Letter B week! This was a fun week! Sweet Pea still doesn’t want to do much fine motor activity associated with letters, but we had a lot of fun doing things related to the letter B!
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| Wanna bop my balloon, Mommy? |
Math:
- We counted balloons. How many total? How many of each color?
- We counted how many times we dropped or caught the balloons.
- We counted how many balloons popped on the grass.
Science:
- We pointed out a lot of things that are Brown
- SP and I made Magic Bubbles using the recipe from Creative Kids at Home. Here’s the recipe we tried. They have more on their site, you’ve got to check it out!
Magic Bubbles
1 tblsp glycerin
2 tblsp dish soap
9 oz water
Literacy:
- We read Little Bunny Foo Foo.
- We read When I’m Big by Sam McBratney
- Cutie Pie enjoyed wiping the letter F off of the blackboard with a wet paintbrush
- Practiced writing letter B in chalk on driveway then washing them off with wet paintbrush
Art:
- We painted with small balloons by pressing them onto paper. This made neat little spots, which Sweet Pea loved!
- We drew and colored balloons on the driveway with chalk and chalkpaint
Physical: Fine and Gross Motor:
- Bopping Balloons outdoors.
- Throwing and catching balloons.
- Chasing runaway balloons.
- Practiced writing letter B on driveway in chalk
- Bike rides!
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I loved when my kids were this age. There was always something exciting going on and I loved teaching/watching them learn new things 🙂