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The items below are apart of our  Letter of the Week Series . You will find a list of everything you need to teach your child about Letter D! A bunch of the materials listed below you will use for other letters in the series as well. Pick and choose which activities work best for you and your child. You may want to do all five days, only your three favorite days, or just find one simple activity to do at home. I hope you enjoy these activities as much as we do!  The numbers next to the items refer to the day you'll be using them. Items to Print: Letter D Songs  (1) Letter D Book  (1) Dinosaur Color Match Cards  (2) Dinosaur Classifying Cards  (2) Number Cards 1-8  (2) Dinosaur Patterns  (2)   Paper Plate Dinosaur Template  (3) Dice Roll and Cover  (4) D is for Dog Template  (5) Build a Snowman Dice Game  (5) Materials Needed: Letters and Numbers Bath Toys  from Amazon (1) Dinosaur Counters  fro...

Choose one of the following dinosaur crafts: 1)  Dinosaur Shape Craft  from Totally Tots: I found this idea on the  Letter D Crafts  list from The Measured Mom. I like that this craft is a shape review - rectangle (legs), circle (head), triangle (plates), oval (tail), and body (dome). Did you notice the dinosaur's body is also in the shape of a sideways Letter D? Have your child identify the shapes before gluing them. 1)  Paper Plate Dinosaur  from The Craft Train: I found this idea from the  Letter D Crafts  list on The Measured Mom. Click the title "Paper Plate Dinosaur" to print the dinosaur templates and view a detailed tutorial with pictures. You will need: Dinosaur Templates (print from link provided) Paper Plates (cut in half) Paintbrush Elmer's Glue  Glitter Bowl Goggly Eyes Paint glue onto a paper plate Have your child dump his/her desired color of glitter onto the paper plate. Allow glue to dry. Glu...

1) D is for Dinosaur : Easton loves stamps, so I knew this would be a fun activity for him! You'll need: Dinosaur Stamps   Block  Letter D  on white paper Green construction paper Print or draw a big letter D on a piece of white paper Let your child stamp the paper  Cut out the letter D and glue it onto green construction paper Hang on the fridge as a reminder of your letter this week! 2) Mini Dinosaur Counter Activities: The remainder of our activities use  Dinosaur Counters . T he set comes with 108 dinosaurs in six colors and six types. A booklet is included, which tells you about each of the dinosaurs. I found these amazing Dinosaur Printables  from Preschool Mom - Dinosaur Color Match, Classifying, Numbers Activity and Pattern Strips. Choose your favorite activities to do today. Here is a list of ways to use the dinosaur counters: Pretend Play: If the dinosaur counters are new for you, allow your child some time to play wit...

1)  D is for Dog  from Miss Maren's Monkeys: I love crafts that include the letter we're working on during the week. Click the title "D is for dog" to print a free template. Talk about a few shapes as you go (eyes - circle, nose - triangle, snout - heart, tongue - oval)  2) Bean Bag Dog Activities: We are going to use a  Bean Bag Dog for these activities. Pass the bean bag back and forth as you count aloud 1-10.  Balance the bean bag on your head, arm, back, etc. and go across a tape line.  Hide the bean bag around the room and find it. Use Hula Hoops - have children throw bean bag in or through a hula hoop. See how far or how high you can place the hula hoop.  Maze - Help the dog bean bag make it to his friend. Take the bean bag up a slide, through a tunnel, under a table, over an ottoman and shoot it into a basketball hoop to his friend. Tape shape printouts on the stairs and see if your child can throw the bean bag to each of t...

1)  Tissue Paper Duck  from The Measured Mom: I thought this craft is adorable. You can find and print a  duck outline by clicking on the title "Tissue Paper Duck". You could glue on white feathers instead of tissue paper if you'd like. Here's what you need: Yellow Construction Paper w/duck outline Goggly Eye Orange Beak White Tissue Paper - we bought ours at the Dollar Store Elmer's Glue 2) "Where's the Duck?" Color Game: I think Easton will love this game! You could use this activity with a magnet board or flannel board, but it would be just as fun on the floor. You'll need: Paper Duck Cut Out Colored Paper or Colored Flannel Sheets (choose 6 or more different colors to review) Black Marker Use a marker to draw a barn on each piece of colored paper - it can be a simple door and window. Lay the barns on the floor and hide the duck under one of the barns, without your toddler watching. You can lay out two barns or as man...