Ok, back with links and stuff for what I am going to do with my girls this year. My older dd (almost 5) knows her letter for the most part but this will help reinforce them and I got a book (Teach Your Child ro Read in 100 Easy Lessons) that I will work with her a little bit.
I plan on doing about a letter a week (some weeks might be 2 letters per week). Everything will focus on that letter:
*We'll be going to the library at least once a week to get books to read that go with the activities planned.
*Work sheets printed from various websites (whatever looks fun for the day lol) Learn the sound of letter/upper case/lower case/find letter on letter banner.
http://www.letteroftheweek.com/preschool_age_3.html
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabet.htm
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/mabcposter.html
http://www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm
*Craft with letter. Some of above links have craft ideas
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2...-alphabet.html
*Field trip to a place starting with that letter. These will range from simple, like pet shop, bakery, etc where I don't have to call and set up a time, to more in involved things like the fire station, dentist, etc. I also looked at events in my town that would work (we have a sky diving fest that we will go watch for S)
*Learn about an animal that starts with the letter. I have a couple really neat animal books.
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/animals.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
*Letter in Sign language
*Character trait that starts with letter
http://www.duggarfamily.com/images/c...rqualities.pdf
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2...tertraits.html
*I have a huge world map and US map that we will point out places that start with that letter and maybe do some simple state facts.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/
*Make food together that starts with that letter. I don't have much planned here yet. lol
Beyond that, here are some other things I have down that I want to work into the above.
**numbers:
write
counting with beans, small objects
grouping, patterns
measuring
coins
http://math.about.com/od/earlynumera...chool_Math.htm
Some of the above letter sites have number worksheets as well
**science:
calendar + weather (I'll have a large calendar that we will keep track of the weather on)
seasons
5 senses (taste/touch/smell blindfolded, etc)
**holidays:
traditional
earth based
international
*other:
meditation/yoga
nursery rhymes
kid songs with rhythm clapping (copy rhythm)
opposites