Today was "S is for Snake" day! We're speeding through the end of our alphabet, so that we can start fresh themes for homeschool preschool soon. Keep scrolling to see what we did today, or click one of the links below to revisit similar themes from the past!
S is for Snake - 2015
Letter S - 2014
Books
These are the snake books we read today. "Elephant & Piggie" books have been a favorite around here since Honey Pot and Little M&M were little. Sweet E loved it too! We read it several times.
We even brought out the characters, and acted out the story!
Introducing the Letter S
I made our usual page to introduce the letter, and have Sweet E create it in several forms. She traced it, stamped it, poked it with a giant pushpin, and filled it with stickers.
I expected her to just put a few stickers inside the S, but she overlapped them and made quite a project out of it lol.
Look at all those stickers!
Missing Numbers
For our math activity I drew numbers from 1 to 10 on several craft sticks, with a few blanks. I glued on some eyes and tongues to make them resemble snakes. Then I wrote the numbers on clothespins for her to clip on where they belong.
She loved this, and every time she finished a snake, she slithered it along the table making a "ssssss" sound.
She did a great job, and I think we're ready to move onto larger numbers!
Playdoh Snakes
I found this free printable from Danielle's Place, and changed it just a little bit to add colors and words.
I slipped them into a laminating sheet. Then Sweet E rolled playdoh into snakes, and formed the shapes.
We added eyes too just for fun!
Hisss Board Game
Hisss has been a favorite game for years. Great for little kids! And it fit perfectly into our theme, so we played it today. Great activity to learn taking turns and color matching! Little M&M and Honey Pot played with us!
Bubble Snakes
We also made bubble snakes today! It just takes a water bottle with the bottom cut off and a sock put on the end. Then dip it into a bowl of dish soap with a little bit of water.
Sometimes they got really long before falling apart!
Little M&M joined us too! And when the wind picked up, Sweet E chased after his snakes that blew away!
So fun!
