At Patrick’s birthday party, the ball pit became such a hit and big request afterward that we knew we had to somehow incorporate it into our lesson this week and we did!
THIS WEEK WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE…
Letter: H
Color: white
Shape: square
Number: 8
ACTIVITIES
Craft Time
Letter H for horse (Prep: cut out all pieces of construction paper and yarn (back paper and is 4.5″ x 4.5″ this week for our square, you can click on the template below to save and print). I did a red square and black horse for the white to stand out more but also since horses go to sleep in barns. We asked “What’s square and most of the time red that horses sleep in?” and then also for our added “H”, what do horses eat? Hay! Don’t forget the google eyes! Make an example for them to follow. Place all pieces in a sandwich ziploc bag so they can open and assemble with some glue.)
Melted Crayon Art (using hot air) (Prep: art paper pre-cut to the size you’d like to frame. We did 11×14 for some play room decor. Let the kids line up a box of crayons at the top of the their page however they want to mix them up or group by colors. Then tape them down, hang them up and let them help use a blow dryer to melt the colors and watch the art unfold. You can also write on it or get more creative with your designs.)
Game
Hungry, Hungry Hippos (simple yet fun and not much prep other than the game!)
Science
Hot air/cold air balloon (Prep: we revisited week A’s experiment so you can go back to that to see how to do it.)
Hover craft (Prep: Take an old CD, hot glue a detergent lid on with it open. Then blow up a balloon, twist it enough to keep from air seeping out. Then put the balloon mouth over the lid of the detergent. Untwist and let the balloon and CD go to watch it “hover”.)
Story Time
“Hosanna” (Jesus’ triumphant entry)
The Hat by Jan Brett I had a hedgehog and sock we used too. It has a lot of great “h” words in the story to highlight.
8 animals jumping on the bed (Our finger puppets)
Snack
Horse ham sandwich. I used kitchen scissors again to help cut out the bread pieces. A little bit of mayonnaise held the ear in place, blueberries for the eye, and lettuce for the mane.
BONUS: We “hid” things that started with an H inside our ball pit to “hunt” with our “hands”. Of course it was a blast!
Other optional activities include: remote control helicopter, kids hammer project, hop scotch, hide and seek, and let them help clean up for more use of the words that start with “h”.
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Books or stories with the letter H
Red construction paper
Black construction paper
White construction paper
Googly eyes
White yarn (optional)
glue
Ziploc bags
White colored pencil
Box of crayons
Art paper
Blow dryer
Empty soda bottle
Hot water
Cold ice water
Food coloring (red and blue for the hot and cold optional)
Balloon
CD
Dish detergent top
Balloon
Hot glue gun
Hungry Hungry Hippo game
Ball pit (optional)
H things to find