Who is ready to learn Letter O? Letter O is a hard one to teach because vowels make two different sounds, so we focused on the short vowel sound. However, this presents a great opportunity to talk about how cool vowels are! Check out The Vowel Song: https://imaginationsrunningwild.com/the-vowel-song/ for help with teaching vowels.
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Free Preschool Letter O Lessons Plans:
Monday – O is for Octopus
- Worksheet: practice writing uppercase letter O with this free, printable worksheet from DoozyMoo — uppercase letter O
- Books: Inky’s Amazing Escape by Sy Montgomery — my preschooler loves this book! It is a true story about an octopus named Inky, who escapes from an aquarium in Australia and makes its way back to the ocean. We learned a lot about octopuses from this non-fiction picture book, and we were fascinated by Inky’s journey. My son was so excited when he learned that Inky liked playing Legos just like he does! Out of all of the books written about Inky, this one is our favorite. Sy Montgomery is a gifted storyteller and we were absolutely fascinated by this amazing octopus. I check out lots of library books for my son and I to read together, but this is one book that we felt that we needed to own. We truly love this story and read it over-and-over again.
We also read Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug by Lynn Rowe Reed. This is a super cute picture book about a shark and an octopus looking for some love. You will giggle your way through the story reading the silly ideas these two friends come up with to get the beachgoers to give them hugs and kisses. In the end, the two friends realize that they don’t need hugs and kisses from the beachgoers because they have each other to exchange hugs and kisses with — awww!
- Craft: Toilet Paper Roll Octopus–grab an empty toilet paper roll, some paint, googly eyes, and a pair of scissors and make an octopus with me!
- Song: Sing along to Ooh La, La, Octopus with Pinkfong.
Tuesday – O is for Oval
- STEM: Go on a shape hunt. Look for something that is a square, rectangle, circle, heart, and an oval. Do you see any other shapes?
- Trace and Color Shapes Worksheet: download and print this free worksheet for your child to trace and color in shapes. SHAPES worksheet link
- I Spy Shapes: download and print this free worksheet for your child to see how many of each shape they find in this fun I Spy challenge. I Spy Shapes PDF link
- Air Writing: Ask your child to hold up a hand and trace letter shapes with their finger in the air. I was skeptical of this at first, but my son really got into it and I periodically find him air writing his letters all on his own.
Wednesday – O is for Otter
- Worksheet: practice writing lowercase letter o: free PDF letter o practice
- Book: Check out Otter in Space by Sam Garton. We love the “I am Otter” series and this one in particular is so imaginative and funny! Otter really wants a moon rock, so she and her teddy bear set off for the moon in their homemade rocket! Read all about their vigorous training, cardboard rocket design, and ingenious slide rocket propulsion plan. Will their space mission be a success? Visit your local library and read more to find out.
- Craft: Here is super cute paper bag otter craft from Buggy and Buddy. Visit their site for the free downloadable template and how-to instructions. We made this at preschool storytime and the children loved them!
- Song: Sing along with Pinkfong to Sea, Sea, Sea Otter!
Thursday —
- Salt Tray Writing: Cover the bottom of a shallow tray or pie tin with table salt. Your child can take one finger to trace letter shapes in the salt.
- Worksheets: 1) Circle all of the O letters: LETTER O WORKSHEET ; 2) Trace the letters in the word “otter” and color the picture: O is for Otter worksheet
Friday — O is for Ostrich
- Worksheet: practice writing both uppercase and lowercase letter o: Free letter O writing practice PDF
- Books: We loved Flora and the Flamingo so we were really excited to discover this board book, Flora and the Ostrich: an opposites book. Lovely artwork and fun flaps will keep your little one entertained as you learn all about opposites. Children will love calling out the opposite to “front,” “up,” “go” and many more!
We wanted to learn more about the largest bird in the world, so we read Grace Hansen’s Ostriches. This book has amazing photos of ostriches and breaks down the facts about these birds in an easy to understand way.
- Craft: Moveable Ostrich Craft–download and print the free ostrich template. Color your ostrich and cut out the two pieces. Connect your ostrich’s head to its body with a brad. Now you can make your ostrich’s head move up and down 🙂
- Song: Sing along with Susie Tallman and Friends to the Ostrich Song!
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