Throughout this week's learning sessions, our focus has been on the letter A. While most children already recognize A for apple, we've been delving into the wide array of things that begin with the letter "A" to expand their understanding. If you're working on letters with your little one, take a look at the activities listed below to see if they're a good match for your child!
"A" is for Apple
"A" is for Apple Paint Dotting
Our littles ones love paint dotting activities and I love them too because they are pretty easy to make. But don't worry, you don't have to make this worksheet here. If you want to download this apple paint dotting sheet, click the link below to download!
"A" is for Apple Upper/ Lower Case Sorting
Our 3-year-old is doing great with his letters, so of course we need to take things up a notch. This activity was fun and really help introduce the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters! If you would like to download this for your little one, click the link below!
Apple Color Sort
This activity is great for targeting sorting colors with your little ones. You can use pom poms, gems, or anything that you have around the house! If you would like to use this template with your little one, click the link below to download!
"A" is for Apple Construction Paper Craft
I love this craft because it's a great way of introducing crafting to your little ones. They can help rip up the paper and get some glueing practice in! If you would like this template for your little one, click the link below to download!
"A" is for Ant
"A" is for Ant Paint Dot
Another cool paint dotting activity that focuses on Ants. Ants are pretty cool to learn about! We brought out the Red and Black paint dotters to show the boys that ants come in different colors {and we definitely want to avoid the red ones!) If you would like to try this printable with your little one, click the link down below to download.
Ant Hill Sensory Bin
Learning through play is a big deal for our growing toddlers and that is why I love creating sensory bins for the boys. This was created with Oats for and Green dyed Rice for the base. We grabbed some plastic ants, leaves, fake green moss, and a magnify glass to get up close and personal to the ants.
"A" is for Astronaut
"A" is for astronaut Paint Dotting
What can I say, the boys love these paint dotting sheets, so I got to keep making them! It was so cute hearing my 3-year-old say astronaut as well! If you would like to download this page, click the link below!
"A" is for Astronaut Tracing
We are working on tracing with our 3-year-old, so it was fun including our astronaut theme in his writing practice. We use a pouch that we can slip the paper in and use a dry erase marker so that we can keep using the sheet. If you would like to download this tracing page, click the link below!
While our 3-year-old worked on tracing, this coloring page occupied my 2-year-old! If you would like to download this coloring page, click the link below!
Outerspace Sensory Bin
A great way to learn is through play and these little ones definitely played with this Outerspace sensory bin! With black dyed rice, black dyed macaroni noodles, black crinkle paper, black and silver glittered stars, and space theme cutouts.
"A" is For Airplane
Airplane Spelling
The best part about this activity is that not only did we work on letter recognition, but we also targeted letter sound. That's a double win for our soon to be reader!
Airplane Coloring Sheet
We took a break from our usual paint dotting sheets and instead pulled out the paint and paint brushes. Painting is always a workout when working with 2 toddlers, but the more we paint, the calmer the experience gets! If you'd like to download this coloring page for your little ones, click the link below!
Airplanes In The Clouds Sensory Play
Sometimes when I have ideas for sensory play, they don't always go as planned. This was one of them, but it worked out in the end! Originally, we were going to use the droppers to color the cotton balls, instead my little ones wanted to pile in the cotton balls in the jars of water. Still was fun and we got to see some cool colors. Still a win in my book and this was so easy to throw together!
That wraps up our Letter A activities for the week. Be sure to check back as we add more. If you try any of these with your little one, be sure to let me know how it goes on any of Lioness Mama's Social Media!
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