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C is for cat, car, and crayon this week as we continue our Letter of the Week Series with Letter C!
Each week for 26 weeks I created a new printable activity pack all about the focus letter of the week. The corresponding posts include book lists, a list of animals that start with the letter of the week and play ideas or activities relating to each letter.
If you’re just joining us, make sure to check out the other posts in this series on our Letter of the Week Page.
Letter C Notebook
The Letter C Notebook includes:
- Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Mazes
- Dot-to-dots
- Circle the letter C’s page
- 2 Letter C Crafts with cut out templates
- Coloring Pages
- Do-a-Dot Pages
- 3 Types of Puzzles
Letter C Books
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
This is a story about a peddler who sells caps for a living. He works hard, but not at selling. Instead, he spends his time trying to keep monkeys away from all of his caps! It provides great opportunities for looking at patterns and counting.
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
This book is so dear to my heart! My daughter and I read it for the first time about a year ago and it was such a sweet experience. The little girl in the story has a rare name, Chrysanthemum. And, when she heads to school for the first time she encounters teasing because her name is different.
My daughter just couldn’t understand this and cried as she empathized with the little girl in the story. It was such a great lesson in teaching empathy and I didn’t even plan it! I highly suggest this book if you’re looking to have conversations about teasing and how words can hurt others.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Eric Carle’s classic book will help you to include some counting in your week as you read and add up everything on this caterpillar’s weekly menu.
Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
We have loved this story for years. I mean, what’s not to love about cows that type and hens on strike? This humorous and rhythmic story is also filled with great vocabulary words for kids like, impossible, strike, furious, sincerely and ultimatum.
If you Give A Mouse a Cookie
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
This is another book by Eric Carle. It’s all about the shapes little cloud turns into. And, it gives you the opportunity to add a little science into your letter C week as you do some cloud watching with your kiddo.
Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson
This is another book that can add a simple science lesson to your week. It’s all about the desert animals who use a cactus as a home. The story shows the symbiotic relationship between the cactus and the animals.
If I Built A Car by Chris Van Dusen
This is a story about a little boy who uses his giant imagination to think up a design for one wild car. I especially liked reading this story because it’s enjoyable for multi-ages and both of my kids liked hearing it.
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
This is a story of a cat and how others see him. Each from their own perspective of the world. It’s a good introduction to the ideas that we all see the world a little differently and that perspective changes what we see.
Letter C Animals
California Condor
San Diego ZooCalifornia Condor Live Cam
California Condor Facts from National Geographic
Crocodiles
Nile Crocodile Nat Geo Kids
Caiman
Caiman Facts from Active Wild
Facts from Smithsonian National Zoo Caiman Lizard
Cheetah
Cheetah Facts from the National Zoo
Coyotes
Coyotes National Geographic
Chicken
Chicken Facts from the National Zoo
Cow
Cow Facts from the National Zoo
Letter C Activities & Play Ideas
Take your kiddo camping this week!
And, you don’t even have to leave home if you don’t want to. Set up a small play tent in your home this week in a play area.
Roll up some brown construction paper “logs” to make a fire. If you have some red, orange, or yellow tissue paper stuff some into the end of the rolled up paper to make it really look like a campfire.
Add some flashlights, a lantern, and a play cup and pot so they can cook over their fire.
If you want to take the fun outside just set up a tent in the backyard. This is something we’ve done many times. My kids fill the tent with blankets and pillows and we read together for hours.
Set up a Candy Shop
Create a candy, cookie, or cake shop this week in your play area.
Provide your child with a small apron, kitchen utensils and mixing bowls.
Add play food if you have it or make your own. An easy way to make play lollipops for your candy shop is to cut a few construction paper circles out and tape or glue them to popsicle sticks. Your child can even decorate the candy as part of their play.
Playdough
When playing with play dough this week add a muffin tin and cupcake liners or a few pie tins so they can make some sweet treats. I have offered my daughter candles, buttons and beads to use as decorations and sprinkles on her cakes.
Have fun learning about letter C this week!
Heidi
