Letter T - Turtles: Shape Craft, Paper Plate Turtles, Sizing, Numbers, Dot Page
Choose from a variety of turtle activities:
Turtle Shape Craft: I found this idea on the Letter T Crafts list on the measured mom blog. I taught Easton what a dome is (shell) and Easton identified the remaining shapes as we glued them on.
Paper Plate Turtles: We had extra time today, so we made two paper plate turtles. Turtle #1: Easton used Do-a-Dot Markers to stamp the dot colors on the first turtle shell. He loved stamping the colors together to make a new color - yellow and red make orange! I cut out the turtle head, arms, legs and tail from green construction paper which we glued onto the back of our paper plate. We topped it off with two goggly eyes. Turtle #2: Easton used different shades of green tissue paper for the second turtle shell. I put globs of glue on the plate and Easton chose which color of green to place on the shell. Again, I cut out the turtle head, arms, legs and tail from green construction paper which we glued onto the back of our paper plate. We topped it off with two goggly eyes. I also found a darling Turtle Egg Carton Craft.
Turtle Sizing: The remaining Turtle Activities I found and printed from Confessions of a Homeschooler. Easton put the turtles in order: small, medium and large.
Turtle Numbers: At this point in the series, Easton could only count and recognize numbers 1-3. (We started with his name, T being the fourth letter we learned). We counted the turtles together and Easton found the matching number:
Turtle Dot Page: We used our Power Magnets and magnetic cookie sheet to fill in the dots. We have also used Round Office Stickers and Do-a-Dot Markers to fill in the circles in similar previous activities.
Turtle Shape Craft: I found this idea on the Letter T Crafts list on the measured mom blog. I taught Easton what a dome is (shell) and Easton identified the remaining shapes as we glued them on.
Paper Plate Turtles: We had extra time today, so we made two paper plate turtles. Turtle #1: Easton used Do-a-Dot Markers to stamp the dot colors on the first turtle shell. He loved stamping the colors together to make a new color - yellow and red make orange! I cut out the turtle head, arms, legs and tail from green construction paper which we glued onto the back of our paper plate. We topped it off with two goggly eyes. Turtle #2: Easton used different shades of green tissue paper for the second turtle shell. I put globs of glue on the plate and Easton chose which color of green to place on the shell. Again, I cut out the turtle head, arms, legs and tail from green construction paper which we glued onto the back of our paper plate. We topped it off with two goggly eyes. I also found a darling Turtle Egg Carton Craft.
Turtle Sizing: The remaining Turtle Activities I found and printed from Confessions of a Homeschooler. Easton put the turtles in order: small, medium and large.
Turtle Numbers: At this point in the series, Easton could only count and recognize numbers 1-3. (We started with his name, T being the fourth letter we learned). We counted the turtles together and Easton found the matching number:
Turtle Dot Page: We used our Power Magnets and magnetic cookie sheet to fill in the dots. We have also used Round Office Stickers and Do-a-Dot Markers to fill in the circles in similar previous activities.
Turtle Egg Sensory Bin: I can't believe how much Easton has LOVED playing with our Moldable Sand Kit from Lakeshore Learning. Today, we watched a Youtube Video of Turtles hatching in the sand. It gave me the idea of using marbles (eggs) and burying them in the sand as a turtle would. The fun part was finding the eggs after burying them. This simple idea turned into over an hour of play time.
