Bubble Literacy and Fine Motor Activity

This was a super fun activity for Little Sweets.  I put soapy water into a tub.  Then we put colored water into a spray bottle.  Little Sweets sprayed the water into the tube and colored the bubbles and the water. (Using the spray bottle helps with fine motor skills.)  Then I placed objects in the water and Little Sweets found them.  We started with toys then I started putting letters in the water.  I put letters that would make words in the "at" family.  Little Sweets pulled out the letter, told me what is was, put it front of the letters "at", and then read me the word.  She really enjoyed this activity. 

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Stamping Fun in Homemade Playdough

Stamping Words into Play Dough

Little Sweets has been asking to play with play dough for a while now. The play dough she had been using was dried out so I thought I would pick some up at Wal-mart.  They didn't have what I was looking for so we decided to make our own.  I wanted it to smell nice so I thought it would be fun to add kool-aid to the dough.  I found a great recipe for kool-aid play dough here.   Little Sweets helped me make the dough.  Then she used stamps to spell words in her play dough.  She also stamped pictures and numbers into the play dough. 

Little Sweets helping me make the playdough.

Little Sweets stamping in her playdough. 

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Self-checking Word Family Wheel

Self-checking Word Family Wheel

I made this to help Little Sweets with her word family words.  She spins the bottom wheel until she comes to a letter.  She says the word and then lifts the flap to see if she is correct.  This was simple to make.  I cut two circles from a poster board.  On the first circle I cut out 2 squares.  I wrote "at" beside one square and glued a flap on the other square.  Then I used a clasp to fasten both circles together.  I wrote the letter and glued the corresponding picture on the second circle while it was fastened together. This way I knew it would match up.  Remember to keep letters on one side of the circle and pictures on the other side of the circle.  I have included a picture of the second circle.   Have fun!!! : )

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Pattern Block Sight Word Review

Pattern Block Sight Word Review

We just started working on sight words this summer.  I have been searching the internet for some fun games and came across this one. You can find this idea and more here.  Little Sweets really enjoyed this game.  I got the pattern from this site.  I printed and lamintated the paper.  I recommend laminating the paper because then you can write and wipe-off words, letters, numbers, whatever you would like your little one to review. Little Sweets read the word and then covered it up with the correct pattern block. We also did this activity with numbers.  

Letter Picture Match

Letter Picture Match

I cut up alphabet flash cards that I picked up at the dollar tree.  I placed the pictures from the flash cards in random order on the table.  Then I placed letter tiles in rice.  Little Sweets and Peachers took turns pulling out a letter tile.  They identified the letter, said the letter sound, then placed it next to the picture that started with the letter.  (I got the idea to hide things in rice from this blog.)