Twinsane in the Membrane: The One With October Plans: Week One

I'm ready for a week full of fun! Here goes...

All printable pages are at the end of this post.

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October Calendar here.
Letters: D, E, F
Color: orange
Shape: oval
Number: 1
Theme: pumpkins, fall, baking
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D Dot Art *

Directions: print file. Allow child to decorate the uppercase and lowercase A. (You can use circle stickers, dot stampers, play dough pieces, or pom poms) Read Dr. Seuss's ABC book, and discuss which letter is "Big D" and which one is "Little d" Hang paper on fridge for the week to reference.

Oval Coloring Page*

Directions: print file. Discuss and describe the shape of a circle. Allow child to decorate the oval (markers, crayons, dot stampers, paint, or gluing down little pieces of torn paper). Preferably decorate with the color orange in order to introduce the color of the month. Older children can trace and discuss the letters in the word "oval" Hang paper on the fridge for the month to reference. Try to find ovals throughout the day!

Homemade Pumpkin Play Dough (2 ingredients!!!!)

I love that this is "safe-to-taste" for younger kids, and no cooking is needed!

Directions: Mix one (15-ounce) can of pumpkin with 3.5 cups flour. Mix and knead them together until you get a nice dough consistency, about 2-4 minutes. If it is too dry, add a few drops of water. If it is too sticky/wet, add a little more flour. If you want to add some pumpkin pie spice for extra smelly fun, feel free to!

D Snack: D is for daisy

Directions: Slice banana into circular slices in order to make the shape of petals. Add peanut butter to dip as the center of the flower (or alternative for those with allergies) and enjoy! Discuss that daisy starts with the letter D! (I might do this tonight for myself with Nutella, can I get an amen?)

Wow! That looks just like a Daisy, right? I mean, it's just uncanny. Ha.

D Outline art*

Directions: print file. See if your child can remember the name of the letter. Invite child to decorate the "D" orange. (markers, crayons, dot stampers, paint, torn paper) For older children, you can ask them to find pictures in magazines that start with D and glue them down. Or, they can find the letter D in magazines and glue them down onto the "D" silhouette. (It might end up looking like a ransom letter, ha!)

Orange Color Mixing:

Directions: mix red and yellow paint together in order to create orange paint. For younger kiddos, allow them to mix the paint together inside a sealed gallon zipper bag. It is super fun for them to mush the paint around! Make sure that it is sealed well! (I taped mine closed, and made sure there wasn't a lot of air inside so that it wouldn't pop!)

For older kids, they can use a popsicle stick to stir the paint together in a cup. Continue to next activity.

Paint a Pumpkin Plate:

Directions: Once you have mixed the paint to an orange color, you can use it to paint a pumpkin! Cut a paper plate into an oval (shape of the month!) and allow the child to paint it orange. If you want to add a stump with brown paper, go wild!

D letter recognition*

Directions: print file. Allow children to find the letters Dd on the sheet. (use bingo stampers, crayons, stickers, etc).

Bead Counting*

Directions: print file. Cut apart rectangle cards and punch hole where the small circle is. Tie string (yarn, shoelace, pipe cleaner) through the hole at the end of the card. Work with the child to count the pumpkins on the card and add the corresponding amount of beads onto the string. For younger kiddos: use cheerios, large chunky beads, or large penne pasta. For older kiddos, you can use smaller pony beads, etc. Discuss that this month we are learning about the number one. (Which sorry, one is kind of a lame number, but we had to include all of the numbers!) :)