Getting Ready: Print the cards and cut out the fish. Punch a hole where the mouth would be. Thread a paper clip through the mouth hole. Use a magnetic fishing pole (from the dollar store …
This ABC Board is an easy DIY for teaching and working with letter sounds. When B was younger we would lay this tri-fold project board on the floor and let him do his coloring and crafts on it. This would protect the floor and sometimes he had fun coloring directly on it. Now that he …
We’ve been reading the book Alphabet Mystery by Audrey Wood. It is about a family of lowercase letters that are trying to solve the mystery about where little x has gone. The letters in the story use a flying pencil to get from place to place and they all line up on the …