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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 MatchingLITERACY & 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 CuttingLITERACY & FINE MOTOR



5. Shape Matching Flash Cards SHAPE RECOGNITION



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!



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