12 Outdoor Letter & Word Activities: Kid's Co-op

Have you seen all the school supplies out in the stores? Like it or not, school is starting soon. But that doesn't mean the kids have to come inside just yet. Kids can practice letter recognition and word skills outside with these outdoor literacy activities from The Kid's Co-op.

Pirate letter hunt from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes

Two gross motor phonics games from Learn Play Imagine

Sight words parking lot from And Next Comes L

Sight word stomp! from Preschool Powol Packets

Alphabet scavenger hunt from And Next Comes L

Outdoor letter painting from Frugal Fun for Boys

Starting sound snapping from Life with Moore Babies

And we have a few ideas of our own:

Disappearing Letters

Water Balloon Letter Learning

 Outdoor Letter Sound Matching

Ice Letter Hunt

And if you're all set with letter and word practice, check out these 20 summer science ideas from the Kid's Co-op.

Thanks for everybody who linked up great ideas for kids last week. Come back next week because I'm featuring outdoor math activities (hint, hint ... link them up if you've got them.)

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