Letter G Unit
All the activities in this unit have one thing in common, they are about items that start with the letter G. This is by no means a comprehensive list of activities. It's just some of the things I have tried with K myself which she has enjoyed. I have attached a few printables I created and used for this unit. Feel free to print them!
This post is curriculum based but it can be done by SAHMs and working parents alike. All activities here take 5 minutes or less to carry out from start to end. They also involve very little preparatory work. Give them a try and let me know what you think 😉
Materials:
- Construction paper
- Cardboard
- googly eyes
- glue
- Brown paint
How to:
- Cut out two circles, two ears and rectangle for the neck from yellow construction paper and cardboard. Cut out the horns and a snout from white construction paper. Assemble the pieces and let dry.
- Let child dip finger in brown paint and print spots all over the giraffe and stick on googly eyes then let dry.
- Cut out finger holes and play!
Pro tips:
- Prep the night before the activity to allow the papers to be stuck well together before you do printing.
- If you can find yellow cardboard, it will save you the step of mounting the construction paper on cardboard. Alternatively, only the body and neck need to be mounted on cardboard to be stiff enough to stand. I used a yellow paper bag I happened to have to cut out the giraffe.
- Do this in a play group setting and have a giraffe race to see who can race with their fingers across the table the fastest.
- You can also draw 'giraffe trails' and get your child to walk their giraffe across the trail to practice tracing and train fine motor skills.
Materials:
- Paper
- Wine cork or any circular stamp
- Purple paint
How to:
- Get child to use the wine cork to stamp on grapes onto the paper.
- Talk about the word GRAPES and get child to think about how to spell it by slowly sounding out the letters. This is a good time to talk about how the 'A' letter is changed from the 'eh' sound to the 'aye' sound because of the letter 'E'.
Pro tips:
- Follow the I do, we do, you do method. Do one row to show the child, do another guiding them, then let the child try the third row on their own.
- I took this opportunity to teach the Chinese word for grapes, 葡萄 because art work like this often needs time to dry and is going to stay hung up for the whole duration of the letter 'G' so it is a great project to use to teach new words. I get to point to it throughout the day and remind K what the word is.
Materials:
- Paper
- Green Construction Paper
- Glue
- Child safe scissors
How to:
- Draw or print the letter G on the paper (Also available in the printables)
- Cut the green construction paper into long strips.
- Let your child practice fine motor skills by cutting the strips into smaller strips of paper to make grass
- Squeeze the glue onto the G and let them stick the cut green paper onto the G.
Pro tips:
- Glue can get messy so I would put a little first then add more later when needed.
- You can also use double sided tape instead of glue.
- For an added fine motor task, dot the word GRASS and get your child to trace.
Materials:
- Paper plate
- Paint
- Construction paper
- Glue
How to:
- Paint the paper plate black however they like. Remind them to cover the edges.
- Cut and paste the face of the gorilla and add features.
Pro tips:
- For added fun, cut eyes and mouths from magazines and get your child to choose one for the gorilla to make funny comical gorilla faces.
- Another alternative is to cut out the eyes of the gorilla to make a mask. We had enough of masks for now so we went with the comical face option :)
- I wrote the letter G in both upper and lower caps on the edge of the paper plate and told K she has to cover all of them. It gives a little objective to the painting and takes a bit of the nagging out of the activity (don't have to keep reminding them to cover the edges).
- Have a taste adventure! Make guacamole together and have it for your snack with some tortilla chips or rice crackers.
G is for Garden, Grapes, Guacamole and Grandparents
- Take a trip to gardens by the bay or botanic gardens and have a picnic with grapes and guacamole with the grandparents!
G is for Guava
- Another taste adventure! This time, add some life skills training into the mix. Cut the guava into slices then let the child cut the slices further into bite sized pieces. Don't worry about severely chopped up pieces. If they don't find their way into the little tummies, scoop them up to sprinkle over yogurt. Tip: wait for the guava to be really soft. The hard ones are usually never a hit with the kids.
This post is curriculum based but it can be done by SAHMs and working parents alike. All activities here take 5 minutes or less to carry out from start to end. They also involve very little preparatory work. Give them a try and let me know what you think 😉
1. G is for Giraffe
Materials:
- Construction paper
- Cardboard
- googly eyes
- glue
- Brown paint
How to:
- Cut out two circles, two ears and rectangle for the neck from yellow construction paper and cardboard. Cut out the horns and a snout from white construction paper. Assemble the pieces and let dry.
- Let child dip finger in brown paint and print spots all over the giraffe and stick on googly eyes then let dry.
- Cut out finger holes and play!
Pro tips:
- Prep the night before the activity to allow the papers to be stuck well together before you do printing.
- If you can find yellow cardboard, it will save you the step of mounting the construction paper on cardboard. Alternatively, only the body and neck need to be mounted on cardboard to be stiff enough to stand. I used a yellow paper bag I happened to have to cut out the giraffe.
- Do this in a play group setting and have a giraffe race to see who can race with their fingers across the table the fastest.
- You can also draw 'giraffe trails' and get your child to walk their giraffe across the trail to practice tracing and train fine motor skills.
2. G is for Grapes
Materials:
- Paper
- Wine cork or any circular stamp
- Purple paint
How to:
- Get child to use the wine cork to stamp on grapes onto the paper.
- Talk about the word GRAPES and get child to think about how to spell it by slowly sounding out the letters. This is a good time to talk about how the 'A' letter is changed from the 'eh' sound to the 'aye' sound because of the letter 'E'.
Pro tips:
- Follow the I do, we do, you do method. Do one row to show the child, do another guiding them, then let the child try the third row on their own.
- I took this opportunity to teach the Chinese word for grapes, 葡萄 because art work like this often needs time to dry and is going to stay hung up for the whole duration of the letter 'G' so it is a great project to use to teach new words. I get to point to it throughout the day and remind K what the word is.
3. G is for Grass
- Paper
- Green Construction Paper
- Glue
- Child safe scissors
How to:
- Draw or print the letter G on the paper (Also available in the printables)
- Cut the green construction paper into long strips.
- Let your child practice fine motor skills by cutting the strips into smaller strips of paper to make grass
- Squeeze the glue onto the G and let them stick the cut green paper onto the G.
Pro tips:
- Glue can get messy so I would put a little first then add more later when needed.
- You can also use double sided tape instead of glue.
- For an added fine motor task, dot the word GRASS and get your child to trace.
4. G is for Gorilla
- Paper plate
- Paint
- Construction paper
- Glue
How to:
- Paint the paper plate black however they like. Remind them to cover the edges.
- Cut and paste the face of the gorilla and add features.
Pro tips:
- For added fun, cut eyes and mouths from magazines and get your child to choose one for the gorilla to make funny comical gorilla faces.
- Another alternative is to cut out the eyes of the gorilla to make a mask. We had enough of masks for now so we went with the comical face option :)
- I wrote the letter G in both upper and lower caps on the edge of the paper plate and told K she has to cover all of them. It gives a little objective to the painting and takes a bit of the nagging out of the activity (don't have to keep reminding them to cover the edges).
Other Suggestions:
G is for Guacamole- Have a taste adventure! Make guacamole together and have it for your snack with some tortilla chips or rice crackers.
G is for Garden, Grapes, Guacamole and Grandparents
- Take a trip to gardens by the bay or botanic gardens and have a picnic with grapes and guacamole with the grandparents!
G is for Guava
- Another taste adventure! This time, add some life skills training into the mix. Cut the guava into slices then let the child cut the slices further into bite sized pieces. Don't worry about severely chopped up pieces. If they don't find their way into the little tummies, scoop them up to sprinkle over yogurt. Tip: wait for the guava to be really soft. The hard ones are usually never a hit with the kids.
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