U is for Underwater: A Letter of the Week Preschool Craft

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I’m Anna from The Measured Mom, back for my weekly post at Crystal and Company to share a letter of the week preschool craft.  This week we made a quick and simple project: U is for Underwater.   We love to extend the learning with books and rhymes, so don’t miss those additional learning ideas at the end of the post!

letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater

LETTER OF THE WEEK: U IS FOR UNDERWATER CRAFT

letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • 1 piece of plain construction paper
  • letter U printed onto construction paper and cut out (get the pattern  here:  Letter U pattern)
  • colorful circles and triangles cut from construction paper
  • glue stick
  • school glue
  • googly eyes
  • blue paper with waves cut across the top

1. Use the glue stick to attach the blue paper to the piece of plain paper. letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater

2. Glue down your letter U in the middle of the water.

letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater

3. Use the circles and triangles to make little fish.  Use the school glue to attach the googly eyes.

letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater

4. Here is our underwater collection!

letter of the week preschool craft u is for underwater

SONG FOR LETTER U:

Pull out this familiar verse from “Wheels on the Bus.”

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.

 ACTION RHYME FOR LETTER U:

Try acting out this fun rhyme!

Here goes a turtle up a hill –
Creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy.
Here goes a rabbit up a hill –
Boing, boing, boing, boing!
Here goes an elephant up a hill-
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
Here goes a snake up a hill –
Slither, slither, slither, slither…
And here comes a rock down the hill

Boom, boom, boom, boom,
CRASH!

 BOOKS TO READ FOR LETTER U:

letter of the week U: books to read with your preschooler as you learn this new letter Great Day for Up, by Dr. Seuss

You can’t go wrong with Dr. Seuss’s crazy rhyming fun.  With people going up on every page, your little one will get lots of exposure to the sound of “U.”

letter of the week U: books to read with your preschooler as you learn this new letter

Unlovable, by Dan Yaccarino

This is an adorable story about a little dog named Alfred who is told by the cat and the parrot that he is unlovable.  Alfred longs to be a bigger, more impressive dog  instead of an unlovable little pug.  One day he makes a friend through the the fence — but Alfred isn’t truthful with his new dog friend.  He says he’s a golden retriever! When the two dogs finally meet, Alfred has a wonderful surprise.

OTHER LETTER OF THE WEEK CRAFTS:

LETTER OF THE WEEK SNACKS:

Anna taught eight years and received her MEd in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on literacy. In 2007 she began her career as a stay-at-home mom. She has four children – a girl (6) and three boys (4,3,1). She enjoys teaching them at home and after her daughter’s day at school. Anna blogs at www.themeasuredmom.com.

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18 Comments

  1. Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/ says:

    Love the alpha crafts! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Titus 2 Tuesday!

  2. This is fantastic. I would love for you to share on the motivational Monday linky as this months theme is education

  3. LexieRobinson says:

    Thank you so much for sharing your letter crafts!

  4. This is a fun way for any child to learn or reinforce their letters through songs, arts, crafts, and learning fun 🙂 This is a project that any child should have a blast doing!

    Thank you for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! I do hope that you will visit my neck of the magical woods every week and take a quick rest by the tree on the tree stump while you read everyone’s blog posts that they have so thoughtfully shared with all of us.

  5. Too cute!

    Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a GREAT week,
    Beth =)

    1. Yay! Glad you love it. I hope you and your kiddos enjoy!

  6. This is cute we usually do a umberall for U. I like this.

    Thanks

  7. jeanette keath says:

    Just wanted to say that I am having a great time on your site! Love the preschool crafts and ideas! Thanks so much for sharing!

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