What can you dowith all those plastic eggs now that the Easter egg hunt is over? Here are a few “egg-cellent” ideas!
Write an uppercase letter on one half with a permanent marker and the lower case letter onthe other half.
Write onsets(consonants or blends) on one half and rimes (word endings) on the otherhalf. Children twist around andread words. You could also askchildren to write the words. Practice makingand reading two letter words by writing a letter on each half. Write numerals ornumber words on the eggs. Childrenfill with the appropriate amount of beans or pennies.
Make compoundwords with eggs. Let children drawpictures of all the animals that come from eggs. Write a poem aboutspring on a small sheet of paper. Fold it up and put it in the egg. Practice additionand subtraction with eggs. Write words on theeggs. Write the same word on a 1½” x 3” sheet of paper and cut between the letters to make a puzzle. Place puzzle pieces in the egg. Children shake and then open and putthe pieces together to make the word. Hint! I have tried both Sharpies andpermanent markers and they rub off. I would suggest just putting clear tape on top of the marker.
