Letter of the Week Theme: T is for Transportation
Our letter of the week theme today is: “T” is for Transportation!” (Find the complete A-Z outline on my preschool plan page.) Along with the letter of the week, we explore, numbers, shapes, and colors. You’ll get song, game, craft, and snack ideas, plus printables!
Print the one-page Preschool Weekly Focus and fit in activities throughout the week. Over the course of all 26 weeks, your child will enjoy classic preschool songs and games, and experience activities to encourage development of both gross and fine motor skills.
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Preschool Letter of the Week Focus
Letter of the Week = T
Theme of the Week = Transportation
Number of the Week = 1-20
Color of the Week = shades (adding black)
Shape of the Week = hexagon
Letter Activities
- Identify the letter T: look for T in books and on signs
- Color, stamp, or decorate the letter T (download a free printable HERE)
- Practice writing the letter T (download a free printable for letters S and T HERE)
- Go on a letter sound hunt around the house (look for items that start with the letter of the week)
- Look at a picture dictionary and talk about words that start with T
- Letter T activity at www.starfall.com
Number Activities
- Counting practice
- Practice identifying and writing the numbers 1-20 (download a free printable HERE)
SHAPE AND COLOR ACTIVITIES
- Color and decorate hexagon shapes (download a free printable HERE)
- Color mixing: add black to colors this week to explore shades. (A printable worksheet for this activity is included in my Preschool Curriculum, available in my Etsy shop.)
Letter “T” and Transportation Theme Activities
- Physical activity: tumbling, tight-rope walking (line on the floor), tiptoe, ride a bicycle, or hike on a trail
- Toy toss into plastic totes (label one with T or a hexagon for extra points!)
- Play with trains, build towers, or make a blanket tunnel
- Let your child take a turn being teacher (teach how to make the letter T, the number 2, or a triangle)
- Tracing: use tracing paper against a window and trace a picture of a truck, a turtle, or a town
- Practice talking on a telephone (cell phone or toy phone): learn how to say hello, ask a question and wait for a response, say goodbye before hanging up
- Play tic-tac-toe
- Have a tea party
- Teeth: talk about proper tooth brushing (Daniel Tiger | Daniel Gets His Teeth Cleaned – YouTube-PBS Kids)
Supplies for letter T activities…
Blocks to build towers
Colorful bins for toy toss
Wooden train set
Tea party set
Toy telephone
Tracing paper
Letter “T” and Transportation Theme Books
- I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
- It’s a Tiger by David LaRochelle
- The Little Auto by Lois Lenski
- One Teddy Bear is Enough by Ginnie Hofmann
- Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
- Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
Letter “T” and Transportation Theme Arts & Crafts
- Toothpick painting from Learn with Play at Home
- Easy trucks and trains craft from Lalymom
- Letter T tiger craft from Mrs. Ricca’s Kindergarten
Letter “T” Snack and Food Ideas
- tangerine
- toast
- tomato
- tortilla
- tuna
- turkey
- turnip
Letter “T” Field Trip Ideas
- tower
- tractor ride
- train station
- truck show
- tulip field
**You may need to try a virtual field trip at this point in time. Here are a few possibilities:
Ultimate Train Video for Children (YouTube – Gecko and Friends – Real Vehicles for Kids): Great footage of steam trains, diesel trains, and electric trains.
Amazing Tulip Fields (YouTube – Ruedi Abbuhl): This video shows up close views of tulips, alternating with aerial footage of the gorgeous fields of tulips in the Netherlands.
Additional Preschool Activities This Week
Sing the ABC song this week for review.
Preschool-on-a-Page
This one-page plan lists all the ideas we covered for letter, number, shape, color, and animal activities for the week. Use the preschool letter of the week to intentionally engage with your child and more than anything READ, READ, READ with them.
The recommended reading selections are comprised of both “newer” books and award-winning, classic works to expose your child to a variety of authors and well-known titles. Feel free to add to the suggested titles as desired and make your own choices based on your preferences or availability of material.
Complete Preschool Letter of the Week Curriculum
I’ve made it easy for you to start a letter of the week curriculum with a complete preschool plan available in my shop. I spent all the hours browsing Pinterest for ideas and searching for activities that promote motor skill development, teach classic songs and games, and make learning fun. I used a letter of the week preschool learning plan to teach my three daughters, and you can too! Download the entire set and get started today!
- Weekly Theme Cards
- Weekly Focus Pages
- letter of the week outlines for crafting
- letter, number, and shape worksheets
- supplemental worksheet activities
- over 100 additional book recommendations
- supply list for crafts and activities
- list of concepts and kindergarten readiness activities introduced
Visit my Preschool Letter-of-the-Week Page to find the complete list of A-Z weekly themes
Preschool Letter of the Week Printables
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