Toddler Curriculum Letter Activity — D is for Dance

What is an early childhood education curriculum for toddlers that is fun for boys and girls?

The theme for this week of toddler school is D is for dance. This theme may seem girly but is really fun for boys and girls! Talking about music and dancing is fun!

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Discover how to use this d is for dance activities to teach your toddlers the letter d

My toddler loves music so this was a fun theme for him. If you have a daughter, you can definitely adapt the theme to include a LOT more dancers and tutus and pink and purple. I really wanted this toddler homeschool curriculum to be fun for boys and girls and I think I definitely achieved that with this theme.

Find out how to use this d is for dance activities to teach toddlers the letter d

Teach your toddlers the letter d is for dance with these exciting activities

Learn how to use this d is for dance activities to teach your toddlers the letter d

(Go here to read about appropriate ages for this curriculum)

Make the Letter

This week, make the letter D with yarn and glue. Have your toddler glue the yarn onto the D the first day and then have them trace the yarn with their finger on the other days.

Use these fun activities to teach toddlers the letter d is for dance

 

Learning Notebook

The learning notebook pages are always a big hit, it helps to have these really fun dry erase crayons. I was really surprised at how good my toddler was getting with these “Which One is Different?” pages. This printable and more are included in the Toddler Curriculum.

Use these exciting activities to teach toddlers the letter d is for dance

 

Toddler Trays

Theme

Homemade musical instruments (toilet paper roll “sticks,” oatmeal container drum, shoebox guitar, straw flute).

These fun activities about d is for dance will help to teach your toddlers the letter d

 

Teach toddlers the letter d is for dance with these awesome activities

Small Spaces

Pass small party favor flutes or slide whistles through the middle of masking tape without touching the sides.

These awesome activities about d is for dance will help to teach your toddlers the letter d

 

Find out how to use this d is for dance activities to teach your toddlers the letter d

Pasta

Sweep colored pasta using a small broom onto dancer’s tutu. (printable included in the curriculum)

These fun activities about d is for dance will help to teach toddlers the letter d

 

Teach toddlers the letter d is for dance with these fun activities

Counting

Make 3 small button snakes and write the numbers 1-3 on the buttons. Cut 6 dancers from felt to go on the button snakes. Put the right number of dancers on the snakes.

These exciting activities about d is for dance will help to teach your toddlers the letter d

 

Teach your toddlers the letter d is for dance with these fun activities

Puzzle

Make a popsicle stick puzzle with the dancing shoes or the violin picture. (printable included in the curriculum)

These unique activities about d is for dance will help to teach your toddlers the letter d

 

Teach your toddlers the letter d is for dance with these awesome activities

Tray Printables

Cut out the square for this pattern page, but have your toddler glue the pieces on. It’s ok if you do just part of a page if your toddler doesn’t want to finish it.

Use these awesome activities to teach toddlers the letter d is for dance

 

Learn how to use this d is for dance activities to teach toddlers the letter d

Letter Activities

One letter activity we did this week was read the D book from starfall.com. I am not a sponsor of Starfall or anything like that, but I totally would be if I could because I absolutely LOVE their website. I’m pretty sure my oldest son basically learned how to read thanks to Starfall. My toddler also loves their interactive letter books.

Books

I wanted to get Giraffes Can’t Dance from the library for this week, but they didn’t have it when we went. 🙁 We just enjoyed some non-themed books this week.

Letter D Craft

Make a twirly wand using ribbons, instructions are in the Toddler Curriculum. Boys will love this craft too! My toddler thought it was so much fun when he shook it.

Use these exciting activities to teach your toddlers the letter d is for dance

 

Sensory Bin

We used shredded paper as our sensory bin base this week and it was a huge hit. My toddler loves digging through the sensory material to find all of the hidden treasures. His favorite part of the sensory bins though is when I help him trace each letter as we say its name. Read more about our ABC sensory bins here.

Use these awesome activities to teach your toddlers the letter d is for dance

 

It was hard for me at first to come up with preschool curriculum ideas that were fun for both boys and girls, but I was really proud of how great this theme worked out. It was really fun for our family of boys, but I’m pretty sure even the girliest of girls would enjoy it too.