All About the Letter H - Letter of the Week Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Hh hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /h/ sound. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /h/ sound and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

• house, hand, goat
• hair, hamburger, football
• mouse, hotdog, horse
• goose, hose, hop
• home, grapes, hen
• ham, hen, gum

H Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /h/ sound.

• Henry the horse likes hay.
• He has a hen.
• I like to eat hamburgers.
• We grill hotdogs.
• Hallie and Hannah like to play hopscotch.
• Howard’s home is far away.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /h/ sound.

• I have four legs, a long mane, and I love to gallop. When I speak I neigh. I am a ________. (horse)
• I live on a farm. I have two legs and feathers. I lay eggs. When I speak I say cluck, cluck. I am a  ________. (hen)
• I am a shape. I have six sides. I am a  _______. (hexagon)
• I have two humps and come to a point. When it comes to love I just can’t stop. I am a _____. (heart)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Hh’s using a highlighter.

Songs & Poems

Hh

(to the tune Miss Lucie Had A Baby)

Hannah had the hiccups

hic hic hic hic hic hic

All that hic hic hiccupping

made Hannah feel quite sick.

Her daddy didn't worry

He knew just what to do

To scare away her hiccups

he simply hollered "BOO"

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're happy and you know it,

Hop on one foot “h” “h”

If you're happy and you know it,

Hop on one foot “h” “h”

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it

If you're happy and you know it,

Hop on one foot “h” “h”.

Where is the Alphabet?

(Tune: "Where Is Thumbkin?")

Where is H? Where is H? (Children repeat.)

Here I am! (Hold up the manual sign for H.)

Here I am! (Children repeat and copy sign.)

What do you say H? What do you say H?

/h/ /h/ /h/ /h/ /h/ /h/

Body Letters - Challenge children to make different letters with their bodies. Can you make a "H"? Can you make the letter that you hear at the beginning of "horse”?

Air Writing - Write letters in the air using the index finger and middle finger. Keep your elbow stiff. Note! The teacher will need to reverse the movements or turn around while demonstrating in front of the class.

Large Motor Activities

• Play hopscotch.
• Hop around like a hare.
• Play with hula hoops.
• Hokey Pokey

Things to glue on the Alphabet

• hearts
• heart stickers
• happy faces
• holly
• Hershey kisses
• Hairy H (fun fur)
• Look for happy faces in magazines

Snacks

• honey
• honeydew melons
• hamburgers
• hotdogs
• Hersey Kisses

Letter H Links

The Little Red Hen Resources:

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the story, The Little Red Hen. Check out the resources at: The Little Red Hen

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Little Red Hen story visual aids
• Little Red Hen story cut-outs
• Little Red Hen display banner
• Little Red Hen role-play masks to name a few of the resources.

Check out the resources at: The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen - Disney Story (Youtube.com Link) 

House for Hermit the Crab Resources:

A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle read aloud (Youtube.com Link) 

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the story, House for Hermit the Crab. Check out the resources at: House for Hermit the Crab

Hansel and Gretel Resources:

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Hansel and Gretel n story visual aids
• Hansel and Gretel story cut-outs
• Hansel and Gretel display banner
• Hansel and Gretel role-play masks to name a few of the resources.

Check out the resources at: Hansel and Gretel

English Talking Book - Hansel andGretel (Youtube.com link) 

Credits:

www.MyCuteGraphics.com (Graphic Images)

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