Happy Wednesday everyone!! Just a reminder that my giveaway ends tonight! So, if you haven't already, please enter the contest by going to Monday's post and clicking on the Rafflecopter link at the bottom. If you are on my Facebook page, you can also enter there under the picture "Giveaway." Thanks everyone for your support...you are the best! If you are new to Teaching Mama, you might be wondering what an Alphabet Box is. Basically, it is a box filled with items that start … [Read more...]
Learnin’ About the Letter ‘H’
A little while back, I showed you this post about our letter 'H' alphabet box. We haven't done much with learning about 'H', so today we did some activities with that. First, to add some sensory play in, we took our fake spiders and lined them up inside the letter 'H'. Of course he had fun with this! Next, we learned how to write the letter. Now, I know this probably went over his head, but it's a start. We took a crayon and traced inside the letter. We also said "Down, Across, Down" to help … [Read more...]
Letter ‘H’ Alphabet Box & Halloween Sensory Tub
It's the time of year when everything gets a little bit more spooky...well not so much yet for my little ones, but in stores everywhere we are seeing ghosts, goblins and villains. I like to make Halloween more of a fun celebration and not so gory, especially for my little boys. So, we're going to learn about the letter 'H' and play with our Halloween sensory tub. I couldn't find a ton of things around the house for the letter 'H' but this will work and still be good for discussion. You can … [Read more...]
Letter ‘L’ Alphabet Box
This week we are learning about the letter 'L' and leaves! Perfect time of the year to learn about leaves...they are gorgeous right now! Stay tuned for more activities with leaves! … [Read more...]
Letter ‘P’ Alphabet Box & Sensory Bin
This week we're learning about the letter 'P'. Here's the alphabet box I used to introduce the letter. There are a lot of words that start with 'p' so this was an easy box to create! You can just find any items around the house to add to an alphabet box. When we look through it together, we discuss the sound 'p' has and that each one of these items starts with 'p'. Here's the sensory bin I introduced. It's our pumpkin sensory bin! It includes dry pinto beans, candy … [Read more...]
Letter ‘A’ Alphabet Box & Sensory Tub
Alphabet Boxes are a great way to introduce letters of the alphabet to your child. Here's an example of an alphabet box of the letter 'A'. To introduce an alphabet box, all you do is find items around the house that start with that letter and put it in a box. Then have the child explore the box while pointing out that each item starts with the same letter. Also, make sure to share the sound of that letter. Sensory Tubs are great for the little ones. It helps them explore the world using … [Read more...]