Letter O Unit
All the activities in this unit have one thing in common, they are about items that start with the letter O. This is by no means a comprehensive list of activities. It's just some of the things I have tried with K and N myself which they have 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:
- Octopus word print out
- Crepe paper
- Letter O cut out of paper
- Googly eyes (optional)
- Glue
How to:
- Stick crepe paper onto the paper O
- Stick the O the other way around (so that the crepe paper is between the O and the white paper) onto the word print out
- Stick on googly eyes or draw on eyes, nose and the mouth
Pro tips:
- Mark Xs on the ends of the crepe paper and along the perimeter of the letter O where you want the crepe paper to be stuck on.
- You can use double sided tape instead of glue to make it less messy.
- I used this activity to teach the chinese word for octopus. You can also do letter recognition instead by writing the letters of OCTOPUS individually on dot stickers and getting your child to match them.
Materials:
- Mandarin Oranges
How to:
- Get child to peel off the skin of the orange.
Pro tips:
- Start for them by lifting a piece off the orange, leaving the flap there for them to pull on.
- Extend the activity by counting how many wedges each orange has.
- This activity practices some serious fine motor skills. It requires the child to exert controlled force to peel but not squash the orange in the process.
Materials:
- White paper
- Any other coloured paper
- Stickers
- Markers
- Double sided tape
How to:
- Draw a bus/car/house on the white piece of paper
- Fold the smaller coloured paper to make a door and write the word 'open' inside
- Stick the smaller coloured paper where the door should be and decorate the picture
Pro tips:
- Draw out the door before you stick on the paper to give a visual cue to your child on where to place the door and how to align it.
- You can also put the letters for 'open' on dot stickers and get child to paste them in order themselves.
Materials:
- Cardboard cut out to an orang utan shape
- Yellow paper cut into a circle and an oval with ears
- Glue
- Googly eyes (optional)
How to:
- Stick the yellow head on, then the circle, then the googly eyes.
Pro tips:
- Talk about Singapore's iconic animal, Ah Meng.
- Take this time to read about the Orangutan and talk about interesting facts like how orangutan is Malay for person of the forest because it stays in the forest.
- Extend this activity by drawing a forest on a drawing block for the orangutan to 'live' in.
Other Suggestions:
O is for Onion
- Simply cut an onion in half, put some paint on the plate and print!
O is for Oatmeal cookies
- Make some oatmeal cookies for a yummy adventure!
O is for Oval
- Draw ovals on the drawing paper and get your child to cut the ovals. It is okay if your child doesn't stay on the line. They are trying their best! Practice makes perfect :) If you are artistic and draw the Ovals into actual items, do! It will make the activity so much more interesting.
O is for Orange
Get your child to mix red and yellow paint to make orange paint and paint an orange fruit the colour orange. Take this time to point out that red and yellow mixes to make orange. Also talk about how the fruit is named after it's colour, although apples are red but they aren't called reds. What else do you think we could call an orange?
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. O is for Octopus
- Octopus word print out
- Crepe paper
- Letter O cut out of paper
- Googly eyes (optional)
- Glue
How to:
- Stick crepe paper onto the paper O
- Stick the O the other way around (so that the crepe paper is between the O and the white paper) onto the word print out
- Stick on googly eyes or draw on eyes, nose and the mouth
Pro tips:
- Mark Xs on the ends of the crepe paper and along the perimeter of the letter O where you want the crepe paper to be stuck on.
- You can use double sided tape instead of glue to make it less messy.
- I used this activity to teach the chinese word for octopus. You can also do letter recognition instead by writing the letters of OCTOPUS individually on dot stickers and getting your child to match them.
2. O is for Orange
Materials:
- Mandarin Oranges
How to:
- Get child to peel off the skin of the orange.
Pro tips:
- Start for them by lifting a piece off the orange, leaving the flap there for them to pull on.
- Extend the activity by counting how many wedges each orange has.
- This activity practices some serious fine motor skills. It requires the child to exert controlled force to peel but not squash the orange in the process.
3. O is for Open
Materials:
- White paper
- Any other coloured paper
- Stickers
- Markers
- Double sided tape
How to:
- Draw a bus/car/house on the white piece of paper
- Fold the smaller coloured paper to make a door and write the word 'open' inside
- Stick the smaller coloured paper where the door should be and decorate the picture
Pro tips:
- Draw out the door before you stick on the paper to give a visual cue to your child on where to place the door and how to align it.
- You can also put the letters for 'open' on dot stickers and get child to paste them in order themselves.
4. O is for Orangutan
Materials:
- Cardboard cut out to an orang utan shape
- Yellow paper cut into a circle and an oval with ears
- Glue
- Googly eyes (optional)
How to:
- Stick the yellow head on, then the circle, then the googly eyes.
Pro tips:
- Talk about Singapore's iconic animal, Ah Meng.
- Take this time to read about the Orangutan and talk about interesting facts like how orangutan is Malay for person of the forest because it stays in the forest.
- Extend this activity by drawing a forest on a drawing block for the orangutan to 'live' in.
Other Suggestions:
O is for Onion
- Simply cut an onion in half, put some paint on the plate and print!
O is for Oatmeal cookies
- Make some oatmeal cookies for a yummy adventure!
O is for Oval
- Draw ovals on the drawing paper and get your child to cut the ovals. It is okay if your child doesn't stay on the line. They are trying their best! Practice makes perfect :) If you are artistic and draw the Ovals into actual items, do! It will make the activity so much more interesting.
O is for Orange
Get your child to mix red and yellow paint to make orange paint and paint an orange fruit the colour orange. Take this time to point out that red and yellow mixes to make orange. Also talk about how the fruit is named after it's colour, although apples are red but they aren't called reds. What else do you think we could call an orange?
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