Hey, look at you! If you’re looking for letter “K” activities for preschool, that means that you’re almost halfway through the alphabet! Keep up the good work, and soon enough your child will be reading you bedtime stories. Before we get started though, here’s a little extra teaching tip to help you along on your at-home preschool journey.
Take The Time To Watch And Learn
Kids are so fascinating to watch. They are extremely uninhibited, determined, inquisitive, and earnest. Our job is to let them do things that will help them to stay that way without hurting themselves. For example, as I am sitting here at the desk, my young daughter is tipping back and forth on a footstool testing out the properties of gravity and practicing her balance. Each time she tips too far, the stool scoots out from under her and she plops down on the floor. Then she sets the stool up straight, and gets situated to try it again. This is very serious business.
Now, I could run over and help her tip the stool just enough so that she doesn’t fall. Or I could take the stool away and give her some safe toy to play with. Don’t get me wrong, she’s not in any mortal danger here, but sometimes we need to just sit and watch our children and learn from them, instead of pushing them to learn from us.
Welcome The Attitude Of Curiosity!
My little daughter will stay inquisitive until someone tells her to quit asking why. She will stay uninhibited until someone laughs at her. She will stay determined until someone tells her she is going to fail. So take a minute, put down the mop, forget the peanut butter on the windows, ignore that grimy high chair, and learn something from the amazing child sitting in it.
Letter “K” Activities For Preschool
Go Kayaking
Take a pretend kayak trip with wooden spoons or broomsticks for oars and a narrow blankets to kneel on for a kayak. Talk about what things you would or wouldn’t see as you kayak. Have them share their ideas.
Someone’s In The Kitchen
Gather several household objects and have the children decide which of the objects belong in the kitchen. Then discuss what each kitchen item is used for. Use some of the objects to make your snack for the day.
Make Yummy Kabobs
Make fruit or snack kabobs. While you are putting them together, have the children think of other foods you could put on a kabob. (Some fun things to try are raisins, marshmallows, cooked macaroni or pasta, olives, and chewy candy). Using their ideas, and whatever else you can dream up, have only kabob snacks for a few days and then have them each decide on their favorites.
Rice Crispy Treat Kisses
Make giant “kisses” out of a Rice Crispy Treats recipe, then give them to someone special.
Rice Crispy Treats
1/4 C. Margarine
4 C. Mini Marshmallows
or
1 Package Big Marshmallows
6 C. Rice Crispy cereal
Stir the margarine and marshmallows together over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and add the cereal. Coat clean hands in butter, then mold the mixture into the desired shape. Be creative with them. Try a kayak or a kite or a kangaroo or a “K”.
Kilometers And Kilograms
Measure out a kilometer and then walk that far. Compare the distance to a mile-long walk. Then weigh something in kilograms versus pounds and compare the difference.
Kaleidoscope
Take turns looking through a kaleidoscope and then make a picture of what you see. Try making other kaleidoscope pictures out of small colored paper shapes.
The Three Little Kittens
Sing, recite, or read the “Three Little Kittens” and act out the story with some mittens, a simple clothesline and some pie.
Having Fun With Letter “K” Activities For Preschool
I hope you enjoyed these letter “K” activities for preschool! Have you tried them out at home yet? Or have any other ideas for “K week”? Let us know in the comments! Remember that the object in all of this is to have some fun with your children and help them learn a little at the same time. If the kids are getting bored or lose interest, drop what you are doing and head for the sandbox.
Originally published January 18, 2006 in the Crossroads Journal.
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