Alphabet | Colours | Shapes Theme

7 Alphabet | Colour | Shape themed activities, all on one shelf!

With a busy schedule, taking one day to brainstorm & put together several activities at once helps to keep my littles learning & entertained while I work. This shelf set-up will be engaging for a couple weeks!

Take a closer look at what's on our shelves —

1. "ABC, What Can She Be?" - girls can be anything they want to be, from A to Z! —LITERACY & FINE MOTOR

• black beans

• colourful beads

• letter beads

• wooden tongs

2. "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site - Bulldozer's Shapes" — LITERACY & FINE MOTOR

• dry bean mix

• brownie pan — shapes drawn on surface & covered with the beans

• construction vehicles — to scoop & push beans out of the way to expose the shapes

3. Coloured Letter Matching — LITERACY & FINE MOTOR

• A - Z, upper & lower case

• circle stickers with letters

• match the letter & colour on the stickers to the sheets

4. "Mr. Pig's Colors" & Fruit Cutting — LITERACY & FINE MOTOR

• A combination of Melissa & Doug Fruit Cutting Set and

• Melissa & Doug Slice and Toss Salad Set

5. Shape Matching Flash Cards — SHAPE RECOGNITION

• Fisher Price alphabet flash cards

• shapes from Melissa & Doug Match & Roll Shape Sorter

• pick a card, match the shape!

6. Shape Match & Stack — SHAPE RECOGNITION & FINE MOTOR

• Melissa & Doug Stack & Sort — deconstructed & pieces in basket

• coloured popsicle sticks with shapes on the ends

• pick a stick, find & match the shape, and stack!

7. "An African Alphabet" Sensory Bin — LITERACY & IMAGINATIVE PLAY

• Various Schleich animals

• driftwood & twigs

• rocks & glass gems

• green paper shreds & foam leaves

• letters from Melissa & Doug See & Spell activity

Happy playing!