We haven’t done a lot of alphabet work because I believe in letting the kids’ interest and the rhythms of the season drive the activities we do together.
My oldest seemed to just pluck the alphabet from the air–a puzzle, a few refrigerator magnets, and an alphabet book or two and she just knew all of her A,B,C’s.
Since my son has shown a strong interest in letters recently, and we’ve had a great time playing in all the snow, we made an “S” for “Snow”.
- blue construction paper
- white crayon
- cotton balls
- optional: white paint and bubble wrap
1. Draw an “S” with a pencil and then trace it with the white crayon. My daughter, who can write all her letters, did this step with ease. My two year old really made me laugh, though. He started to trace really carefully for about an inch and then just started to scribble all over the paper.
2. Add glue over the “S”.
3. Pull apart the cotton balls and glue around the “S”. This tactile fun was my kids’ favorite part. My son asked, “I can touch this?”
4. Optional: Dip the bubble wrap in white paint and add snowflakes around your “S”.
Ever since we did this my son has been proudly pointing out the letter “S” everywhere and saying, “We made an S!”
Picture Books About Snow
First Snow, by Bernette Ford: A family of bunnies enjoys a first snowfalll.
Runaway Alphabet, by Kari-Lynn Winters: An alphabet book that focuses on the phonetics of winter fun.