Home Preschool: The Letter Ll

This week, we learned all about the letter Ll. What better way to start Day One than with some ladybug talk and fine motor skill work? (Ladybug printables are from The Measured Mom.)

 

 

Next, we moved on to some math, with these Ladybugs on a Leaf printables (yes, Measured Mom again). Initially, I had planned on having the boys stick a ladybug sticker on a number that I asked them to identify, but we ended up just markers. They colored in the numbers as I called them out, helping each other along the way. Since I'm now the owner of a handy laminator (thanks again, Mom), I was able to just wipe the worksheets clean when they were done so they can be used again in the future.

Their number recognition has come a long way in just a few short weeks! Both are recognizing more and more numbers, including those above 20.

Camden's back to switching hands again. Here's my lefty (?) as a righty. Still excited about how much his grip has improved, but really curious what his final decision will be when it comes to hand dominance.

All of this ladybug talk called for a ladybug craft. I had pre-cut the L for the ladybug's body, but had the boys cut out their own wings and do all of the decorating and gluing.

Cute little ladybugs, aren't they? 

Our home book collection wasn't cutting it anymore, so I made a trip to the library for this week's lesson. Both boys enjoyed reading about the adventures of Ladybug Girl.

Day Two:

 

We used some handwriting printables from the Measured Mom to practice writing our letter L's. I especially love the fine motor practice the tiny little L's give the boys.

 

Next up: math time. Day Two's L word was lollipop, so we introduced the concept of graphing using lollipops. These graphs are homemade (I'm sure you can tell). Most of my worksheets/activities will be homemade from now on, as I've been having some downloading issues at the Measured Mom. I'm sure they won't look as professional as hers, but hopefully they'll serve their purpose!

The boys enjoyed sorting their lollipops by color and then graphing how many lollipops they had in each color.

Story time!

 

I had selected Little Bear for today (because, you know, L word), but I also ended up reading Jack and the Beanstalk, as it was highly requested. I have to say- they were a captive audience during Jack's adventures.



Back to lollipops for craft time. I cut out circles from paper plates, squirted some paint on them (the boys chose their color preferences) and then covered the plates with plastic wrap. The boys enjoyed the sensation of "painting" through the plastic wrap (and a bonus- no dirty hands!). They added some sprinkles for good measure and then we stapled popsicle sticks to the bottom.

 

Just noticing that it's a little hard to make out, but the lollipops are actually small circles sitting on the paper plates. They had to dry outside, because we went a little heavy on the paint.