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Preschool Through Second Grade


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Alphabetically Yours: Volume: 1 Issue: Tt
Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly.
Welcome to the twentieth edition of Alphabetically Yours.
~~T ACTIVITIES:
Alphabet Animal Sound game By Mrs. Alphabet: Letter Tt
Tiptoe like a tiger moving to attack Tiptoeing slowly toward his back.
Hear the t sound in my name Play the t sound animal game.
To visit a tiger go here:
http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/galleries/tiger.htm
Compare the tracks of animals and play this game:
http://www.vpservices.com/vps/nwf/games/match/matchgam.cgi Tallahassee
By Mrs. Alphabet
Use this poem to identify and spot T names, elicit new T names,and then
brainstorm other places to live that begin with T from yourclass.
Tina, Terry, and Tim live in Tallahassee with me
Tommy, Tammy, and Tamara want to visit and see.
What other T kids do you think live there
In marvelous Tallahassee far, far away from here?
Interview 6 people and ask them this question: Are youticklish ? Record
the results. Discuss the toucan and display this picture as a visual cue:
http://www.wqe.com/zoonet/jackson/pictures/toucan.jpg
Describe a turkey and then illustrate the turkey. Fill in theblanks:
Turkeys like to ____________, _____________, and _____________. Feast your
eyes on this terrific turkey:
http://www.webdzyne.com/zoonet/birmingham/turkey.jpg
Take an imaginary trip on a tugboat; describe what you see andthen
illustrate your story.
Visit Texas; locate on your map or globe, then go to:
http://www.state.tx.us/
Take a taste test using Three Musketeer bars and create arating scale or
rubric with your class. You can become a Snickers V.I.P. if yougo here:
http://www.snickers.com/ and sign up. There are also Snickerspost cards
that you can send. Make a list of your top ten television programs. Then
visit
here http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/34107.html to try
this recipe for TV Cookies.
Talk about tornadoes and have a tornado drill. Ask thechildren to share
with the class if they have seen a tornado in a movie or a bookthen go here
to check out this terrific science experiment:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/abr/teacher/tornado_bottle.html
First read The Man and the Tomato Plant here:
http://www.candlelightstories.com/tomato1.htm Then take time toplant and go
here: http://www.njtomato.com/seeds.html for free tomato seeds.
Use tic-tacs as counters or for simple math problems: estimating, counting,
graphing, adding, sorting, patterns, subtracting, or bingomarkers. Then go
here http://www.mrsalphabet.com/games/tictactoe.html to play TicTac Toe.
Play music and use the tambourine to accompany the rhythm.
Tootsie Roll Math can incorporate counting, graphing, sorting,measuring,
predicting, and comparing. Visit here for some terrific ideas
http://www.tootsie.com Use different size toothbrushes for a math lesson
demonstrating: color, shape, size, sorting, and counting.
Graph your favorite toothpaste day. Go here to find out moreabout
toothpaste companies: http://www.sonic.net/kryptox/org/action/tpaste.htm
Graph how many children were born in Texas.
Use a telephone book to find T names. Create a twins graph.
Ask the children to bring in tissue boxes and compare,contrast, and
collect. Use the boxes to create structures and use the tissuesto test
strength, durability, size, shape, and color.
If I were a teacher I would _________________, but I wouldn't
__________________.
If I were a technician I would _____________________, but Iwouldn't
__________________. My tuna sandwich has ______________, _______________,
and
______________. Create class T charts and place child's name at the end of
his/her sentence: Make a list of ten teachers at your school
Find objects that are tan in color.
Create a collage using toothpicks for a super project.
Design team tee shirts and display them on a bulletin board.
Draw a picture of a turtle. Discuss what you notice from thepictures.
Then go here for a treat:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/1805.html
Smell tangerine juice and see if the children can guess thesmell.
List names that begin with T and talk about what you see orhear.
Check names in the class for t sounds. Make a graph ofchildren that have
the T sound in their name.
Read a poem and have children color code all the t words.
Try introducing this t word: topic Ask the children whatthey notice
about the word. Whose family has the most T names?
Use these words to rhyme: tab tame top test told tip tee tub
Tongue Twister: Today Tom tiptoes to Tessy's.
Make a predictable chart: At the town I saw ____________.
Give 3 reasons you think some children like to tease.
Order your students in a line from T to S.
Record the date and count how many toe touches you can do.Repeat once a
week or monthly and try to do more .
T Artist: James Tissot: http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm
T Books: Ten, Nine, Eight There's A Nightmare in My Closet The Three
Billy Goats Gruff Tikki Tikki Tembo
T Authors: Mark Twain: http://marktwain.miningco.com/
Please help: To help me defer some of my expenses I have putan Amazon.com
link in my store: http://www.mrsalphabet.com/store.html andseveral links on
my links page: http://www.mrsalphabet.com/links.html If youcould go
exploring and visit these pages I would appreciate the inquiriesand support.
Thank you very much. Alphabetically Yours, Anne AKA Mrs. Alphabet
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