Cat Puppet

I had to make a puppet for a literacy class that went with rhyming words.  I made a black cat out of a mitten.  (the thumb is suppose to be it's tail)  It is very kid friendly and easy enough for kids to make.

Forming Words

These eggs are a great way for children to explore word formation.  On one side of the egg is a word ending such as –at.  On the other side of the egg has letters like c, b, m, s, f.  Children can then match these letters together and sound out the word.

Wood Blocks

These blocks are a great addition to any block area or science area.  My dad helped me with these chunks of wood.  He cut the branch into smaller pieces then I used a soldering gun to burn the uppercase and lowercase letters into the wood chunks.  I did uppercase on one side and lowercase on the other side. 

With my extra pieces I did numbers.  On one side I put the number and on the other side I put dot marks so children can either trace the number with their finger or count the dots!

How easy and everything was FREE!

Sandpaper Letters

Sandpaper Letters

Materials Needed:

Sandpaper

Die Cut Machine

Cardstock

Glue

I love these sandpaper letters as it always children to learn letters through texture.  Children can trace the letters with their fingers or use it as a rubbing.  See if they can spell their name by doing a crayon rubbing.  It’s easy to make these, use a die cut machine to cut out the letters from sandpaper and glue onto cardstock. 

Puppet Stand

I Spy Bags

Lightening Bugs

Lightening Bugs

Materials Needed:

Clear plastic jar (peanut butter jar)

Small paint brush

Black Sharpie Marker

Glow in the dark Acrylic Paint

Inside of the container put dots of the glow in the dark paint all over.  On the outside of the container, put wings on the dots of glue.  This makes a great night light for children as while they are brushing their teeth before bed, they can hold this jar near bright light.  Set it by the side of their bed and the lightening bugs will slowly go to sleep as well.