Alphabetically Yours:  Volume:  1   Issue:  O


Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly.


Welcome to the fifteenth 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 comments.  I will answer back A.S.A.P. [email protected]

Oo Activities:


Alphabet Animal Sound game
By Mrs. Alphabet:  Letter Oo

Observe an octopus in the ocean blue
Observing him from a glass bottom view
Hear the o sound in my name
Play the o sound animal game!

Omaha
By Mrs. Alphabet

Use this poem to identify and spot O names. elicit new O names, and then
brainstorm other places to live that begin with an O from your class.

Oscar, Ollie, and Oprah live in Omaha with me
Olivia, Oliver, and Omar want to visit and see.
What other O kids do you think live there
In marvelous Omaha far far away from here?


Interview 6 people and ask them this question:  Did you ever own an old car?

Describe an owl and then illustrate the owl.  Fill in the blanks:  Owls like
to ____________, _____________, and _____________.

Take an imaginary trip to the ocean and describe what you see and then
illustrate your story.

Visit these otter sites and use some of the pictures as story prompts:
http://www.silcom.com/~njhua/otter/otter.html

Visit Ohio locate on your map or globe:  http://www.state.oh.us/

How many days left to the 2000 Olympic Games?  Find out here:
http://www.sydney.olympic.org/

Take a taste test using an Oh Henry candy bar and create a rating scale or
rubric with your class.

Use oats as counters or for simple math problems:  estimating, counting,
adding, sorting, patterns, subtracting, or bingo markers.

Play the music from an opera for naptime or as background music during
center time.

To listen to the sound of an oboe go here:
http://www.lehigh.edu/zoellner/encyc_oboe.html

Mini Oreos Math could incorporate counting, graphing, sorting, measuring,
predicting, and comparing. For more information go here:
http://www.oreo.com

Use different size and color ovals for a math lesson demonstrating:  color,
shape, size, sorting, and counting.

Graph how many children drink orange juice for breakfast.

Graph how many children were born in October.

If you want to go into orbit visit:
http://www.orbit.net.mt/links/kids/index.htm

For an outlandish recipe for Oatmeal Chip Cookies go here:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/2383.html  and an outstanding
recipe for Oreo Sandwich cookies try this:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/52847.html

If I were a oceanographer I would _________________, but I
wouldn't________________.

Create class O charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence:

Make a list of Oz characters.

Find objects that are orange in color.

Make a collage using old objects for an art project.

Draw a picture of what you looked like when you were one year old.

Smell an onion and see if the children can guess the smell .  Graph the
results.

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

Check names in the class for o sounds.  Make a graph of children that have
the O sound in their name.

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

Try introducing this o word:  odd    Ask the children what they notice about
the word.  Make a yes or no graph: Do you have an odd number birthday?

Whose family has the most O names?

Use these words to rhyme:  oat oh over out or on

Tongue Twister:  Oprah owns only old overcoats.

For an o language experience go here:
http://www.johnwasserman.com/ostrichpair.html  to see interesting ostrich
pictures to use as prompts for stories

Make a predictable chart:  Over the bridge I saw ____________.

Order your students from oldest to youngest.

O Books:  Over the River and Through the Woods  Obidiah    Owl Moon  Outside
Over There  Over in the Meadow

O Author:  Mary Pope Osborne:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/

F.Y.I.  I'm not "horsing around" I was selected to prepare a story hour by
the Hospitality Committee for the Denver Broncos
for Saturday morning, January 30, 1999 from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The
little Broncos were adorable and Mrs.
Alphabet did not have to call any "time outs" or "penalties" as everything
went "super" and the children
were very responsive to the story hour. Of course now you know why I wanted
Denver Broncos to win the Superbowl!

Check out:  Stop by and read some excellent ideas for the 100th day of
school and suggestions on the chatboard.
http://www.mrsalphabet.com/chatboard.html

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Alphabetically Yours,
Anne AKA Mrs. Alphabet
P.S.  A special thank you to Maria for editing Alphabetically Yours.
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