I am always looking for ways to help S practice her ABCs whether it be recognizing or writing them. On this day, we were already outside playing with chalk, so I asked S to sing the ABC song while I wrote out the alphabet in chalk on the driveway.
Then, I filled S’s water gun up with water and she was very excited (like jumping up and down excited) – maybe I need to pull the water gun out more often!
As I would call out random letters, S would shoot that letter with her water gun.
If S got stuck on a letter, we would recite the ABC song until we reached the letter that gave her trouble.
This was a quick activity to set up and allowed S to play with items that she enjoyed – win, win!
Looking for more fun ways to practice the ABCs, check out our Alphabet Soup.
Now this is a fun and creative idea to help children learn their ABC’s. I could see children learning fast this way because it is fun and entertaining.
Exactly Louida! Learning is always more enjoyable when it is fun.
This is a great idea! I will have to remember this for when my son is old enough. Very creative.
Thanks Logan!
Very smart!!!!! My daughter is 3 and I need to work on this with her… Thanks.
Thank you Aimee, I hope your daughter enjoys!
You have the best ideas for learning/reinforcing the ABC’s. I can only imagine how much fun your daughter had blasting the letters! Pinning to my Kid’s Activities Board.
Thanks Alli, you are so sweet.
My youngest grands would very much enjoy this! What a clever way to help learn the alphabet during summer break! Pinning to my Children board 🙂
Thank you Shirley, I hope they have fun with this.
These are some awesome ideas. I love how simple they are.
Thank you, I hope you get to use some of these activities!
I love the alphabet soup one, that it too cute!
Thank you Caden, it was lots of fun!
Great idea! Kids remember things and learn faster when they are associated with fun activities! We do something similar at home, I give my kiddo stickers and let her stick it on alphabets I placed all over our walls when she can recognize them. 🙂
That sounds a really fun activity. I am going to have to try it!
Learning through fun play – a great activity that children will love as it’s playing with water! Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country KIds.
Thank you Fiona! S LOVES water 🙂
Thanks so much for linking up with Teach Me Tuesday @3GLOL last week. Your link up is very much appreciated! Hope to see you again this week. Starts tonight @8pm CST. http://3glol.net/2014/06/30/teach-tuesday/
Have a great day!
What a fun idea! Not only do you get to sing, you get to see it written, then find it written and shoot the letter! I will have to try this with the grandson! Thanks for sharing with Snickerdoodle!
I hope your grandson has fun practicing his ABCs!
Thanks so much for linking up this fun way to learn at After School! Anything that involves learning AND a squirt gun is a sure kid-pleaser. 🙂
Yes, totally agree!