Letter C Activities
Below you will find projects and activities that will help you and your child explore the letter C. Keep in mind that this theme page is really aimed at younger children, up to about age 5. Don't be fooled into thinking that these projects and activities are too simple for this age group. Young children thrive on simplicity - it gives them the opportunity to work independently, to understand the task at hand, and to "own" their work. Immersing them in projects and activities that center around a particular theme (in this case the letter "C") allows them to gain a greater understanding of the theme and internalize it.
There are plans for many projects and activites for this theme. Additional crafts, projects, printables, recipes, music, and more will be added to this page in the coming months. I've decided to put the theme pages up as a work in progress. In truth, even when I think that I've completed a theme page, I think of other things that I should have added.
Words Beginning With "C"
Talk with your child about the letter "C", the sound it makes, and words that start with this letter. If you are using some kind of phonics program with your child, this would be the time to work on "C" within the program.
NOTE: If you are considering a phonics program to help your child learn to recognize letters, learn their sounds, and eventually read, then I can personally recommend Frontline Phonics
. It is an excellent program for younger children and blends nicely with this theme approach to crafting.
cat
cow
cold
costume
carrot
clapping
clown
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car
camera
camel
cup
clothing
crawl
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caterpillar
candy
cookie
card
comb
corn
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cake
calendar
can
coffee
clock
cream
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"C" Projects
Crowns
To make a simple crown, cut a wide strip of paper from a grocery bag, fit it around your child's head, and staple in place. You can use zig zag (or other pattern) scissors to make it a little more special. Glue beads, pieces of ribbon, bits of shiny wrapping paper, glitter, etc. on to decorate the crown!
Cat Puppet
You'll need this template, crayons, scissors, and 5 brads. Print out and color the picture. Cut it out. Attach the arms, legs, and tail at the X with brads.
Coffee Filter Rainbows
Fill an ice cube tray with water and then put a few drops of food coloring in each of the sections. Make each section a different color. Flatten out a basket type coffee filter. Use a eyedropper to make designs on the coffee filter. Each color will spread and run into the other colors. This is a lot of fun for the kids (and the grownups) and makes a good lesson for what happens when you mix colors. Let the filters dry completely and don't forget to put down some newspaper or your table will likely be stained.
Caterpillar on a Leaf.
Cut a large leaf shape out of green construction paper. Glue eight penny-size pom poms in a row onto the leaf.
"C" Printables
These are pretty much just color sheets with an "C" word theme. More printables are planned for this theme.Upper and Lower Case C
"C" Songs
I just had to put this song in for the letter C. I remember
Cookie Monster singing this song on Sesame Street
when I was little. As I remember, he went nuts and tore into the cookies at the end. Not too long ago, I heard it again on Sesame Street when my kids were watching. This is the most effective song I know for this letter.
C Is For Cookie
(spoken)
Now what starts with the letter C?
Cookie starts with C
Let's think of other things
That starts with C
Oh, who cares about the other things?
(sing)
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C
(spoken)
Hey you know what?
A round cookie with one bite out of it
Looks like a C
A round donut with one bite out of it
Also looks like a C
But it is not as good as a cookie
Oh and the moon sometimes looks like a C
But you can't eat that, so
(sing)
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me, yeah!
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C, yeah!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C, oh boy!
Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C!
"C" Recipes
Clown Cones: Place one round scoop of ice cream into a shallow bowl. Create eyes and a mouth with tubes of icing, nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips. Use a cherry for the nose. Sprinkle the top of the scoop with coconut for hair, and top with a sugar cone and cherry for a hat.
Cookie Carousel: Frost the the bottom of two cookies. Use fairly large, sturdy cookies. On one of the cookies, stand up animal cookies in the frosting. Put the other cookie on top of the animals with the frosting side down to make the carousel.
Bake Cookies: It really doesn't matter what kind of cookies you make. If you want to take it a step further, you could make sugar cookies and form each cookie into a C.
Alphabet 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.
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!
Great "C" Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - A classic. I also have a theme page for this book.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type - This book is hilarious!
The Giant Carrot - This book has great illustrations.
Clocks and More Clocks - This is a good way to work on some time concepts along with the letter C.
"C" Play
There are probably a lot of free-play things kids can do that will encourage them to think about the letter C. Here are a few of the things that I've tried with my own kids: clapping games like "BINGO", playing copy cat, coloring a picture, etc. Remember, the more you can immerse them in the "C" theme, the better chance you have that they will remember the letter, it's sound, and words that start with "C."
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