Letter R: Alphabet, Songs, Handprint Art, Rainbow Foam, Books (Day 1)
Alphabet: Today we used Plan Toy's Alphabet A-Z to review the alphabet as a whole. I've noticed that when I bring all the letters out at once it can be a bit overwhelming. It's better if I bring five or so letters out a time and let Easton play with them first before bringing out other letters. Of course, Letter R was one of the first letters we played with. Easton matched uppercase letters to pictures that begin with the same letter. See picture below (from amazon's website). These were a lot of fun!
Letter R Songs: We love all six songs for Letter R this week found on the Measured Mom blog! We learned: It's Raining it's Pouring, Round and Round the Garden (see below for a fingerplay*), Roses are Red, Ring around the Rosies, Row Row Row Your Boat, and Rub a Dub Dub Three Men in a Tub. We used our Instrument Set while I sang these songs for the boys today.
*Round and Round the Garden Walks the Little Bear (circle finger around babies' palm)
One Step, Two Steps (Walk fingers up babies' arm)
Tickle Under There (Tickle under babies' arm pit)
Letter R Handprint Art (Rabbit): I didn't find a Handprint Art that I loved for Letter R. Instead, I painted Easton's palm and two middle fingers brown and had him stamp his hand onto a piece of white paper to make a rabbit. Once the paint dried, Easton glued on two goggle eyes and I drew a nose, mouth, and whiskers.
Rainbow Soap Foam: After talking a little bit about rainbows, we played with a really neat Rainbow Sensory Bin! This idea is from Fun at Home with Kids (click for a tutorial). You need water, Dawn Dish Soap, Liquid Water Colors and a Mixer. We added play cars, a dish brush, play kitchen tools (measuring cups, funnel, whisk, etc.) and a separate bin with only water to make a Rainbow Car Wash. Easton LOVED this.
Letter R Booklist: We found this booklist from the Measured Mom blog (see picture below). From the ones we could find at our local library, these were our favorites: Falling for Rapunzel, Rain, Rattletrap Car, Rainbow of my Own, Row Row Row Your Boat, The Rainbow Fish, and Bunny Cakes.