Q is for Queen

 A simple letter Q activity. No explanation is really needed. : )

Q is for Quick

I'm Quick As a Cricket!

 

After reading this book, we talked about how we have a lot of different emotions and feelings that can affect how we behave. Then, in honor of letter Q week, we tested how quick we can be. The kids each ran around the backyard and I timed how long it took them.

 

Without writing down names, I wrote each time on a piece of paper. Then we ordered the times from least to greatest.We grouped together kids who had the same time. Funny enough, the times were all in order without skipping any numbers. I promise I didn't plan it that way. : ) This was a great opportunity to talk about larger numbers that can sometimes be tricky for little ones.

Q is for Quadrilateral

 A quadrilateral is a shape with 4 sides. We used our pattern blocks to talk about quadrilaterals and we divided the pattern blocks into quadrilaterals and non-quadrilaterals.  I found these awesome pattern block stickers at amazon.com to use for an art project using our blocks.They are especially awesome because they are the exact same size as the actual blocks.

 

The kids made their own pictures using the pattern blocks and then copied the picture onto a paper using the stickers. The kids made (top left in a circle) a flower, a space ship shooting missiles, a flower, a necklace, and a dinosaur. 

Q is for . . .

. . .Quadrilaterals
For math time we looked at our pattern blocks. We looked at each shape and counted how many sides it had. We sorted the blocks into blocks with 4 sides and other blocks.

After we sorted the blocks, we used our pattern blocks to make pictures on printable templates. (they came from www.kellyskindergarten.com)
. . . Quilts
We talked about what a quilt is . . . a big blanket made up of shapes that fit together. We looked at a couple of different quilts and discussed what shapes made up that quilt. We also talked about how people make friendship quilts. They make them and give them to their friends to remind them that they love them. We made our own friendship quilt.
We traced and colored our hands on our quilt block. Then we sewed our quilt blocks individually. I punched the holes for the sewing part and we used yarn with tape at the end. I taught the kids that when we sew, we go up and down and we talked about going around the edge without skipping holes.
I was very impressed that most of them got it after 1 or two tries and we didn't have to resew very many times.