Extended Home Alphabet Activities

1. Daily Letter- Choose a “letter of the Day” and print it at the top of a large paper (or small lunch bag). Have your child search for  pictures in magazine that begin with the sound of that letter.

2. Letter Making- Have your child design a selected letter by using things around the house. (wool, paper clips, ribbon, etc.)

3. Magnetic Letters- Use letters to match uppercase and lowercase letters. Ask your child to give the sound the letters make and/or recite words beginning with the specific letters.  * A cookie tray is excellent for magnetic letters

4. Magnetic Letter Search- Use a specific letter and place on a cookie tray. Ask your child to find objects around the hose with the same letter sound and place it on the tray

5. Memory Game- Print the letters of the alphabet on index cards. Print one letter per card ( uppercase and lowercase letters) Place approximately 10 of each , face down. face down. Ask your child to try and match the uppercase with the lowercase. Ask your child to identify the letters as they’re turned over.

6. Memory Game- Part 2 Repeat above . Ask you child to recite words beginning with the matched letters.

7.Traveling  Letter Game- While traveling, ask your child to find something beginning with a specific letter, or reverse and point out an object and ask your child what letter does  the beginning sound represent

8. Supermarket Game- Same as the Traveling Game

9.“ 25 Ways to Use Magnetic Letters at Home” http://www.olentangy.k12.oh.us/pdf/kinder/magblocks.pdf

11 On-line Activity-The Hungry Thing-matching pictures

http://www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~summerld/hungry/begin/fries.html

12. On-line Activity-Post letters into their corresponding letter box.

http://www.ictgames.com/postletter.html

Extended Home Math Activities

1 Daily Numbers- Choose a “Number of the Day” and print it at the top of a large paper (or small lunch bag). Have your child search for objects totaling the specific number.

2.Magnetic Number Search- Use a specific magnetic number and place on a cookie tray. Ask your child to find objects around the hose totaling the specific number and place on the tray.

3.Domino Match- (Dominoes can be purchased at local 'Dollar Stores") Have your child count and match dominos according to the game instructions. Have them count the dots as they match the dominoes.

4. On-line Activity: Fairgrounds-
Click on the duck in a number row. http://www.ictgames.com/newduckshoot.htm

5. On-line Activity: Caterpillar Counting;
What number comes next?

http://www.ictgames.com/caterpillar_slider.html

6  On-line Activity: Counting up,
Children will use the on-line fingers to count
http://www.ictgames.com/funny_fingers_v2.html

7 On-line Activity: Counting Games- 15 Number Games to play
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game1.htm

8 On-line Activity: Basic Math Games http://funschool.kaboose.com/preschool/games/game_number_matching.html