September Monthly Activities

Make an ABC Book

Make a 26 page booklet from blank paper. Together, write each letter on the top of each page. Fill in your book with drawings or magazine pictures all month long.

A is for Apple

Eat an apple and count the seeds.

B is for Bumblebee

With your hand in a fist say:
Here is a beehive, but where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees.
Watch and you’ll see them come out of their hive
1,2,3,4,5…
BZZZ!

C is for Cup

Make a tower using paper or plastic cups. How high can you go?

D is for Dig

Fill a small container with dirt or rice and hide objects in it. Have your child dig for treasure!

E is for Exercise

Touch your toes, do some jumping jacks and, if you know how, do a square dance! The square dance is South Carolina’s state folk dance.

Visit Your Library!

Check out some alphabet books. If possible get Eating the Alphabet and Shiver Me Letters from this month’s booklist.

Look for Letters

Read one of your library books. Help your child find the letters of their name in the words of the book.

F is for Fruit

Talk about your favorite fruits and then make some fruit salad together.

G is for Grandparents

Tell your child a story about their grandparent or have a grandparent tell a story themselves.

H is for Honey

September is National Honey Month. Taste some honey and talk about where is comes from.

I is for Ice

Melt ice cubes and talk about temperature. Have your child list things that are hot and things that are cold.

J is for Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
and Jill came tumbling after.

Letters Ahoy!

Talk like a pirate day! If you have a copy, read Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC.

Dough Spelling!

Make salt dough or play dough and use it to spell out your name.

K is for King

Old King Cole was a merry old soul
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three.

L is for Leaves

Take a walk outside and look for leaves. Try to find ten different kinds of leaves.

M is for Music

Sing the Alphabet Song together.

N is for Noodle

Help your child spell their name or make the alphabet using spaghetti noodles.

O is for Origami

Origami is the Japanese art of making objects by folding paper. Help your child fold a paper airplane.

Eat Your Letters!

Have a healthy snack of fruit or vegetables. If you have a copy, read Eating the Alphabet for inspiration!

I Spy Letters

Point out the letters you recognize in signs, labels and billboards throughout the day.

P is for Pat-a-cake

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!

Q is for Quilt

Draw a family quilt on paper and have each family member decorate one or more squares.

R is for Ring Around the Rosie

Ring around the rosie a pocketful of posies
"Ashes, Ashes"
we all fall down!

S is for Sign Language

Explain the use of sign language. Teach your child to sign I love you.

T is Treasure Hunt

Find objects around the house that start with each letter of the alphabet.

Sign Your Name

Practice spelling out your child’s name in American Sign Language. See Websites to Explore, below.

Tell the Story

Choose your favorite alphabet book to look at together. Have your child tell the story by looking at the illustrations.

U is for Umbrella

Slap your legs in tune to:
Rain is falling down SPLASH!
Rain is falling down SPLASH!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down SPLASH!

V is for Vegetables

Name a vegetable that starts with each letter of the alphabet.

W is for Wash

Make paint with shaving cream mixed with a few drops of food coloring. Paint with it in the tub during bath time.

X is for X-marks-the-spot

Find your country, state and city on a map. Draw a map of your neighborhood.

Y is for Yellow

Point out all the yellow objects you see throughout the day.

Z is for Zoo

Write a list of animals you may see at the zoo.