Letter K

I do wish it would have been spring for K week because I haven't flown a kite for a very long time.  I think the last time was at my grandparents' farm in a field.  Brings back many fond memories!  Needless to say, we will most definitely be flying a kite the first warm windy day that comes this year!  Here are some of the activities we did for K week and some additional ideas:

•  Fly a kite :) Or make a kite out of a large sheet of paper and either dowel rods, craft sticks, straws, etc. for the cross section.  Let your kids decorate the paper however they want and with whatever you can think of!
• Kick some balls around the yard.
• Make a kaleidoscope with a toilet paper or paper towel tube.  We didn't do this because after looking at several instructions online, I felt it was too difficult for Asher.  But they looked really cool!  Just do a search for a homemade kaleidoscope on Google and you will get lots of ideas!
• Make a kangaroo. Again, lots of ideas online for ways to make a craft kangaroo, but I used a simple one with a pattern to cut out and glue.  Asher got practice using stick glue and had so much fun that he wanted to make three.  We sent them to Aunt Kristy and Aunt Katie :)  Here's the link to the one we made: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mpaperkangaroo.htm.

 

• Watch videos of kangaroos on YouTube.  Then hop like them!
• Continuing with the kangaroo theme, you can make an easy "pouch" with 2 paper plates.  Cut one in half and staple it on the whole one (around the circle part) so that you have an opening.  Staple the ends of a piece of string to the paper plate and put it around your child's neck like a necklace.  Make sure it hangs so that the "pouch" is on their stomach.  Now they can carry things in their "pouch"!  Don't forget to let them decorate it :)
• Make a crown with paper.  Let your child decorate it and tape or staple it together around your child's head and declare them a king!  If you want, you can put a blanket around their shoulders for their robe and give them a scepter :)  Tell a grand tale about your kingly child!
• Kittens - play with kittens, pretend to be kittens, watch "Kittens Inspired by Kittens" on YouTube, whatever you want!
• This isn't specific to the letter K, but whenever we learn a letter, I always connect the sound to the visual of the letter.  So we always talk about what the letter says.  There are a million ways to practice letters, but one thing I did this week was get a large piece of paper and write a huge bubble K on it.  Asher painted inside the K and around it.  You could get pictures of things that start with K and have them stick them inside the K or trace it with their finger or a marker.