The Letter L

Theme Words

Lion

Lobster

Lamps

Language

Activity

Do you have lamps at home? How many can you find? Each time you find one say “Lamps lamps we need them for light we found a lamp oh what a sight”

Using a radio or television, see how many different languages your child can identify. Determine what the language is that they heard.

Craft

Lion Mask- Using paper and string, cut out a circular shape that will fit your child’s face. This doesn’t need to be perfect. Round off the bottom in an upward “U” to go over your child’s mouth. Cut out two eye holes. Attach 2 ears and color a nose. Using yellow paper for the lion’s mane. Make it as big and as wavy as you’d like and attach it to the mask. Use a hole puncher and string; this will help keep your mask in place.

Lobster- Trace your child’s hands and 1 foot and cut them out. Using the Foot print (upside down) draw 2 eyes at the top (heel part). Cut 2 long thin strips of paper and attach like arms. Place the hand print cut outs at the ends. Cut out 3 more long strips cutting them in half and placing 3 on each side like the picture above. Lastly add some antennas to your lobster and you’re all done!

Snacks

Lemon and Limes on different fruits and vegetables

Lasagna – perhaps for dinner instead of snack time

Songs

I’m A Lion

(Sung to: “Three Blind Mice”)

I’m a lion, I’m a lion
Hear me roar, hear me roar
I love to sleep out in the sun
And chase other animals just for fun
In all the jungle I’m Number One, I’m a lion

Tigers and Lions

(Sung To: “London Bridge”)

Lions and tigers come out to play, out to play, out to play,
Lions and tigers come out to play, Tigers and lions
Lions stand up and tigers sit down, tigers sit down, tigers sit down,
Lions stand up and tigers sit down Lions and tigers!
Tigers all walk and lions jog, Tigers all walk and lions jog
Tigers all walk and lions jog, Lions and tigers
Lions twist and tigers hop, Lions twist and tigers ho
Lions twist and tigers hop, Lions and tigers

Spanish

EL LEÓN DE MI TÍA

 El León de mi tía
pobrecito no rugía
que es lo que le pasa
que no habla
que no canta

Pobre leoncito
le dolía la garganta

El león de mi tía
canta ya con alegría
como se ha curado
la garganta y la nariz

Ya pasó su gripe
y ahora ruge muy feliz

Books English/Spanish

The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water/El Leon Que Se Vio En El Agua by Idries Shah and Ingrid Rodriguez

Simon, El Leon / Simon, the Lion by Lucie Papineau