Q - Learning the Alphabet

Read:  Quick, Quack, Quick!

 http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Quack-Step-Into-Reading-Step/dp/0679972439

Made handprint mama and duckling with my hand and his

Made Quinoa pancakes for breakfast

Recipe : http://lifebeyondlettuce.blogspot.com/2013/02/quinoa-pancakes.html

P - Learning the Alphabet

 Letter "P" Puzzle - print out

Printed "P" animal template:
http://dailycoloringpages.com/alphabet-letters-to-print/challenging-animal-alphabet-letters-to-print/

Puzzle template:
http://kiboomukidscrafts.com/letter-p-is-for-painted-puzzle-craft/?printthis=1&printsect=1

I just printed out the animal "P" on cardstock, then used the puzzle line template as a reference and drew in my own lines

Then we colored it in and cut it out

Bath Time Fun

Bath Paint "Recipe"
http://www.bathactivitiesforkids.com/2013/01/baby-bath-paint-recipe.html 

 "Saving Ocean Animals"/Catching Bubbles game in bath using 5" net from pet store and plastic figures

Worksheets/Websites

http://www.education.com

http://www.dltk-kids.com

Beavers - Wetlands

Beavers IMAX Movie

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Beavers_IMAX/26598048?locale=en-US 

Documentary short enough for the attention span of a 2-3 year old.  Lots of silly antics with real footage and not a lot of boring narration


Reading Rainbow

Is this the House for a Hermit Crab? (Book featured by the same name)
http://vimeo.com/6349376

Large segment of the show dedicated to beavers - also discusses other animal "homes"

O - Learning the Alphabet

Owl craft idea was found here
http://sweetandsimplethings.blogspot.com/2011/01/paper-roll-owl-family.html

Octopus craft idea was found here
http://messypreschoolers.blogspot.com/search/label/ocean

We made both of these crafts today to learn the letter "O"

Dots on the Octopus were made using Q-Tips dipped in different paints and we did it while the tube was intact, then after it dried we cut the strips into legs (or I should say tentacles!)

Dinosaurs & Fossils

Dinosaurs Frozen to be "excavated" by your little paleontologist 

Fill ice cube tray with a little baking soda, add water and a mini dino figurines and then freeze them

To "excavate" we used these 2 methods:

1.  Little bowls of vinegar to drop each dino into and watch them fizz out and melt (very exciting!) *Note: Use only 1 bowl for 1-2 dinos each time or the baking soda won't react to the vinegar over and over - so make sure to have several small bowls of vinegar handy or be ready to empty and refill 1 bowl with fresh vinegar

2.  Drop frozen dinos in the bath at bath time to watch them melt