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Here are our favorite action songs and rhymes for Letter H: 1) Humpty Dumpty. Option One: Build a wall with legos (try different heights!) on a cookie sheet. Sing this song as your child places Humpty Dumpty (a raw egg with a drawn on smile) on the wall. When you sing "had a great fall" have your child push the egg off the wall and watch it break open onto the cookie sheet. My three LOVED this idea from Preschool Alphabet .  Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king's horses  And all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. Option Two: Shake Humpty Dumpty egg shakers (plastic eggs filled with rice and taped closed with electrical tape - draw a face on the eggs) while singing this song. Have children drop the egg when cued in the song. 2) Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes. Action Song - touch the part of the body as you sing. Optional: Use different ways to sing this song. ie: slow, fast, ...

1) Build Humpty Dumpty's Wall  from Preschool Alphabet: Building Blocks Raw Eggs - Optional: Draw faces on the eggs to resemble Humpty Cookie Sheet or Container Build a high wall from building blocks - build the wall over a cookie sheet or some sort of container to catch poor Humpty. Count the blocks as you go. Watch the difference between Humpty cracking from a short wall and tall wall.  Sing Humpty Dumpty (from our Letter H Music Time) and when you say "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall", let your child roll Humpty off the wall. I can't wait to watch Easton's reaction! 2) H is for Humpty Dumpty  from Making Learning Fun: Use dot markers, circle magnets, pom poms or bingo chips to fill in the dots. 3) Humpty Dumpty's Fall Craft  from Preschool Alphabet: Cut a large oval shape from a piece of white card stock. Draw or glue on  Humpty Dumpty pieces (all except for the broken egg parts - link from Tot Schooling) onto your oval. Place your H...

1) Letter H Heart Stamping : You'll need: Write or print a  Block Letter H  on a piece of white card stock. Heart Stamps   Option: Stamp heart cookie cutters or a toilet paper roll formed into a heart shape. 2)  Tie Dye Hearts  from Meaningful Mama: Easton loved spraying the squirt bottle for this craft!  White coffee filter Washable markers  Squirt bottle Have your child use washable markers to color the coffee filter. Spray the coffee filter with water until it's completely wet and the colors bleed together. Place the coffee filter in a place to dry. Once dry, cut out a heart shape and hang on the window.  Optional: Draw a letter H in the middle. 3) Heart Number Match : Cut out 8 red hearts and 8 pink hearts from construction paper.  On the red hearts, write numbers 1-8 and placed them on a cookie sheet.  On the pink hearts, draw 1-8 dots and hide them in the room for your child to find.  Wh...

The following Hippo Ideas come from an amazing blog (with free printables!). Check out  Confessions of Homeschooler  to print the activities below. Aside from the craft, I'll put the activities in plastic baggies for Easton to choose from. Hippo Cut & Paste : Option: Paint the background and let it dry before gluing the hippo on.  Hippo Size Sorting: Compare two cards - which one is bigger, which one is smaller? Add a third card and talk about their sizes. Help your child put them in order from smallest to biggest. Review colors as you go! Hippo Push Pin Activity: Print the hippo below and draw a dotted Letter H in the middle with a black marker. Have your child poke holes in the letter H with a pushpin (or toothipick!). You also have the option of using this as a lacing card. Hippo Large Floor Numbers:  Place the cards in numerical order. Have your child stand on his/her number of choice. Have your child identify the letter and ...