The letter E and Elf Fun!

The Letter E and Elf Fun!

The Letter E

E is for Elf

e is for egg

Elf Projects

Elf Legs!

Cut out two red strips from construction paper.  Cut out the same size strips from green construction paper and cut apart.  Cut out two elf shoes.  Glue the cut, green strips to the long red strips - to make the legs.  Glue on the shoes.  Glue the finished legs onto another piece of different colored construction paper.

Hand Print Elf

Paint a fingers green (not the thumb).  Paint he rest of the hand flesh color (again do not paint the thumb).  Press painted hand onto white paper.  Paint 1 thumb flesh color and press on sides to make the ears.  When dry add googly eyes, draw on a mouth and glue on a pom pom or sequin!  

Paper Plate Elf

Paint a paper plate flesh color.  Cut out accessories from green and red construction paper.  Cut ears from flesh colored construction paper, and nose from pink construction paper.  Assemble the elf when the paint is dry.  Draw on eyes, and mouth.  

Elf Learning Activities

K-1 Activities

(Addie was home sick one day this week, so I put her to work!)

Elf Sentences

Skills:  reading, writing, making sentences

Here is the link for this fun  Elf writing activity

Santa the Elf Sentence

Skills:  sentence order, writing sentences

Here is the link for Santa Cut and Paste Sentence

Elf Spy, Read and Write

Skills:  cvc words, reading, writing

Here is the link for Spy Read Write

Colorful Christmas Lights

Skills:  color word, reading, coloring

Here is the link for Christmas Lights Color Words

Elf Learning Activities

Preschool Age

All of the following Elf Activities come from overthebigmoon.com and her Elf on the Shelf Pre-K and K learning packet.  Here is the link Elf on the Shelf Learning Packet

Color the Elf

Skills: coloring, color recognition, counting

What Comes Next?

Skills:  patterns, cutting, pasting, matching

Christmas Counting

Skills:  number recognition, counting

Elf Prewriting Practice

Skills:  prewriting, tracing, pencil grip

Elf - Find the letter Ee

Skills: letter recognition

Which Elf is Different?

Skills:  different/same

Elf and Toys Sorting

Skills:  sorting, cutting

Elf Cutting Practice

Skills:  scissor practice

Elf Size Sorting

Skills:  sorting, sizes, cutting practice, following directions

Christmas Beginning Sounds

Skills:  beginning sounds

Letter Mitten Matching

Skills:  letter recognition, matching, cutting

Here is the link for Letter Mitten Matching

The letter R and Reindeer Fun!

The Letter R and Reindeer Fun!

The Letter R

R is for Reindeer

r is for rainbow

Reindeer Projects

Clothespin Reindeer

Cut a craft stick in half. Paint 3 clothespins brown and the one half of a craft stick brown.

When dry, assemble the clothespins to make reindeer.

Glue on two googly eyes and a red nose.

Shape and Hand Print Reindeer

Cut out a triangle from brown construction paper.  Trace hands onto brown paper.  Cut out red, circle nose, two white, oval eyes and two, black semi-circle eyes.  Assemble the reindeer!

Cardboard Tube Reindeer

Cut out a red circle nose.  Cut a chenille stem into pieces and assemble.  Glue on the red nose, googly eyes & antlers

Paper Plate Reindeer

Color a paper plate brown.  Assemble the antlers.  Cut out two brown ears from craft foam. Draw on two eyes, mouth and rosy cheeks, add a red, glitter nose.

Reindeer Learning Activities

Reindeer, Reindeer What Do You See?  Emergent Reader

Skills:  reading, coloring

Here is the link for this Reindeer Emergent Reader

Reindeer Number Match and Thumbprint Count

Skills:  number recognition, counting, matching

I made these fun counting activities .  They had to match the number to the matching amount of reindeer.  Then they pressed their ink covered thumbs onto the paper to make the corresponding number of thumbprint reindeer!

All of the following activities come from the Preschool Reindeer Pack from Royalbaloo.com  Here is the link for these fun, reindeer themed activities.  Preschool Reindeer Pack

Cutting Strip Practice

Skills:  cutting

The Many Colors of Rudolph!

Skills:  coloring, cutting, pasting, color recognition

R is For Reindeer Letter Maze

Skills:  letter R, letter recognition, following directions

Reindeer Prewriting Practice

Skills:  prewriting

Find the Same

Skills:  same and different

Christmas Matching

Skills:  matching

The Letter W and Witches

The Letter W and Witches

The Letter W

W is for witch

W is for Watermelon

w is for worm

Witch Projects

Foot Print Witch

Paint one foot green and press onto paper.  When dry add details with permanent markers.

Craft Stick Witch

Glue 7 green craft sticks together.  Cut out black hat from craft foam.  Cut out a colored strip for the hat.  Cut chenille stems in half (2 for each witch).  Draw on facial features.  

Directions:  Glue on hair, hat and eyes

Hand Print Witch

Paint one hand green and press onto white paper.  Let dry.  Draw hat, nose, mouth hair and broom.  Glue on two googly eyes.

Green Witch Homemade Play Dough

We made our own play dough and dyed it green.  I covered old Play-Doh containers with green paper, made a simple, cone shaped witches hat, glued on eyes, nose and drew a mouth!

Witch Learning Activities

Green Witch, Green Witch Emergent Reader

Skills:  coloring, beginning reading

Here is the link for this cute, printable book,  Green Witch, Green Witch  under Halloween.

Shape Witch

Skills:  Shapes, counting, following directions

I cut out the different shapes for the witch - I traced their hands .  They followed my directions to put the witch together.  Then they counted the circles, triangles, and rectangles and filled in the appropriate blanks.

Tana's Witch

Joey's Witch

Witch Patterns

Skills:  patterns

I printed off a bunch of different witch clip art.  The kiddos each made their own patterns

Witch Hat Memory Game

Skills:  same, different,  matching, memory

Here is the link to this Witch Hat Memory Game

Coloring Witches Hats

Skills:  coloring, following directions

Here is the link for this Witch Hat Coloring Activity