The Mom I Want to Be

The Letter F is a generally reliable letter.  It usually makes the “fuh” sound as in fall.  

F sometimes makes the /v/ sound (as in of)

The “gh” diagraph represents the /f/ sound when it follows a vowel  (as in tough)

 

1. Present a capitol and lower case F to your child.  Ask if he knows what sound the letter makes.  Give examples of words that start with the F sound, such as fan, farm and finger.  Find fun ways to reinforce the F sound.  For example, give him a fan and have him make the F-F-F sound as he waves it back and forth.  She if he can name other words that start with F.

 

2. Read Fish is Fish

 

3. Create an F bag for the week with objects from around the house such as fruit, foil, fire truck, frog, flowers, fan, flashlight, fox, fork, fish, feather, etc.

 

4. Create an F collage, searching through magazines for F words and then gluing them to a paper for his alphabet book.

 

5. Finger paint an F. Provide a large cutout F, taped to wax paper for easy cleanup.  Provide finger paints for coloring their F’s.  When dry, glue to a sheet of paper for his alphabet book.

 

6. Provide a worksheet with F’s to trace across the top and a blank spot below, cut outs of fruit and a bowl shape (freehand or copy from book).  Have child color their basket, glue it to the page, and add fruit.

 

7. Other activities: Taste different fruits.  Cover tag board with foil and paint it.  Talk about friends and families.  Examine feathers.  Paint with feathers.

 

Fruit with Dip such as Creamy Marshmallow Dip (
Go Fish Snack Go Fish Snack 
Funky Frito Fruckies Funky Frito Fruckies
Fruit Critters with Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip Fruit Critters with Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip
Fish in the River
Fishing Poles
Fruit Skewers for Children – Child Safe