X Marks the Spot

 Here's a fun treasure hunt we went on last year for letter X day. Each child took a turn finding a letter x along the way. 

Bone X-Rays

As part of our discussion about broken bones and casts we discussed getting an x-ray. We read a great Franklin book (Franklin Goes to the Hospital) about getting x-rays and being brave at the doctor's office. We looked at real pictures of broken bones in the bones books we got from the library. Then we made x-ray pictures. 

We used white glue and q-tips to make our x-ray pictures. Thanks to pinterest for a fun idea!

X Marks the Spot

We talked about pirates for letter X day because X is their favorite letter! They have it on their flag and they use it to bury their treasure! We read the book How I Became a Pirate then we went on a treasure hunt. I hid cut out letter Xs all over the house and yard then drew a treasure map leading to the xs and the  treasure box. Each student got a turn leading the hunt to find the next letter X. Each leader got to wear the pirate's hat and hold the treasure map. Unfortunately, the pictures of finding the treasure box were lost at sea, but here are the pictures of our fun hunt. 

 

Magic X Painting

Highlighting an oldie but goodie. 

Check out our post here for a painting project we did during letter X week.

Magic X Paintings

We made magic paintings this week. The kids painted the whole page of a paper with some tape on it and after it dried we took off the tape to reveal a magic picture . . . the letter X!

Here's What You Need:

• Paper (We used construction paper)
  
• Painters tape cut in 12 inch strips or vinyl cut into 1 1/2 X 12 strips (If using computer paper, you will want to make the strips shorter.)
  
• Paint & brushes

Here's What You Do;

1. Make an X on the paper with the vinyl or painters tape.
2. Have the kids paint the whole page and let dry.
3. Take off the tape to reveal the secret picture.

X Marks the Spot!

Pirates left treasure and a treasure map at preschool this week. They left letter X's along the trail to a treasure chest with treats and jewelery in it. The kids followed the map and found the x's along the trail until they found the treasure chest.