ABC Letter Box (Photo from Spell Outloud)
Spell Outloud has an ABC letter box that is a combination sensory tub and alphabet box. It’s a great addition to a unit focusing on a particular letter sound. Note: there are helpful links in Learning to Read Can Be Just a Fun Game on how to introduce letter sounds.
Astronaut Unit Links for Preschoolers
Maureen from Spell Outloud shares letter sound activities at Totally Tots. Recently, she paired her ABC letter box with an “A is for astronaut” theme.
Here some other fun activities for an astronaut unit from around the blogosphere:
On Our Shelves – January from Counting Coconuts has many space-theme activities. A number of those would be appropriate for an astronaut theme. There are also many wonderful photos showing attractive ways to display activities on trays, a helpful Montessori principle.
Homeschool Creations has many free printables in an Astronaut Preschool Pack.
Jojoebi has a fun idea for a Space Dinner – Tutorial.
2 Teaching Mommies has ideas for space pretend play and free printables for Space!
Astronaut Unit Links for Elementary-Aged Children
Here’s an Astronaut Unit Study from Homeschool Helper Online.
Here’s an Independent Study: Astronauts from Walking By the Way.
UPDATE of my space posts: Montessori-Inspired Astronomy Activities, Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Unit, and Montessori-Inspired Moon Unit
Also, I started a link-up at the Living Montessori Now Blog Frog community for January theme/unit posts.Please post any current themes/units you’re working on in your homeschool or school. I’d love to read and comment on your post (and I don’t leave negative comments)! Here’s the link: Link up your posts with your January theme/unit activities!
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Love that Counting Coconuts! Great links.
That alphabet box is super fun.
Thanks for your comment, Abbie! I love Counting Coconuts, too – always something wonderful there! And I agree that the alphabet box is great! I had SO MUCH FUN finding all the links for my post!
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Thanks for featuring me Deb! I even found some more activities for my little ones to do. Great list of ideas.
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You’re welcome, Maureen! I love the activities you share! And I’m glad you found some more activities you can use as well.
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I love the letter box. We used this all the time when my little guy was younger. We then moved to pudding on a pan for spelling. Thank you for sharing all the links too. Have a blessed day Deb.
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Thanks for your comment, Lynda! Using pudding on a pan for spelling sounds like a fun idea! I hope you have a blessed day and week, too!
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Stopping by on the blog hop!
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Thanks for visiting! Have a great week!
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What a fun box!
Thanks for the link back! I love that we’re all on the same page with the space/astronaut themes this month. Great minds!
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Thanks for your comment (and your wonderful activities), Mari-Ann! I found it interesting that so many are using space/astronaut themes in January – gives me lots of great links to share!
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I always enjoy stopping by to see what projects you suggest. Thanks for joining in the Hop!
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Thanks, Joy! And I always look forward to Hip Homeschool Hop – it’s fun to see what others are doing!
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oooh! I am going to have to mark this for next year! We are past “a”! Great post! Here from BF-MomLoop!
Thanks, Heather! I had lots of fun finding all the great astronaut activity links!
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Stopping from Mom Loop! I love how you combined the letters and objects. Great idea!
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting! In “Learning to Read Can Be Just a Fun Game,” I told how my son loved matching letters and objects. Maureen used a similar concept in her “A is for Astronaut” activities. I always found combining letters and objects to be a fun way for preschoolers to learn initial letter sounds.
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Wow alphabet box..
my daughter would love it !!
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Thanks for your comment! When they were little, my kids always loved activities like the alphabet box that are fun and educational at the same time!
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Thanks so much for featuring us Deb.
You’re welcome, Madonna! And thanks for the wonderful printables and activities you share at 2 Teaching Mommies!
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