Hunt for popsicles that won’t melt in the hot summer sun with this adorable Popsicle ABC scavenger hunt! Turn up the sweetness as your kids explore the alphabet while hunting for letters with popsicle treats pictured on them. Savor each letter of the alphabet one letter at a time as you get your kids up and moving while working on phonics simultaneously!
Print out the recording sheet option, and you and your kids will have a fantastic time finding each letter with a fun and creative popsicle-themed twist! Use this with your kids as a fun letter sound or recognition summer theme activity in your classroom!
FIND EVEN MORE SUMMER THEME ACTIVITIES IN OUR PRINTABLE SUMMER LESSON PLANS.
This set is part of a yearlong series inspired by kids’ love of scavenger hunts and our desire to weave early learning into fun and engaging activities. These scavenger hunts can be used at home and in the classroom in many ways.
HOW TO PLAY
Grab a printable sheet and let your kids start hunting! Encourage kids to look throughout your home or classroom to find each alphabet letter as provided in this printable activity. You can even take this activity outside if the weather allows.
The trace it and write it recording sheets can be laminated or added to pouches, allowing them to be used repeatedly and saving paper.
As kids find each letter, have them color it on their scavenger hunt page. This can be done independently or with a helper.
TIPS AND IDEAS FOR USE
This is a great way to differentiate instruction easily. You can specifically target letters that a child or group of children is working on learning. All students do not need to work on the same letters simultaneously. When in doubt, start with the letters in the child’s name.
WAYS TO USE THE LARGE LETTER CARDS:
- Use this as a whole or small group activity. You (or another student) pull a card out of a stack and show it to students. Then, students find the letter on their recording sheet.
- Display the letters around the room. Then, use it as a literacy center option where students find the letters around the room and fill out their response sheets.
- If you let kids gather the letters, have them display them again for the next group. You can easily differentiate this option by having kids use different response sheet options.
- Use them as a deck of cards face down and have kids pull from the stack to mark the letter they’ve found on their sheet.
WAYS TO USE THE SMALL LETTER CARDS:
- Create a small sensory bin with your favorite sensory materials and the included letter cards for kids to collect and mark off on their papers.
- Send home the response sheet you choose to use as a homework activity or extra practice option.
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This free sample includes the lowercase tracing page and the large color lowercase letter cards. If you’d like that version (pictured above), please complete the opt-in form and we’ll send it to you right away.
If you’d prefer to use the complete 39-page set with all five differentiated recording sheet options, uppercase and lowercase letter cards in two sizes, and both black and white printables, then you’ll want to grab the complete Popsicle ABC Scavenger Hunt pack.
MORE SUMMER FUN WITH PRINTABLE SUMMER THEME LESSON PLANS
Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.
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Preschool Summer Theme Lesson Plans
Also available on Teachers Pay Teachers.
