The Letter B

Last week we did our Letter of the Week activity for the letter "B." We started off by talking about the sound a "B" makes and tracing it on our white board. Then we opened up our collection of library books that talked about our letter, focusing on bones and black widows (my girls were fascinated by those spider facts!).
 
After reading through some of our books, we played a game with balloons taped on the wall in the shape of a lower case "b." I had filled the balloons, with the girls' help, beforehand with trivia questions about the topics we were going to discuss during that activity time. I ended up tweaking a few questions to fit the facts that had caught their attention the most. 

 

 

So I could finally blow up a balloon by time I reached my early twenties...it's so hard for me!

And my little four year old makes it look so easy.

The girls took turns popping the balloons (with a small pin) and answering the questions. Some questions were trivia about black widow spiders and bones. Others asked them to name a few words or animals or sounds that started with the letter "B." One question asked them to write an upper and lower case "B." I kept the questions simple, fun and age-appropriate.

This is Charlotte making a sheep noise, which of course starts with the lovely letter "B."




And their prizes! Left over candy "beads" from Charlotte's birthday party. The possibilities with the letter "B" are endless. Another fun one we've done before and will surely do again is ALPHABET BUGS. You print out each letter of the alphabet, cut them out, and tape them all over your body. Then you start moving and dancing around and ask your toddler to help you get the alphabet bugs off of you! Ask them to find the bugs in order and stick them onto a board where you can review when they're done and sing the alphabet song. 

So fun.

 P.S. HELLO Valentine's Day coming soon! Wow, I can barely keep up...Tomorrow we're making some cute heart-shaped hand warmers to kick off this next holiday. Don't forget to hit up your local JoAnne's Fabric for their V-day craft kits at 40% off! They make great "do-it-yourself" activities for your kids to try out during crazy hour.