Letter U Week

This week Natalie was more interested in the activities in her notebook that did not involve letters.  These include mazes and new tracing sheets were pictures of her friends and their names.  I can't really blame her.  The new stuff was much cooler. 

Books:
Uh-oh! by Rachel Isadora
Under the Bed by David Wood
There's an Aligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
Unlovable by Dan Yaccarino
Up Dog by Hazel Hutchins
Ladybug Girl Dresses Up by David Soman
Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins
Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins
Clean Up Time by Rosemary Wells
Max Cleans Up by Rosemary Wells
Clifford Grows Up by Norman Bridwell
What's Up, Duck? by Tad Hills
When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer
Pink Me Up by Charise Mericle Harper
Hey! Wake Up! by Sandra Boynton
The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
Mrs McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea  (May 2013)
I Wished for a Unicorn by Robert Heidbreder

Idea Words:
up, under, umbrella, Ursala (Disney), unusual, use, unique, uh-oh, until, upside down, unicorn, unwrap, universe, USA, ukelele, underwear, underwater, underground, uncle, undress, unless (The Lorax), Uno

The prefix un- could be something you study with an older child, but it is too much for Natalie.  


Activities:
Read letter U books
Watch letter U playlist
Make U's out of playdoh

It was Natalie's idea to make letters in playdoh when she saw the cookie cutters.  It was also her idea to make the word unicorn, though she was going to go about it her way before I asked her to find the exact letters, which by the way she found all of by herself.  (Well, I gave her a little help with R because it was sideways).

U magnet pages

Unicorn coloring
Turn U into a unicorn

A unicorn Natalie made out of blocks.  :)

Brainstorm of things we did not do:
play Uno
unwrap items that start with U
watch UP
play with an umbrella in the rain
dig in the dirt to see what's underground
play an opposites game with up / down and under / over
umbrella craft

Letter U Playlist: