Early Learning: Letter P

S decided she wanted to pick the next letter to concentrate on: P…princesses, pirates, pigs, and potions oh my….

This week (January 28, 2014) we got snow in south Louisiana for the second time in less than a week.  Previously it had been almost four years since it snowed.  Therefore we ended up spending a lot of time outside playing in the snow/ice and not as much time focusing on our letter of the week.

I used the following printables, linked to their original source, throughout our week mixed in amongst the other activities.

Peter Pan Pack from 1+1+1=1

Princess Pack from 1+1+1=1

 

Math: Graphing the Princesses

Part of 1+1+1=1’s Princess Pack is a printable for graphing.  There is a dice to cut out and glue together and then a worksheet to mark how many times you roll each princess/royal item.  S loved this so much so that she went back to this activity several times and I had to print off more graph sheets for her.

Science: Potions

Another favorite that we ended up doing every day was making potions.  I assembled a tray of items for S to mix together to create potions.  She also had a tray with a couple empty vessels to mix the potions in.

The items S had available were:

• Colored water
• Vinegar
• Baking Soda
• Sprinkles
• Oatmeal
• Cereal (we used Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms)

I also had eye droppers, mixing spoons, a funnel and paper straws available for S to use to measure and mix her ingredients.

I let S create and mix how she wanted.  One day she made a potion for snow and another day it was for Christmas

We talked about how some items like oatmeal sunk in the water but floated when baking soda and vinegar were added.

At the end, we dumped a good bit of baking soda and vinegar into the potion to get the potion to fizz and bubble over, hence the need for a tray under the vessels.

Weeks later S still asks about making potions!

Game: Who Shook Hook and Princess Yahtzee

We played a couple games this week.  The Who Shook Hook game works on fine motor skills.  While Princess Yahtzee helps with math and counting.

Puzzle: Princesses

We have a lot of princess puzzles, so S had fun putting them all together throughout the week.

Book: Jake and the Neverland Pirates & Disney Princesses

We read a couple different stories this week focused on the letter P.

S enjoyed this week and kept asking me what the next lesson or project was going to be.