February Week 2: Going On An H Hunt

 Transition Song: H-E-A-R-T by the Kiboomers

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: Where-questions, helicopter, heart, hot dog, hamburger, horseshoe crab, harmonica, hanger, hair, hippo, house, helmet, hat, honey, hammock, hand, hammer, Humpty Dumpty, help.

This week we went on an H hunt.  We practiced our H sound.  Miss Carrie had taped a lot of pictures that start with the H sound around the room.  She put the same pictures on the floor.  Everybody picked one picture and when to find the match.  When they found it, they came back and chose another picture to find.  If they couldn't find a picture, they could ask a friend to help them.

When we came back to the run, we talked about the pictures we knew and the pictures we didn't.  No one knew what a Horseshoe Crab was, so Miss Carrie showed this video about horseshoe crabs.

Then we discovered that most people didn't know what a harmonica was, so Miss Carrie showed us a video of a kid playing the harmonica.

DO THIS AT HOME:  Pick a letter and go on a hunt.  Take a picture of the items you are hunting for in advance.  They could all be the same sound, the same color, or another theme.  Try to keep them in the same room.  Then give your child the pictures (or your phone) and go on the hunt with them.  Follow their lead.  Talk about what you are looking for (color/shape/size) and ask a family member for help if you need it.  Talk about words that may not be familiar to your child.  This is really fun to do outside as well.