X is for Xylophone: A Letter of the Week Preschool Craft

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If you are working on teaching your little one their alphabet, doing letter of the week crafts you are going to love these letter crafts for your young child.

This X is for Xylophone craft is super cute and the kids will have so much fun with it. Children learn with alphabet crafts like these that help them associate and remember.

And… we even have handprint art, snack and book list to go along with it. You will find links to all of that below.

LETTER OF THE WEEK CRAFT: X is for Xylophone

We love that these crafts incorporate fine motor skills for child development. Craft ideas like these are always so much fun for toddlers and preschoolers!

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• xylophone sidebars printed on plain white paper (you can get it in our letter of the week pack here)
  
• four colored strips (use page 2 of the above pattern for sizing)
• two small black strips (see pattern)
• two small black dots (see pattern)

1. Find the largest colored strip.  Glue it across the bottom of the bars.

2. Keep adding all the paper strips until you’ve reached the top of the xylophone.

3. Glue down the two black strips in the shape of an X.  Add the black circles at the ends of the mallets.

 And here they are!

SONGS FOR LETTER X:

You’ll be happy to know I’m not going to give you songs about x-rays and xylophones!  Instead you’ll find some rhymes with letter X within the words.

Here’s a preschool favorite.

Six little ducks that I once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too.
But the only little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a “Quack quack quack, quack quack quack, quack quack quack,”
He led the others with a “Quack quack quack!” 

 And here’s another classic song which is really fun to sing:

A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go,
Heigh ho, the derry-o, a hunting we will go.
A hunting we will go, a hunting we will go,
We’ll catch a fox and put him in a box,
And then we’ll let him go.

Jessica’s X-Ray, by Pat Zonta

My kids loved this story because of the real X-rays printed on mylar, sprinkled throughout the book.  When Jessica breaks her arm, she’s taken to the hospital to get a cast.  While there she gets a tour of the hospital and learns all about X-ray technology. This book is actually written by a professional X-ray technologist!

My Mom Has X-Ray Vision, by Angela McAllister

Kids will love this silly story told by a boy named Matthew, who is convinced his mom has X-ray vision. How else would she always know what he’s up to?  The lively illustrations by Alex T. Smith combine with the fun story to make this an engaging book.

OTHER LETTER OF THE WEEK CRAFTS:

• A is for Alligator
• B is for Butterfly
• C is for Car
• D is for Doghouse
• E is for Eagle
• F is for Frog
• G is for Goat
• H is for House
• I is for Ice Cream
• J is for Jellyfish
• K is for King
• L is for Lamp
• M is for Mouse
• N is for Night
• O is for Octopus
• P is for Penguin
• Q is for Quilt
• R is for Rainbow
• S is for Snake
• T is for Tree
• U is for Underwater
• V is for Vase
• W is for Watermelon

LETTER OF THE WEEK SNACKS:

• A is for Airplane (graham cracker airplanes)
• B is for Butterfly (grape butterflies)
• C is for Car (apple cars)
• D is for Dirt (dirt cups)
• E is for Eggs (candy eggs)
• F is for Fishing (cupcakes)
• G is for Green (green crispy treats)
• H is for Heart (waffles)
• I is for Ice Cream
• J is for Jellybean (jellybean trail mix)
• K is for Kite (oranges and graham crackers)
• L is for Lollypop (apples)
• M is for Monster Bars (a sweet homemade treat)

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 (5,3,1). She enjoys teaching them at home and after her daughter’s day at school. Anna blogs at www.themeasuredmom.com.

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