Happy Labor Day! Time to put away those
white shoes and get out those sweaters!
It’s also
time to check out my September, 2013, website that’s full of ideas for alphabet
knowledge and singing sounds. You’ll
find a letter wand, letter tree, game patterns, and over 100 activities to
help your children make letter friends. You’re also going to LOVE the free “Letter
Tales” song and book! Here are
some ways you can use it in your classroom.
*Glue the title page to the front of
a pocket folder. Insert the other
pages in clear sheet protectors and put them in the folder.
*Sing the song as you show the
illustrations to the children. Go
back and look at each animal and see if the children can identify what it is
from the tail. (In case you get
stuck, N is for nanny goat and W is for worm.)
*Brainstorm other animals that start
with each sound.
*Place the book and song in the
listening center.
*Older
children could make their own “Letter Tales” book. Assign each child a letter. Brainstorm how they could find an animal that starts with
their letter. (They could look in
the dictionary, library, internet, ask a friend, etc.) After they choose an animal they can
illustrate the tail. Put their
pictures together to make a book.