Letter Q Unit
All the activities in this unit have one thing in common, they are about items that start with the letter Q. 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:
- Pieces of paper in different print
- White backing paper
- Glue
How to:
- Talk about what a quilt is, showing pictures of quilts
- Let the kids have fun and make their own paper quilt!
Pro tips:
- Old wrapping paper works well.. if not recycle pages from a magazine! It doesn't have to look perfect. The quirkier it is, the more character and the better!
- Any toys that your child has
How to:
- Make a queue by lining up their toys
Pro tips:
- Make a whole imaginative play out of the activity. Pretend to queue for snacks, queue at a pretend supermarket, etc.
- Take it to the real world and let your child experience a real life queue! I got K to pay for something at Daiso (There is pretty much always a queue there and it's easy enough to count and prep the exact change before reaching the counter), she loved it and from then on always asks to queue up and pay on her own.
Materials:
- Q-tips
- Paint
- Paint Palette
- Drawing block paper
How to:
- Squeeze paint on the palette
- Let kids paint with Q-tips
Pro tips:
- Insert in a fine motor activity by drawing lines or a simple picture with a pencil for your child to trace with the paint
- If your child has little interest in writing but has interest in paint, use this opportunity to practice letter writing
- Boil a batch of quail eggs and give kids a satay stick to work those fine motor skills!
Q is for Quiet
- Take a trip to the library and talk about how we have to be quiet in the library so that others can read.
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. Q is for Quilt
- Pieces of paper in different print
- White backing paper
- Glue
How to:
- Talk about what a quilt is, showing pictures of quilts
- Let the kids have fun and make their own paper quilt!
Pro tips:
- Old wrapping paper works well.. if not recycle pages from a magazine! It doesn't have to look perfect. The quirkier it is, the more character and the better!
2. Q is for Queue
Materials:- Any toys that your child has
How to:
- Make a queue by lining up their toys
Pro tips:
- Make a whole imaginative play out of the activity. Pretend to queue for snacks, queue at a pretend supermarket, etc.
- Take it to the real world and let your child experience a real life queue! I got K to pay for something at Daiso (There is pretty much always a queue there and it's easy enough to count and prep the exact change before reaching the counter), she loved it and from then on always asks to queue up and pay on her own.
3. Q is for Q-tip
Materials:
- Q-tips
- Paint
- Paint Palette
- Drawing block paper
How to:
- Squeeze paint on the palette
- Let kids paint with Q-tips
Pro tips:
- Insert in a fine motor activity by drawing lines or a simple picture with a pencil for your child to trace with the paint
- If your child has little interest in writing but has interest in paint, use this opportunity to practice letter writing
Other Suggestions:
Q is for Quail Eggs- Boil a batch of quail eggs and give kids a satay stick to work those fine motor skills!
Q is for Quiet
- Take a trip to the library and talk about how we have to be quiet in the library so that others can read.
No printables for the letter Q unit :)
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