Mr. Spelling Bee!
It's time for Mr. Spelling Bee. Print out the sheet of beehive and animals. Then cut out the bee from the top corner and tape it to the back of your (adult) pointer finger. Then have your toddler look at the pictures of animals and point to one. Tell him that now Mr. Spelling Bee has to come out and spell it for him. Move your pointer finger from the hive and buzz around to the picture and under say the word, spell it out, then say the word again. For example, "Cat. C- A- T. Cat."  ( In the special spelling bee format!) Get your toddler used to recognizing hearing letters that make up a word! 

Supplies Needed-
- printer to print the spelling bee sheet
- scissors
- tape

Tips/Suggestions-
- You can use your own pictures with letters on top.
- You can cut out the pictures with words and tape them to a wall, then have your toddler point to one and have the bee fly across the room to spell it out for him/her!
- Show your enthusiasm just like those National Spelling Bee contestants!