Letter "A" PreK - Educating Laytons

Letter “A” PreK

March 22, 2012 By Stef

We sent the boy to a 3 day per week prek4 program at our church and then started homeschooling Kindergarten! That was 5 years ago this May so I feel a little rusty on some of the younger learning skills.

Preschool is ~~scary~~ new territory for me! But I like to have fun – so fun we had (even my 9yr old participated in some games and had a blast – I did have to make things a bit harder for him).

Letter A PreK

if you round your painted A the ants can climb up the “ant hill”. (we discussed ants have 6 legs, sideways jaws, and smell with their antennas)
“A” graham crackers for snack.
Paint big and little a’s on your tile (I use Crayola washable paints). Name any animal – if it’s big they jump on the big A if it’s little they jump on the little a. Or do a speed round of saying “big little” and watching them try to keep up.
A is an alligator / alien (my 9yr old enjoyed making an alien)
Counting apples and matching letters to pictures (new table chart from school supply store discounted find)
New flash cards – arranged in ABC order
Put “a” items in a bag, blind fold child and have them guess what they are (I’m doing this in place of a sensory bin)
Label all things around your home that start with an A. Good luck with this one, I got stuck on ax, anchor, & arrow all of which we don’t have in the house.
Compare Contrast – avocado vs apple (below)

For science …
Using Your Senses same or different? Comparing apples to avocados by sight, touch, smell, and taste – the boy was “in charge” of the list.

Do you have a link (or suggestions) to great “A” snacks, crafts, and/or fun? Please add it to the comments I’d love to read it!

This year we are working on letter recognition, number recognition, proper order, basic handwriting skills, animals, and bible stories all while incorporating fun into our day. We are using All About Reading curriculum.

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12 comments on “Letter “A” PreK”

Eryn {mamahall} on March 23, 2012 at 6:43 am said:

airplanes! armadillos! AppleJacks cereal! avalanche! acrobats! ha ha… we could spend a lot of time on each letter, i tend to get really into it

Stef Layton on March 23, 2012 at 8:19 am said:

slaps forehead – ACROBATS!!!

Toys In The Dryer on March 23, 2012 at 11:41 am said:

I’d like to invite you to share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Friday @Toys In The Dryer http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/03/fun-stuff-fridays-16.html.

Stefanie on March 24, 2012 at 7:45 am said:

Adorable activities!!!! Love using the graham crackers and frosting for a snack.

Popping in from pre-k corner.

Liz on March 26, 2012 at 10:26 am said:

Fun! I especially like the jumping in the big A, little a, tiles! We love having fun with letters over here, and that’s a great one. Thanks for sharing

Stef on March 31, 2012 at 1:33 pm said:

thanks – need to keep these boys a bit active and interested at the same time!

Ticia on March 27, 2012 at 8:55 am said:

Unrelated to your post, but the add reminded me. WAAAAAAHHHHHHH, I have to wait until Easter to see the new What’s in the Bible because they’re getting it then. Okay, I’m done feeling sorry for myself. Mostly.

Back on topic, I never thought to do a comparison of avocados and apples for 5 senses. What a great idea.

Thanks for linking up!