
Orange Pom Poms: 
- Glue on orange pom poms.  If you have an assortment of pom pom colors, the activity of picking out only the orange pom poms becomes a great fine motor and visual perception/sorting activity.
 
Ovals: 
- Glue ovals on the Oo Poster.
- Glue cheerios or fruit loops on the Oo Poster.
- Paint or color with the color orange.
- Finger paint in circular motion. 
- Orange Print     (Thank you Shannon for this idea!    )
Supplies Needed:  Orange Paint, an Orange, Construction Paper, Plate
Directions:  Cut your Orange in half and let it dry for approx. 30 minutes or more.  When the orange is ready, put a thin layer of orange paint on the plate and dip the cut side of the orange in the paint.  Stamp the orange around on the construction paper. 
- Use a magazine to cut out items that begin with the letter Oo Glue the pictures on the Oo Poster.
- Collect items for "My O Box" - Idea from My First Steps to Reading books
   My "O" Book   -  by Jane Belk Moncure - Be sure to use the phonetic sound of the letter and not just the letter name when reading the book. When we come to a letter, I have my child read the phonetic sound of each letter.
  Charming Opal (Toot & Puddle)   - This book is an example of the "long o" sound.  
  
  Olivia  
   - This book is an example of the "long o" sound.  
  Harry, the Dirty Dog  - Short /o/ sound in "dog."  
- Orange, Orange Jello
- Oatmeal, Oatmeal Cookies, Oats
- Oval-shaped cookies and crackers
- Cheerios, fruit loops and other round food
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