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.