Alphabetically Yours:  Volume:  1   Issue:  Ss


Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly.


Welcome to the nineteenth 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]

Ss Activities:


Alphabet Animal Sound game
By Mrs. Alphabet:  Letter Ss

Sing like a seal for a treat
Singing for some fish to eat!
Hear the s sound in my name
Play the s sound animal game!

San Diego
By Mrs. Alphabet

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

Sonny, Seth, and Samantha live in San Diego with me
Sam, Susan, and Sara want to visit and see.
What other S kids do you think live there
In marvelous San Diego far, far away from here?


Interview 6 people and ask them this question:  Do you like salad?  Record
the results.

Describe a squirrel and then illustrate the squirrel.  Fill in the blanks:
Squirrels like to ____________, _____________, and _____________.   Go here
to see a squirrel
http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/barnyard/pictures/squirrel.jpg

Take an imaginary trip on a spaceship; describe what you see and then
illustrate your story.

Visit South Carolina; locate on your map or globe, then go to:
http://www.state.sc.us/

Take a taste test using Snicker bars and create a rating scale or rubric
with your class. You can become a Snickers V.I.P. if you go here:
http://www.snickers.com/ and sign up.  There are also Snickers post cards
that you can send.

For science, http://www.sandlotscience.com/ is a sensational site or this
super science site http://home.unicom.net/~warnerr/homepage.htm

I have a secret; go here and find out:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/1105.html

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

Play a symphony for nap time or as background music during center time.

Smarties Math can incorporate counting, graphing, sorting, measuring,
predicting, and comparing.

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

Graph your favorite S day:  Saturday or Sunday.

Graph how many children were born in South Carolina.

Create a sister graph.

Set up a pictorial graph using soup labels from Campbell. The children bring
in their favorite soup label and place on the graph.  Then send them off to
the Campbell Soup Company http://campbellsoup.com/school/index.html  for
your school to earn prizes.

If I were a singer I would _________________, but I wouldn't
__________________.

If I were a senator I would _____________________, but I wouldn't
__________________.

My submarine sandwich has ______________, _______________, and
______________.

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

Make a list of super heroes characters and visit them at:
http://www.batman-superman.com/superman/cmp/index.html and then visit here
http://www.boardmanweb.com/party/hero.htm for some party ideas.

Find objects that are scarlet in color.

Create a collage using seeds for a super project.

Try sand art and then see what's here:
http://www.peoplepage.com/rhese/SandCastles1.asp  to inspire your students
the next time they go to the beach or play in the sandbox.

Create String Names by letting your students trace letters in their name
using string. First print their name using marker or glue then use string to
shape the letters.

Draw a picture of a sunflower.  Discuss what you notice from the pictures.

Smell soaps and see if the children can guess and match the smell.   Then go
here to have some fun with soap bubbles:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/soap_bubbles.html

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

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

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

Try introducing this s word:  signal    Ask the children what they notice
about the word.

Whose family has the most S names?

Use these words to rhyme:  sat same sob sell so sing seed sun

Tongue Twister:  Sister Sue sang sad songs sitting sideways.

Make a predictable chart:  At the subway I saw ____________.

Give 3 reasons you think some children snore.

Order your students in a line from S to R.

Record the date and count how many sit ups you can do. Repeat once a week or
monthly and try to do more .

S Artist:  Alfred Sisley
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/sisley_ext.html

S Books:  Seussville,  Sylvester and The Magic Pebble, Stone Soup,
Stephanie's Ponytail, and  Sing a Song

S Authors:  Shel Silverstein:
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/silverstein.htm   Dr. Seuss:
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/  Seymour Simon:
http://www.pipeline.com/~simonsi/

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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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