The One With March Plans: Week 2

Here's week 2! Ready for some more green fun!

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Tt Dot Art*

Directions: print file. Allow child to decorate the uppercase and lowercase T. (You can use circle stickers, dot stampers, play dough pieces, or pom poms) You can read Dr Suess's ABC book and demonstrate which letter is big T and which one is little t.  

Pentagon Bean Outline

Directions: Print file (used in last week's lesson) Ask the child to identify the shape if they can! Remind them that it is a pentagon and invite them to count the sides and corners with you. Invite the child to line up beans around the perimeter of the shape. This is great for fine motor skills, and helps to reinforce the shape. 

(I used Cheerios instead of beans!)

Shamrock Bell Pepper Painting

Directions: Cut a green bell pepper in half. Use the half as a stamp in order to make shamrock shaped prints on the paper. (My kids had no idea what a shamrock was, so I had to introduce the subject completely and describe St. Patrick's day!) I always use paper plates as a paint palate for easy clean up. Have fun making cute shamrocks! 

T Snack: Turtles

Directions: Cut a green apple horizontally to make flat, circular rings. (Cut out the core of the apple as well!) The apple will be the turtle body. I sandwiched 2 rings together using peanut butter, but that's was just for fun. Use grapes as arms and legs around the apple "shell". I had some mini chocolate chips, so I used those for eyes. Super simple and toddler friendly! Remind them that T is the letter of the week, and T is for turtle! 

T is for Turtle*

Directions: print file. Color the turtle green (color of the month) and then decorate it with the letter T. My girls aren't at the age in which they form letters independently well, so I wrote the letter T on some stickers and they decorated that way! It was fun and simple way to make the letter correlation. 

Yellow + Blue = Green Paint Mixing

Directions: Yellow and blue paint into a disposable cup (for easy clean up!) and invite the child to stir the colors together. Ask them to predict what color it will turn. As they discover what color it turns, reinforce that yellow and blue make green. Invite them to paint a paper plate in order to make a turtle! Remind them that T is for Turtle! 

T Letter Recognition*

Directions: print file. Point the the Tt at the top right of the page and encourage them to find all of the other T's hiding on the turtle. The child can mark them with crayons, markers, dot art stampers, or stickers. Remind them that t is for turtle! :)

Cupcake Tin Counting

Directions: Use kitchen tongs to place small items in muffin tins. See if they can put 5 items in each cup. I used pom poms, but you could use duplos, snacks, or any small fun item to transfer. As they place the item into the tin, count together 1-5. 

Love you guys! Enjoy this green, #5, turtle-filled week!

Free printables here:

Tt Dot Art

Pentagon (same as last week's)

T is for Turtle

T letter recognition