Now I Know My ABCs ~ Letter O

All printables for this unit can be downloaded for free on my website, Animal ABCs.

Letter O ~ Octopus

Oo Octopus Extras…

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Oo Octopus in Action…

  See more on my blog ~ Letter O Octopus Tot School

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Have more Octopus/Letter O fun…

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More Letter Oo Fun…

• Letter O ~ Ostrich Craft
• Letter o ~ owl craft
• Color by Number ~ O
• Oo Letter Maze
• Tot School Printables: Oo is for Ostrich
• Letter of the Week: Oo is for Octopus
• Oo is for Owl {from Spell Outloud}
• Letter Oo Craft Collection {from The Attached Mama}
• Raising Rock Stars Preschool: Letter Oo

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Did you miss…

• Letter A ~ Alligator {Letter A on my blog in action}
• Letter B ~ Bear {Letter B on my blog in action}
• Letter C ~ Caterpillar {Letter C on my blog in action}
• Letter D ~ Dolphin {Letter D on my blog in action}
• Letter E ~ Elephant {Letter E on my blog in action}
• Letter F ~ Frog {Letter F on my blog in action}
• Letter G ~ Gorilla {Letter G on my blog}
• Letter H ~ Hippo {Letter H on my blog}
• Letter I ~ Iguana {Letter I on my blog}
• Letter J ~ Jellyfish {Letter J on my blog}
• Letter K ~ Koala {Letter K on my blog}
• Letter L ~ Llama {Letter L on my blog}
• Letter M ~ Mouse {Letter M on my blog}
• Letter N ~ Newt {Letter N on my blog}

Curious George Goes to the Beach ~ Handprint Crabs and Handprint Fish

 

Curious George Goes to the Beach

Margaret & H.A. Rey

Summary: One hot summer day, George and the man with the yellow hat go to the beach. What fun George has at the beach! What fun he has feeding the seagulls! It's fun, that is, until they fly away with something valuable and George must find a clever way to save the day.

Last week I shared the beach mural that the boys worked on. This week I would like to share some of the fun things that we added to our mural: handprint crabs, handprint fish, and seaweed with Do-A-Dot markers. The boys also drew in people, a sand castle, sea gulls, a stingray, a cooler of food and I added the umbrella.

Supplies:

• beach mural from last week
• Googly eyes (optional)
• Glitter (optional)
• Do-A-Dot Markers (optional)

 

How to Make a Handprint Crab and Fish

Sand castle (it’s there I promise it’s yellow)

People, sting ray, etc

Finished product (which is now hanging in the dinning room)

Don’t miss the rest of the Beach Theme ideas that we will be sharing at Totally Tots!! I’ll be sharing more in the next two weeks, so stay tuned.

Mommy Made Printables ~ Ocean

We are excited to share some OCEAN printables for you to use with your tots as you explore together!

Ocean Preschool Pack {from Homeschool Creations}

Under the {girly} Sea {from 1+1+1=1}

The Ocean {from 2 Teaching Mommies}

Ocean Animals Tot Book {from 1+1+1=1}

Octonauts Printables {from 1+1+1=1}

Nemo Tot Book {from 1+1+1=1}

Jj is for Jellyfish {from 1+1+1=1}

Ocean Match Up {from 1+1+1=1}

Ocean Pack {from 3 Dinosaurs}

A House for Hermit Crab {from 3 Dinosaurs}

Do you have any free OCEAN printables {free} YOU have created {and share}? If so, leave a link to your blog post in the comments below!

Curious George Goes to the Beach ~ Beach Mural

 

Curious George Goes to the Beach

Margaret & H.A. Rey

Summary: One hot summer day, George and the man with the yellow hat go to the beach. What fun George has at the beach! What fun he has feeding the seagulls! It's fun, that is, until they fly away with something valuable and George must find a clever way to save the day.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some activities to go along with the beach/ocean theme from this book. Today’s craft is to re-create a beach scene. Next week I’ll be sharing a few extra things that we added to ours, but you don’t have to do them all. Just have fun! This is a great family craft and even the smallest child can help.

How to Make a Beach Mural

Supplies:

• Paint
• Paper Roll or Construction Paper (for a smaller picture)

 

1. Paint the sky, sand and water on your sheet of paper (we added glitter to our paint so that it would sparkle)

2.    Let dry (we went to the park for an hour to avoid the temptation to touch)

3.   Once dry, decorate the scene however you like. We made a few extra things {stay tuned to see what we added next week!!!}. I promise it will be fun!!

Come back next week for some more fun go-along ideas for the book Curious George Goes to the Beach!

Ocean Sensory Bin ~ What's In The Tub?

 

 

It's time for more sensory fun! Our June theme is Oceans. Here are a few simple ideas of what to include in your bin for your Tot to explore!

 

 

What's included:

 

 

 

 

1 package Turquoise Water Pearls

1 package Clear Water Pearls

1 package Blue Water Pears

Baby Sealife Toob

Ocean Toob

Coral Reef Toob

Dot-2-Dot Lacing Ocean Animals

Ocean mat, diver and clown fish (I found these at World Market awhile ago, THIS placemat would also work well.)

 

 

I'm a fan of regular-old lacing cards, but Dot-2-Dot lacing... major bonus! These two always get a kick out of anything with letters and numbers so it took zero convincing to try these ocean cards.

 

 

This bin was easy-peasy to put together. Water Pearls are too much fun to leave the kids out of the set up. They are tiny hard beads when the arrive, and after four hours in water they are marble-sized, squishy, wet, and too hard to resist running your hand through. (Secret bonus, they have a relaxing, almost therapeutic affect!)

 

As a test, I let the bin sit for four weeks uncovered. The pearls, while still wet, had shrunk to half their size. The package they arrived in had long since been tossed, so I covered them with water again, hoping it would help. By the next day, when I remembered to check them again, they were back to their marble size and the water was completely soaked in!

 

 

This is a perfect quiet time activity. They played hide-and-go-seek with the animals, claimed their favorites, found matches, but mostly just explored. If you haven't tried to make a sensory bin yet, this is the one to start with! It was easy and quick, involved no crafting, cutting, or creating. Your toddler is going to love it! *But please, use this bin under supervision, especially if your toddler is prone to putting things in their mouth.

 

 

What's in the Tub? is a monthly feature that focuses on fun sensory tub ideas to go along with the monthly theme at Totally Tots. Click here to see the past sensory tub ideas.

Crafty Corner ~ Ocean

 

Handprint Crab from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

 

 

Jellyfish from Delightful Learning

 

 

Sea Creature Fan Book from The Crafty Classroom

 

 

Bubble Wrap Starfish from No Time for Flashcards

 

 

Glittery Fish Bowl Craft from Mama Jenn

 

 

C for Crab from Totally Tots

 

 

Paper Plate Fish from Spell Outloud

 

 

Whale Craft from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

 

 

Tide Pool Diorama from Delightful Learning

 

 

Glitter Jellyfish from Shinning our Lights

 

 

Sandpaper Starfish from The Crafty Classroom

 

 

Sea Turtle Craft from Mama Jenn

 

 

j for Jellyfish from Totally Tots

 

 

Crayon Resist Ocean Craft from Dresses ‘n Messes

 

 

Coffee Filter Fish from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

 

 

Arctic Soap Whittling from Confessions of a Homeschooler

 

 

Sparkly Sea Anemone from The Crafty Classroom

 

 

Sponges and Sponge Painting from Confessions of a Homeschooler

 

 

Paper Plate Jellyfish from No Time for Flashcards

 

 

Spiny Sea Urchin from The Crafty Classroom

 

f for Fish from Totally Tots

 

 

Octopus Hand Craft from Mama Jenn

 

 

S for Seahorse from No Time for Flashcards

 

 

Rainbow Fish Craft from Dresses ‘n Messes

 

 

Bottle Top Turtles from Mama Jenn

 

 

O for Octopus from No Time for Flashcards

 

W for Walrus from Totally Tots

 

 

 

Do you share tot-friendly crafts on your blog? If so, please read here first and then email me (JennAtTotallyTots@gmail (dot) com)! I would love to add you to the "search" list for future posts! Do you have a OCEAN themed craft on your blog that is not already linked here? Please feel free to share your craft by leaving the link to it in a comment!