Thursday, March 26, 2015

X is for X-ray


 We have really enjoyed our letter of the week.  Some of the letters were more challenging than others for figuring out an activity to go along with the letter and letter X was definitely one of them! After some searching on Pinterest and Google we came up with an X-ray activity which turned out to be one of our favorites!

Here are the materials we used:
Black construction paper
Q-tips
White crayon
Glue

We started off by tracing our hand and part of our forearm with white crayon.  This was a great fine motor and tracing activity!  After that we simply used some glue (used the squeeze glue bottle so another opportunity to use those fine motor skills) to stick on our q-tips which act as the 'bones.'



We also found a fun skeleton printable (child size) which my preschooler was able to piece together to form a full child size skeleton.  We had fun laying next to it and learning about the parts of our body.


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  1. UnknownMarch 31, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    We love doing letter of the week. This week we're learning the letter S and we have been having a great time with it. So far our favorite letter is B. Like your X for X-ray. Cool idea I have to try this when we get to X

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    1. UnknownMarch 31, 2015 at 11:10 AM

      Thanks Natasha! X was tricky but turned out alot of fun! I can't believe it's been 26 weeks and have completed the alphabet!

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  2. Eileen TeoApril 1, 2015 at 6:29 AM

    My kids had done that in school and this is such a great way for kids to understand! Thank you for joining with us #Pintorials

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    1. UnknownApril 1, 2015 at 7:10 PM

      Thanks Eileen! My daughter loved the q-tips acting as the bones! Great fun with letter X!

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  3. UnknownApril 1, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    This looks like such a fun activity. Your little one looks like she's having a blast! Thanks for the idea. Pinning and sharing.
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    1. UnknownApril 2, 2015 at 9:29 PM

      Thanks Deborah! Yes, she had a blast, this ended up being a really fun letter!!

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  4. UnknownApril 3, 2015 at 6:38 AM

    My son saw this on Pinterest and wants to do it! Neat idea! The skeleton puzzle is really cool too.

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    1. UnknownApril 4, 2015 at 7:21 AM

      So glad your son wants to do it, he'll have a blast, I'm sure!!!!

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  5. SamanthaApril 5, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    This looks fun! I l know my preschooler would love these activities! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you join us again next week!

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    1. UnknownApril 5, 2015 at 2:50 PM

      Hi Samantha! Yes, the letter X activities were fun. I hope you get a chance to try them with your little one :)

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  6. MeghanApril 10, 2015 at 6:53 AM

    Such a cute idea! Where did you find the printable child-size skeleton??? Thanks for sharing at #WeLoveWeekends!

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    1. UnknownApril 13, 2015 at 7:49 PM

      Hi Meghan! Glad you like our X-ray craft. Here's the link to the skeleton printable http://www.eskeletons.org/resources

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