Letter Bb - What's on the Tray?

We had so much fun with our letter Aa activities last week!  Super Tot even memorized his first 2 Bible verses!  This is HUGE, as he has only really been combining syllables/words for about 2-3 months.  The verses he memorized were:

"All have sinned." ~ Romans 3:23

and

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." ~Joshua 24:15

I didn't approach the verses with any thought of memorization at all.  I was just reading them to him to go along with our letter Aa activities.  We talked about them and he repeated them each a few times on Monday and Tuesday.  On Wednesday, he said them to me on his own.  I couldn't believe it!  I am so excited to add scripture memory to our Tot School.  He was so proud of himself, and I am delighted that he is hiding God's word in his heart at such a tender young age!  Thank you for allowing me to Mommy-brag for a moment.  

Here are the activities we have planned to go along with the letter Bb.

Uppercase & Lowercase Basketball Sorting

Place each basketball into the appropriate goal based on the letter written on the ball.  

I simply cut circles out of orange construction paper and drew the seams on.  The basketball goal printable is available below the photograph (print landscaped).  I added the letters to the printable after I wrote them onto mine.

~letter recognition, sorting~

Transferring Blue Bears

Transfer the blue bears from one bowl to another using tongs.

~fine motor~

Uppercase & Lowercase Bb Color Match

Place each dot sticker onto a matching letter, within a circle of the same color.

~letter recognition & matching, color matching, fine motor~

Color Rings Sorting Board

Place each wooden ring onto the correctly colored peg.  
This item is available at here at Lakeshore Learning.

~color recognition & matching, fine motor~

Building Blocks

Free / Creative block play.

~creativity, fine motor, gross motor, etc.~

Letter Bb Dot Match

Place a blue dot sticker onto each circle on the Bb sheet.  
The printable is available here from Confessions of a Homeschooler.
~one to one correspondence, fine motor, letter recognition~

Cutting & Pasting

Paste the various items onto the sheets (berries, buttons, balloons, etc.)  
The book I got these from is available here.  I will cut the actual items out, but I will allow Super Tot to assist, as well as to cut on the extra paper.
~fine motor, basic cutting & pasting skills~

Big / Little Bear Sort

Sort the bears by size.  
I cut these bear photographs from a decoupage book my husband's great grandmother gave us.  You could easily print photos from online.

~size differentiation, sorting~

 I SPY the Letter "Bb"

Circle all Uppercase and Lowercase Bb's.  

Super Tot LOVED this activity last week.  I printed the sheet onto 8 1/2 x 11 paper and placed it in a page protector.  I gave him a dry erase marker & eraser, and he did this over and over all week.  You can click on the photo and print it landscaped to use on your own, as well.  I will be doing this with every letter.

~Letter Recognition, Fine Motor, Pre-Writing~

Super Tot will also be doing the following 2 letter crafts.

B is for Beaver and b is for balloon. 

These are part of a letter book I put together for him, which you can read about and see all of our letter crafts here.

The Bible verses we will be working this week are:

"Be kind and compassionate to one another." ~Ephesians 4:32

"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved." ~Acts 16:31

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