Letter Of The Week Flip Chart

Quick & Easy Activities Try these activities after you explore each letter page. As you do each activity, emphasize the target letter. If there is a child in your class whose first or last name begins with the letter you are focusing on, you might ask him or her to lead the activity.

Aa A-mazing Snacks Rinse and serve raw asparagus (three stalks per child). Give each child a napkin or paper towel and invite them to form their own uppercase A’s—and then eat them.

Bb Bubble Monsters Invite one child to blow bubbles into the circle (use a small store-bought container of bubble solution). Children pop them, making the /b/ sound whenever they do.

Cc We Can Do It!

Pass around an orange for each child to smell. Discuss its shape (round, like an Oo) and color. Peel the orange and break it apart so every child gets a taste. In the art center, provide orange paint, markers, and crayons for children to write the letter Oo and draw oranges.

Pp Pink and Purple Pennies Set out pink and purple crayons with the paper wrapping peeled off. Glue pennies (some heads up, some heads down) to pieces of cardboard. Children can cover the cardboard with thin white paper and use the sides of the crayons to do rubbings.

Qq Quack, Quack, Quiet! Play as you would “Duck, Duck, Goose.” The child going around the circle either quacks or whispers the word “quiet.”

Invite children to celebrate their learning by clapping and cheering.

Rr Rabbit Requests

Dd Day of D

Play as you would play “Simon Says,” but use “R” commands: reach up, reach down, roar like lions, roll your shoulders around, run in place, jump on your right foot, clap a rhythm, rock back and forth, hop really high, hop like a rabbit, and so on.

Have a D-themed day. In different learning centers throughout the day, play with dominoes, dolls, and dinosaurs, draw diamonds and dots, and dance.

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Oo Orange Oranges

Ee Eat an E Children can use crayons to write Ee’s on hardboiled eggs. Dye the eggs in small bowls or cups. For each container, use 1/4 teaspoon food coloring, 3/4 cup hot water, and 1 tablespoon white vinegar.

Ff Fun With Fingerprints

Ss Sandy S’s Cut out a letter S from a sheet of sandpaper and let children feel it. Or, write the letter S on sandpaper for kids to finger trace. You can also invite children to trace the letter S at the sand table.

Tt T Party

Give each child a sheet of white paper and provide ink pads in different colors. Challenge them to create their very own letter Ff using only fingerprints. (They can trace Ff in light pencil first as a guide.)

Cover a table with a tablecloth (children can decorate butcher paper with the letter Tt). Serve tiny tastes of any of the following: toast, tarts, tuna, tapioca pudding, tamales, tortellini, taco shells, tangerines, tofu, tortillas, tomato slices, and iced tea. Use a tray and teaspoon!

Gg Grey, Green, and Gold

Uu Under an Umbrella

Give each child a large sheet of white paper. Invite them to make “G” collages, using crayons, markers, or paint to write the letter Gg. They can also use gray and green torn tissue paper and glue. Add gold glitter for extra sparkle.

Two children stand facing each other, holding their arms up together like a bridge. The group walks under the “umbrella” in a line, singing to the tune of “London Bridge”: “If the rain is coming down (repeat “coming down” again 2x), if the rain is coming down, use an umbrella.” When the song ends, the two “umbrella” children lower their arms to gently trap the child underneath, who has to say a word beginning with U.

Hh Helping Hands Have children trace their hands onto squares of construction paper and write their names on them. Display all squares on a bulletin board in the shape of a giant H, under the heading “H Is for Helping Hands!”

Ii Ice Writing Give each child an ice cube (if it’s hot outside, try this on a blacktop or concrete; indoors, use a chalkboard). Children can form the letter Ii using the ice cubes. Their letters will soon disappear—and become invisible.

Jj J Is for Jam Bring in a jar of jam and point out the letter J on the label. Spoon the jam into a self-sealing plastic bag. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag and use it (as a squeezeable icing bag) to decorate children’s crackers or bread slices with the letter Jj.

Kk Kangaroos and Kittens As a transition activity, invite children to hop into line, like kangaroos, or crawl into line, like kittens.

Ll Letters, Letters, Letters Write letters. In the writing center, place envelopes, stamps, paper, pen, mailbox, mail carrier, etc. Write a class letter on chart paper, pointing out parts of a letter: greeting, signature, and so on.

Mm My Mountain Using thick marker, write an uppercase and a lowercase Mm on a sheet of blank white paper (make them large enough so that they fill the paper). Copy the page (one sheet per child), and have children paint them with watercolors. Display in a row.

Nn Noodle Writing Give each child a paper plate. Children can use cooked spaghetti to form the letter Nn, then eat their noodles!

Vv V Is for Vacation List “V” words on chart paper (van, violets, vegetables, visit, volunteer, volcano, violin, vanilla, volleyball, very, and so on). Children sit in a circle and use “V” words to describe what they might do on vacation, listing previous answers (“We’re going on vacation. Liza is going to drive the van. Ruben is going to smell violets. I am going to play volleyball.”)

Ww Wink or Blink Play a winking game. Show children how to wink and let them practice. Then hold up letter cards (one with a W, one with a B). When they see W, they wink, when they see B, they blink.

Xx X Marks the Snack At snack time, let children make and eat their own X’s using any of the following: pretzel sticks, celery sticks, carrot sticks, or bread sticks. Give each child a paper plate or napkin and let him or her choose two sticks to make an X.

Yy We Are “Y’s”! Invite children to stand up and hold their arms up and away from their bodies to become giant uppercase Y’s.

Zz Zig-Zag At transition time, children can walk in a zig-zag line as they line up. At the art center, they can draw zig-zags or cut paper in zig-zag patterns. During outdoor play, try writing a giant Z in chalk and have children “zig the zag” (walk, run, skip, hop, or crawl along the line).

Note: For all snack-related activities, please check for allergies.

Aa

Attention, all! It’s Arnold the Ape. This amazing athlete is in tip-top shape.

Here’s how you make Aa: Aa.

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Bb

This big bear, whose name is Ben, loves berries for breakfast now and then.

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Cc

Coco the Cow can cook and bake. Her favorite dish is chocolate cake.

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Dd

Deb the Dalmatian is proud of her spots. They’re round as doorknobs or domino dots.

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Ee

Eddie the Eagle has excellent eyes. Everyone envies how high he flies.

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Ff

Firefly Fifi flickers her light. She’s a fluttering star in the forest tonight.

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Gg

Gordon the Goat is a great and good friend. He loves giving gifts. His party won’t end!

Here’s how you make Gg:

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Hh

It’s Hallie the Hen. Hey, hip hip hooray! She dances to hip hop all night and all day!

Here’s how you make Hh:

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Ii

Izzy Iguana’s an incredible fellow. Most iguanas are green, but he’s red, blue, and yellow.

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Jojo the Jaguar loves driving her jeep. Here she comes now! Beep, beep, beep, beep! Here’s how you make Jj:

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Kk

Kate Kangaroo gives her kid lots of kisses. He lives in her pouch, so she never misses.

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Ll

Leo the Lion loves lemony things. Licking lollipops makes him feel like a king.

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Mm

Marvin the Moose just loves the museum. It’s full of “M” things. He’s so happy to see them.

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Nn

Nick the Newt thinks noodles are nice. He never says “no,” but “yes” he’ll say twice.

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Oo

It’s Ollie the Octopus. Give him a hand. He’s the ocean’s original one-man band.

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Pp

Pete the Panda is proud of his birthday. Please come to his party, eat pizza, and play.

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Quinn the Quail is uite a ueen. She uietly sits so she can be seen. Here’s how you make Q :

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Rr

Rosie the Rabbit loves red, red, red. Red on her paws and red on her head.

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Ss

Sammy the Seal sails out to sea. Summer’s the best. His friends all agree.

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Tt

Tessa the Turtle loves toast and tea. She serves them to Toad on the trunk of a tree.

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Uu

Umberto the Unicorn, how lucky you are, usually sleeping under your lucky star.

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Vv

Victor the Vulture is fond of his view. There’s a valley of violets and vegetables, too.

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Ww

William the Wolf has wandered out west, where wagon wheels roll and the sun comes to rest.

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Xx

How did X-ray Fish get his extra cool name? His see-through body is his claim to fame.

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Yy

Yolanda the Yak can never stop yapping. It’s yakkity-yak, even when she is napping.

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Zz

Zelda the Zebra roams through the zoo, zipping and zooming, and zig-zagging, too.

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Teaching Guide elcome to Letter of the Week Flip Chart! Its unique, interactive format is perfect for circle time or any time. On each page, a kid-pleasing animal character represents one of the 26 letters of the alphabet, welcoming children to the process

of recognizing and forming letters—and the joy of reading and writing.

Using the Flip Chart

FRIDAY: Revisit the laminated letter page with the whole group

Presenting and exploring one letter of the alphabet each week is a great way to get kids to focus on the shape and sound of each letter. You can do this in just five to ten minutes a day. Because children will benefit from repetition and multiple experiences with each letter, laminate the letter pages, then try this weekly plan:

MONDAY: Share the laminated letter page with the whole group at circle time. Introduce the animal mascot by reading the four-line, alliterative rhyme aloud, emphasizing the words that start with the target letter. Next, look at how the letter Letter of the Week Flip Chart © Kama Einhorn, Scholastic Teaching Resources

is formed. Using a dry-erase marker, slowly demonstrate the the formation of the letter, asking children to air-trace the letter with their index fingers as you do so. Then ask several

at circle time. Invite kids to think of more target words (or names) that they know or that are visible in the room (for instance, Bobby, Ms. Barrett, book, ball). Write children’s ideas in the box at bottom right (or ask them to come up and do so, especially if it is their own name that begins with the target letter). You can go through the alphabet in letter order, or you can move around the alphabet, focusing on any letter you choose. You might choose letters based on a book you are sharing (for instance, if you are reading Where the Wild Things Are, you can take the opportunity to highlight the letter W ). Or, you can spotlight individual children on their birthdays (for instance, on Ben’s birthday, explore the letter B).

children to take turns coming to the chart and practice form-

Any way you present the letters, you’ll be building letter-

ing the letter on the row themselves.

recognition skills, developing sound-symbol awareness, and

TUESDAY: Look at the laminated letter page again. Can

helping kids practice letter formation.

children remember the name of the animal mascot? Read the rhyme aloud. Then, examine the large picture together, inviting children to find pictures representing the target letter (there will be at least six, though Q only has four). Have a volunteer come up and circle those pictures with a dry-erase marker. Write them in the box under the picture.

Aa

Featured letter

Attention, all! It’s Arnold the Ape. This amazing athlete is in tip-top shape.

Alliterative rhyme

Here’s how you make Aa: Aa.

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WEDNESDAY: Look at the laminated letter page again at circle time. Have children take turns forming the letter on the practice row. Then do the suggested activity for the letter

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of the week. (See inside back cover for quick and easy letterspecific activities.)

THURSDAY: Display the chart in the writing center for children to use on their own (include the wipe-off pen if the

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pages have been laminated). Children can write on the flip

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chart itself, then practice the letters on separate sheets of paper.

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