Alphabetically Yours:  Volume:  1   Issue:  I


Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly.


Welcome to the ninth edition of Alphabetically Yours.  I am looking forward
to introducing you to a multitude of activities, suggestions, and tips for
Having Fun with the Alphabet.  Please feel free to write with any questions
and I will answer back ASAP! [email protected]


Ii Activities:


Alphabet Animal Sound game
By Mrs. Alphabet:  Letter i


Inch like an inchworm slowly on the ground
Inching around not making a sound.
Hear the i sound in my name
Play the i sound animal game.

Measure various items using inches:  pencil, crayon, unifix cubes, pattern
blocks, yarn, etc.

Interview 6 people and ask them this question:  Are you afraid of insects?
Show your results.

Describe an insect then illustrate the insect.

Answer this question and explain your answer:  Would you rather be inside or
outside?

Fill in the blanks:  If I lived in an igloo I would need ____________,
_______________, and _______________.

Use your imagination and invent something to share with the class.

Estimate how long it takes for an ice cube to melt!

Brainstorm ways that we use ice!

Make flavored ice cubes or ice pops!

Cut out scoops of ice cream have children color and create an ice cream
flavor graph!  Visit http://www.benjerry.com for some ice cream treats.

Create class I charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence:
I am _______I can _____ I like_______ I want_________ I find____________ I
go__________ etc.

Talk about an island create a K(what I know)-W(what I want to know)-L(what I
have learned) chart.  If I lived on an island I would ___________ but I
wouldn't ________________.

Sing and or listen to an Irish song. Find Ireland on the map.  To learn more
about Ireland go here to view many good Irish links:
http://www.cdireland.com/links1.htm

Find objects that are ivory colored.

Plant or observe ivy growing.  Keep a journal about your observations.

List names that begin with I and talk about what you see or hear.

Sort objects by the short or long sound of the Ii.  Make 2 columns and use a
picture to represent the sound and brainstorm words to go in each column.
Talk about what you notice about the words.  Check names in the class for Ii
sounds.  Make a graph of children that have the Ii sound in their name.

Read a poem and have children color code all the Ii words.

Game:
Echo Checko
By Mrs. Alphabet

Objective:  Child echoes whatever teacher says

Materials:  Chart

Procedure:  Teacher points to a chart and produces a letter sound and
children echo the sound she has made.

Variations:  Use for letter recognition, blends, digraphs, long vowels,
clusters, number patterns, or sentences.


Echo Checko
Everyone get ready
Everyone get set
Time to echo letters
Sounds of the alphabet.
First I'll say the
letter sound clearly
Then you'll echo
It back to me.
Echo checko
You're super and great
This class really rates, (make check mark in the air)

Alpha-NameFreeze
By Mrs. Alphabet

Objective:  Children identify names by the first letter.

Materials:  Music/and or instrument, letters of the alphabet

Procedure:  Teacher places letters randomly around the room.  When teacher
stops the music children have to freeze on a letter and say a name that
begins with that letter.  Teacher models.

Variations:  Use animal names.  Make up silly names.  Teach the song to
introduce the game.

Alpha Name Freeze
Sung To:  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Let's play Alpha Name Freeze
Use first names please!
When you stop on a letter
Say a name that goes together.
Matching the letter and the sound
Shows the link has been found .


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Alphabetically Yours,
Anne AKA Mrs. Alphabet
-----Original Message-----
From: Rita M. Rouvalis <[email protected]>
To: Anne <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: files


>
>Um, could I get these as separate emails?  This will take me
>an hour to separate out into files.
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