Letter of the week preschool lessons and activities that begin with the letter O

Optimistic Outcast With O-ABC Discovery Series

Sensory bin

Of course we have to start off with our outdoor sensory bin. It is such a great tool for letter recognition.

This week’s set is Octopus and ink! A modern spin on the Zoo-Phonics^TM characters. Check out the set here.

Add your cards to a sensory and use the scavenger hunt page to mark them off.

Use the letters to spell names or words.

Place the letter on something that begins with that letter.

So many ways to use this set of alphabet flash cards 🙂

Orange Juice

This was so beautiful to look at, and to smell! I did not use real orange juice because I felt it would be to sticky as it dried. I added orange food coloring to water, with a little bit of dish soap so it doesn’t stain. The magic touch…Orange essential oil! The kids loved it.

The rice is intended to replicate pulp.

You could add real oranges for another element/task, but again I felt that would be too sticky.

STEM-science, technology, engineering, math

Oat milk

So easy, and a tasty treat!

What you will need:

Oats
Water
Sweetener of choice (maple syrup or honey are great)
Blender
Cheesecloth or nut milk bag
Bowl

Add 3 cups of water and 1 cup of oats to a blender with your sweetener of choice. Blend about 30 seconds-a minute until your water turns white.

To a bowl, pour your milk through the cheesecloth/nut milk bag to strain it from the pulp. Squeeze until all milk is strained.

Voila! It’s ready!

Ocean Layers

Discuss the layers of the ocean, and what lives in each one as you put your puzzle together.

rubbing alcohol
oil
water
dish soap
corn syrup

Add coloring to each layer to create an ombre effect. Layer the liquids in this order, rubbing alcohol on top and corn syrup on bottom.

Oil and Water

This is a go-to every year for me. It’s easy to put together and the kids just love it!

You will need:

Oil based food coloring
Water
Baby oil (I chose this because it is clear and mixes better with colors)
Jar
Pipette

Mix your a food coloring into your oil, I chose to do three separate colors.

Fill a jar with water.

Use the pipette to drop the oil into the water. Does it mix?

Open ended play-Outer Space

Dare I say it…I LOVE these pages! If you’ve read my past blogs you will know that I use these almost every week. They are a must have for your classroom! Perfect for any age, and have so many benefits. You can read more about them here. Scroll to the Kingdom open ended play to read in detail the benefits of this activity.

This week was outer space.

I used: