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More Letter B Activities
 Tropical Paper Plate Bird
Paint the back side of a paper plate any color you want and let dry. Cut feather shapes out of various colors of construction paper. Cut a circle out of black construction paper for an eye and an orange triangle for a beak. Fold the paper plate in half and staple on the edge opposite the fold. Put the triangle in the fold of the plate on one edge and staple in place to make the beak. Glue on eye. Glue on construction paper feather shapes where the wings should be. Cut a few strips of tissue paper, streamers, etc. to make the tail. They should be a variety of lengths and about 1-2 inches wide. Gather them up at one end and put them in the fold of the plate opposite the beak and staple in place.
Pom Pom Bear
The kids loved this project and even had to have their finished bears in their beds at bedtime. The largest pom pom is only 2 inches in diameter and the sizes go down from there. We did this project out of odds and ends that we had laying around, so they are all different colors. I had a big bag of pom poms in various sizes and colors, so I let them choose their own colors.
Supplies: 1 extra large pom pom, 1 large pom pom, 4 medium pom poms, 3 small pom poms, 2 extra small pom poms, 1 extra small black pom pom (for the nose), low temp hot glue, 2 wiggle eyes (or buttons, beads, etc.) 3-4 inches of ribbon.
Directions: Have the child lay out their pom poms in the following pattern. The extra large pp is the bear's body, the large pp is the head, the medium are arms and legs, the small are ears and tail, the extra small are and the black one are for the nose and snout (put them together like a triangle. An adult should handle the glue gun and glue all the parts together (white glue just takes too long to dry). Once you have the basic bear put together, you can embellish any way you want. You can use buttons or wiggle eyes for the eyes, and the ribbon is for a bow at the neck. My four year old used one bow for the neck and one for the hair. Remember this is supposed to be a non-stress, non-exact kid craft. It should be fun, not perfect!
We finished our bears by naming them names that start with "B." (Byron, Billy, and Bumble Bear.)
Feathered Bird
Kids absolutely love feathers! This is a simple project that they will love doing and doesn't take much prep time for you!
Supplies: Assorted feathers, white glue, a picture of a bird.
Directions: Simply have the child glue feathers onto the bird wherever they think it should have feathers. You can have them color the picture first if you want.
Banana
Cut out simple banana shape from card. Give children glue and box of yellow pieces of tissue paper/paper to stick onto banana. Good way of teaching children colours. ~ Submitted Anonymously
"B" Songs
Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Cup hands together as if holding bee)
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Ouch! It stung me!
(Shake hands as if just stung)
I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
('Squish' bee between palms of hands)
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,
Ooh! It's yucky!
(Open up hands to look at 'mess')
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
(Wipe hands off on shirt)
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Now my mommy won't be mad at me!
(Hold hands up to show they are clean)
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish"
All through the town.
The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town.
The people on the bus go up and down,
up and down, up and down,
The people on the bus go up and down
All through the town.
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep"
All through the town.
Rock-A-Bye, Baby
Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Baby is drowsing, cosy and fair.
Mother sits near,in her rocking chair.
Forward and back the cradle she swings,
And though baby sleeps, he hears what she sings.
From the high rooftops down to the sea,
No one's as dear as baby to me.
Wee little fingers, eyes wide and bright,
Now sound asleep until morning light.
"B" Recipes
Butter - This is so easy to make and your child will be amazed. Simply fill a baby food jar about halfway with heavy whipping cream. Have your child shake it for about five minutes and watch as it turns into butter. (You may want to add a pinch of salt to make it taste better.) When the butter is done, you can spread it on some bread, buscuits, broccoli, etc. (other foods starting with "B")
Blue Berry Yogurt Parfait
Ingredients: blue berries (or any other kind of berry), vanilla yogurt, granola, parfait glass (or any other tall glass that you can see layers).
Directions: Layer each ingredient into your parfait glass in the following order: berries, granola, yogurt. The order really isn't that important. I like to lay out all the ingredients and let the kids create their own parfaits. The kids love it because they can create their own edible art!
Banana Boats
I actually learned to make this when I was a Girl Scout on a camping trip. You're supposed to put the boats in the coals of the fire until everything melts, but you can also do this in the oven. Place the boats on a cookie sheet and put it into an oven preheated to about 350 degrees. One note though, keep an eye on your boats or you will have a mess in your oven!
Ingredients: Bananas, Marshmallows in small pieces, Chocolate chips
Directions: Cut a v-shape trench lengthwise into top of banana peel, pull back peel and remove portion of banana to create a trough. Put marshmallows in trough, then sprinkle chips over marshmallows. Replace banana peel flap, wrap in aluminum foil and place on grill or over coals until marshmallows and chocolate are melted. Unwrap, remove flap and eat.
"B" Books
EVERYONE has some type of ABC book out on the market, but these are the tried and true books that my kids like.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - I believe that this story was single handedly responsible for teaching my son his letters. He was hooked on this book the first time I read it to him and he never gets tired of it. I started out by pointing to the letters as I read it to him, now he points them out to me!
My First Phonics Book - My daughter loves to read this book before bed. It has helped her to get excited about words and their beginning letters.
B is for Books! - you just can't go wrong with Sesame Street!
Dr. Seuss' A B C - I love Dr. Seuss books because they keep the kid's attention. Not always an easy task!
My First ABC Book - My two year old son has this book and absolutely loves it! He makes me read it to him over and over and over and over!
More Great "B" Books
Bubble Trouble - This book is a lot of fun... even my youngest was fascinated by the "bubbles."
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! - This is one of the best "bug books" I've ever seen.
Stellaluna - My oldest daughter absolutely loves this story about a bat who is raised by birds.
"B" Play
There are probably dozens of free-play things kids can do that will encourage them to think about "B". They can play with building blocks, go outside and blow bubbles, have boat races, play with balloons, read a book, etc. I think you get the idea. Remember, the more you can immerse them in the "B" theme, the better chance you have that they will remember the letter, it's sound, and words that start with "B."
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