Quick & Easy Activities
Try these activities after you explore each letter page. As you do Oo Orange Oranges
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 Asand 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!
Invite children to celebrate their learning by clapping and cheering.
Dd Day of D
Have a D-themed day. In different learning centers throughout the day, play with
dominoes, dolls, and dinosaurs, draw diamonds and dots, and dance.
Ee Eat an E
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Children can use crayons to write Ees 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
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.)
Gg Grey, Green, and Gold
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.
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 its 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 disappearand 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 childrens 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!
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.
Rr Rabbit Requests
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.
Ss Sandy Ss
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
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!
Uu Under an Umbrella
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.
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 (Were 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 Xs 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 Ys!
Invite children to stand up and hold their arms up and away from their bodies to
become giant uppercase Ys.
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!
Its Arnold the Ape.
This amazing athlete
is in tip-top shape.
Heres how you make Aa:
Aa.

Find the Aa words

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 Bb
This big bear,
whose name is Ben,
loves berries for breakfast
now and then.
Heres how you make Bb:

Bb Find the Bb words

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 Cc
Coco the Cow
can cook and bake.
Her favorite dish
is chocolate cake.
Heres how you make Cc:

Cc Find the Cc words

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 Dd
Deb the Dalmatian
is proud of her spots.
Theyre round as doorknobs
or domino dots.
Heres how you make Dd:

Dd Find the Dd words

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 Ee
Eddie the Eagle
has excellent eyes.
Everyone envies
how high he flies.
Heres how you make Ee:

Ee Find the Ee words

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 Ff
Firefly Fifi
flickers her light.
Shes a fluttering star
in the forest tonight.
Heres how you make Ff:

Ff Find the Ff words

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 Gg
Gordon the Goat
is a great and good friend.
He loves giving gifts.
His party wont end!
Heres how you make Gg:

Gg Find the Gg words

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 Hh
Its Hallie the Hen.
Hey, hip hip hooray!
She dances to hip hop
all night and all day!
Heres how you make Hh:

Hh Find the Hh words

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 Ii
Izzy Iguanas
an incredible fellow.
Most iguanas are green,
but hes red, blue, and yellow.
Heres how you make Ii:

Ii Find the Ii words

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

Jj Find the words

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 Kk
Kate Kangaroo
gives her kid lots of kisses.
He lives in her pouch,
so she never misses.
Heres how you make Kk:

Kk Find the Kk words

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 Ll
Leo the Lion
loves lemony things.
Licking lollipops makes
him feel like a king.
Heres how you make Ll:

Ll Find the Ll words

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 Mm
Marvin the Moose
just loves the museum.
Its full of M things.
Hes so happy to see them.
Heres how you make Mm:

Mm Find the Mm words

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 Nn
Nick the Newt
thinks noodles are nice.
He never says no,
but yes hell say twice.
Heres how you make Nn:

Nn Find the Nn words

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 Oo
Its Ollie the Octopus.
Give him a hand.
Hes the oceans original
one-man band.
Heres how you make Oo:

Oo Find the Oo words

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 Pp
Pete the Panda
is proud of his birthday.
Please come to his party,
eat pizza, and play.
Heres how you make Pp:

Find the Pp words

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

Qq Find the Q words

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 Rr
Rosie the Rabbit
loves red, red, red.
Red on her paws
and red on her head.
Heres how you make Rr:

Find the Rr words

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 Ss
Sammy the Seal
sails out to sea.
Summers the best.
His friends all agree.
Heres how you make Ss:

Ss Find the Ss words

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 Tt
Tessa the Turtle
loves toast and tea.
She serves them to Toad
on the trunk of a tree.
Heres how you make Tt:

Tt Find the Tt words

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 Uu
Umberto the Unicorn,
how lucky you are,
usually sleeping
under your lucky star.
Heres how you make Uu:

Uu Find the Uu words

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 Vv
Victor the Vulture
is fond of his view.
Theres a valley of violets
and vegetables, too.
Heres how you make Vv:

Vv Find the Vv words

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 Ww
William the Wolf
has wandered out west,
where wagon wheels roll
and the sun comes to rest.
Heres how you make Ww:

Ww Find the Ww words

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 Xx
How did X-ray Fish
get his extra cool name?
His see-through body
is his claim to fame.
Heres how you make Xx:

Xx
Find the words that have an Xx in them
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 Yy
Yolanda the Yak
can never stop yapping.
Its yakkity-yak,
even when she is napping.
Heres how you make Yy:

Yy Find the Yy words

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 Zz
Zelda the Zebra
roams through the zoo,
zipping and zooming,
and zig-zagging, too.
Heres how you make Zz:

Zz Find the Zz words

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 Teaching Guide
W
elcome to Letter of the Week Flip Chart! Its unique, interactive format is per-
fect 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 lettersand the joy of reading and writing.

Using the Flip Chart FRIDAY: Revisit the laminated letter page with the whole group
at circle time. Invite kids to think of more target words (or names)
Presenting and exploring one letter of the alphabet each week is
that they know or that are visible in the room (for instance, Bobby,
a great way to get kids to focus on the shape and sound of each
Ms. Barrett, book, ball). Write childrens ideas in the box at bottom
letter. You can do this in just five to ten minutes a day. Because
right (or ask them to come up and do so, especially if it is their own
children will benefit from repetition and multiple experiences with
name that begins with the target letter).
each letter, laminate the letter pages, then try this weekly plan:

You can go through the alphabet in letter order, or you can move
MONDAY: Share the laminated letter page with the whole
around the alphabet, focusing on any letter you choose. You might
group at circle time. Introduce the animal mascot by reading
choose letters based on a book you are sharing (for instance,
the four-line, alliterative rhyme aloud, emphasizing the words
if you are reading Where the Wild Things Are, you can take the
that start with the target letter. Next, look at how the letter
opportunity to highlight the letter W ). Or, you can spotlight
is formed. Using a dry-erase marker, slowly demonstrate the
individual children on their birthdays (for instance, on Bens
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the formation of the letter, asking children to air-trace the

birthday, explore the letter B).
letter with their index fingers as you do so. Then ask several
children to take turns coming to the chart and practice form- Any way you present the letters, youll be building letter-
ing the letter on the row themselves. recognition skills, developing sound-symbol awareness, and
helping kids practice letter formation.
TUESDAY: Look at the laminated letter page again. Can
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

Aa
Attention, all!

will be at least six, though Q only has four). Have a volunteer Featured letter Its Arnold the Ape.
This amazing athlete
is in tip-top shape.
Alliterative rhyme
come up and circle those pictures with a dry-erase marker.
Heres how you make Aa:
Aa.

Write them in the box under the picture.

How to make Aa
Find the Aa words
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 Find the Aa words
of the week. (See inside back cover for quick and easy letter-
specific activities.)

THURSDAY: Display the chart in the writing center for Aa words we found in the picture More Aa words

children to use on their own (include the wipe-off pen if the Aa words we found ape airplane arrow acorn
More Aa words
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pages have been laminated). Children can write on the flip apple ant art almond

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

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