As a classroom teacher in another life, I sort of miss the structure and lesson plans of traditional school. My 2-year-old (almost 2 and a half) is growing and learning and getting more curious about reading and books, so I've decided to start teaching him the alphabet!
We're going to be working on a letter a week, and each letter will have a word (theme) to go with it. For example, B week will be "B is for Blueberries," and we'll do all sorts of blueberry-related activities to help reinforce the letter sound and provide lots of opportunities to see the letter "B" and hear the sound it makes.
I'm excited to take you along on this journey with us! Each week I'll post my "lesson plan" for the letter and theme of the week along with any relevant resources, links, and theme books we're reading. My goal is to do one theme-related activity Monday through Friday.
Small note: These activities are geared towards older toddlers and preschoolers.
Happy learning!
Other alphabet learning resources
A is for ANT
Books about ants:
What Does an Anteater Eat? by Ross Collins
Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
The Tiny Baker by Hayley Barrett
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
National Geographic Kids Ants by Melissa Stewart
Monday: Watch video about ants and read books about them (list of what we read above ^)
Tuesday: Set up an ant farm!
Wednesday: Have an "ant picnic"
Thursday: Fingerprint ant craft
Friday: Ant scavenger hunt (make it a goal to find 10 ants in 10 different places around your neighborhood)
Other activities to sprinkle in: The Ants Go Marching Song
B is for Blueberries
Books about blueberries:
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Blueberry Pie Elf by Jane Thayor
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Monday: Read blueberry-themed books and "work together" to draw pictures of things that start with "B"
Tuesday: Eat blueberry pancakes
Wednesday: Blueberry finger paint craft
Thursday: Bake blueberry pie (and read Blueberry Pie Elf again)
Friday: Visit a blueberry farm OR plant your own blueberry bush at your house
C is for Car
Books about cars:
Race car count by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Car, Car, Truck, Jeep by Katrina Charman
Beep Beep Piip Piip by Petr Horacek
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
Monday: Go to the library and find books that have to do with cars, and create a C poster.
Tuesday: Car race (choose 4- 6 different cars and have them race each other down a ramp in pairs until you have a winner)
Wednesday: Car tracks art project, using finger paint
Thursday: Wash a car!
Friday: Pretend you are cars and play red light, green light
D is for Dinosaur
Books about Dinosaurs:
We Love Dinosaurs by Lucy Volpin
Dinosaur Farm by Fran Preston-Gannon
Hello Dinosaur by Sam Boughton
Monday: Read books about dinosaurs and create D poster
Tuesday: Dinosaur ice rescue
Wednesday: Dinosaur craft
Thursday: Dinosaur volcano sensory bin
Friday: Visit the dinosaur exhibit at the museum (Perot Science Museum in Dallas ... Yes!)
Other dinosaur-themed activities!: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/preschool-dinosaur-activities-sensory-play/
E is for Egg
Books about Eggs:
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Good Egg by Jory John
Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg? by Mia Posada
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
Monday: Read books and create E poster (and eat eggs for breakfast, of course!)
Tuesday: Egg dyeing
Wednesday: Visit chickens (farm/ petting zoo/ homesteading neighbor)
Thursday: Plastic egg matching game
Friday: Egg hunt!!!
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