Read on for a variety of ways to make an F! I began by pulling out my color tiles, which work very well for a straight letter like F. Color tiles are a great investment for teaching your little one. I've used them as counters, for building patterns, for measuring, making letters, and more. You can make your own giant letter F on your own or use mine. This was a free printable we got from Confessions of a ... Read More
Letter F Songs and rhymes mini-book
Here is another printable letter book of rhymes and songs for you to to enjoy with your little one! Printable Letter Book: Rhymes & Songs for Letter F You will find these songs and rhymes in the Little Letter “F” Book: F is for Flower sung to the tune of London Bridge Flower starts with letter F, Letter F, Letter F, Flower starts with letter F, /f/, /f/, /f/, f/! F is for Frog Sung to ... Read More
Letter F Crafts
Letter F Crafts We've been busy! Since my Two already knew "F" when we began this exploration, I focused less on reinforcing the letter and more on giving him and his older siblings the chance to work with a variety of media. We used construction paper, feathers, dried beans, real food, foam, fingerpaint, foil, tissue paper, and old magazines to create these letter F crafts. F is for fun! F is for Fire I always ... Read More
Teach counting with a numbered fruit salad!
This is one of those things that's so easy, and so great, you just have to do it. It's extremely rare for me to have just my two youngest at home during meal preparation, but that's what happened today. It was the perfect time to give my Two some one-on-one in the kitchen -- and to teach counting as well. After church we ran to the store (in 16°! Ack!) to get some strawberries and grapes so we'd have ... Read More
Get out your farm toys for a Letter F Sensory Tub!
This week we pulled out all our farm toys so we could make a letter F sensory tub: Farm in a Box. I got this idea from Small Potatoes, where she has an incredible amount of sensory ideas -- including a whole series called Building a World in a Box. Farm seemed like a good word to start with for the letter F - especially since we have a lot of farm toys. I poured our beans and rice combo into a big plastic bin. My ... Read More
8 Ways to Make the Letter E
Check out our eight ways to make the letter E! First, I printed two large letter E's, which you can make yourself or use mine: giant letter E. Then my Two and Four filled their E's with gems to reinforce the shape of the letter. Next, they filled their E's with buttons. We got out colorful craft sticks to form the letter E with lines. After this I had them use the craft sticks without the framework. My Four ... Read More
Letter E Rhymes & Songs mini-book
I created these mini-books when my little guy was just over 2. He has always loved music, and I wanted a way to help the letters stick (because they weren't). He wasn't too interested initially, but I made it a habit to sit down and read/sing these with him. Before long he was bringing his "wittle books" to me. Now (2 years, 8 months) he carries them around and knows many of the songs and ... Read More
Letter E craft ideas
Tissue Paper "E" My four-year-old boy really loved this one. I printed out a large E and gave him a bag of tissue paper squares. He painted on a water/glue mixture and very carefully applied each square. He was very serious about doing a neat job. I think he would not have enjoyed this had we used straight Elmer's or a glue stick. It would have been too messy and frustrating. My toddler had no ... Read More
A Simple Sensory Bin for Letter E
We've just launched our first letter exploration! We started with the letter E because it is one of the easiest letters to form. Find out what we did with this simple sensory bin for letter E. Here are the things we came up with: Then we poured dry rice and beans over everything. Now it was time to dig the items out. I helped my older son sort all the items by their beginning ... Read More
Rhyming Books for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Looking for rhyming books for toddlers? Here's a great collection! Rhyming books for toddlers and preschoolers Mouse Mess, by Linnea Riley Our copy of this book has been loved so much it is now in pieces. It's the story of a mischievous mouse who explores the kitchen at night. "Crackle, sweep, he rakes cornflakes - and jumps into the pile he makes!" Buzzz Said the ... Read More