All About the Letter D - Letter of the Week Activities

Songs and Poems

Dinosaurs Poem

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived long ago.
They were so big and strong, you know!
Sharp teeth and claws, long tails too.
Some that walked and some that flew.
Though they don't live here anymore,
We still adore the dinosaur!

Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son John.
One shoe off and one shoe on,

Went to bed with his stockings on.

Doggy, Doggy Who Has Your Bone?

Doggy, Doggy, where's your bone?
Somebody stole it from your home.
Guess who!  Maybe you...
Maybe the monkeys from the zoo.
Wake up doggy, find your bone.

How to play:

Choose a child to go first to be the doggy.  They should sit in the center of the circle of kids and close/cover their eyes while the song is chanted.  Have an adult give the bone  to one of the children while chanting the song.  Have all of the children hide their hands behind their backs.  When the chant is over, the doggy can uncover his or her eyes and gets 3 guesses as to which person has the bone.  Whether the doggy gets it right or not, the person with the bone gets to be the next doggy.

Alphabet Poem: Letter D
by Edward Lear

D was once a little doll,
Dolly
Molly
Polly
Nolly
Nursy Dolly
Little Doll!

Letter D Song

(Sung to the tune of John, Jacob, Jingleheimer Schmit)

Doc Doggy's dinosaur and duck
They love to play all day.
For words that start with D
The people run to see!
Words like Doc Doggy's dinosaur and duck
D D D D D D D

Letter D Snack Ideas

• Doughnuts
• Dirt pudding
• Doritos
• Danimals yogurt

Links to Youtube Songs and Books Read Aloud

• Danny and the Dinosaur 
• The Dinosaur Song 
• Dinosaur Stomp - Mother Goose Club Songs for Children 
• Dance and Rhyme with Teddy - Mother Goose Club Songs for Children 
• Day-O - Mother Goose Club Songs for Children
• Five Little Ducks - Spring Songs for Children with Lyrics - Kids Songs by The Learning Station
• Go, Dog Go! 
• If You Give A Dog A Donut 
• Duck On A Bike 
• Duck for President 

Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Dd hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /d/ sound like in dog. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /d/ sound like in donut and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

dog, duck, elephant

dollar, dime, nickel

doughnut, dressing, apple

bear, doll, drum

desk, easel, door

/d/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /d/ sound like in duck.

• Donald duck dances all day.
• Daisy plays the drum.
• I have a doll named Dana.
• I like dogs better than cats.
• I need a dollar and a dime to buy a doughnut.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /d/ sound like in Dana.

•  It’s round and sweet with a hole in the middle. It is a __________. (doughnut)
• It has four legs, a long tail, it likes to chase balls, and barks. It is a ______. (dog)
• I have two webbed feet. A bill and I waddle when I walk. I quack when I say hello. I am a _______. (duck)
• Four quarters or ten dimes make up one ________. (dollar)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Dd’s using a highlighter.

Dotted D’s: Trace an upper and lowercase letter D on a sheet of paper. Have your child use bingo markers and outline the letter D with dots.

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All About the Letter C - Letter of the Week Activities

Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Cc hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /k/ sound like in cat or the /s/ sound like in city. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /k/ sound like in cat and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

cat, dog, cake

can, cupcake, bee

carrot, cauliflower, apple

cantaloupe, egg, candy

Andy, coke, car

/k/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /k/ sound like in cat.

•        Callie Cat eats a cookie.
•       I like to drink coke.
•       Carrots are orange.
•       Cake is yummy.
•       Can I eat some candy?

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /k/ sound like in carrot.

• It’s crunchy, orange, a vegetable, and rabbits like to eat it. I am a _______. (carrot)
• I can purr, I like to drink milk, I also chase mice. I am a ________. (cat)
• You can drive it. It has four tires, four doors, and can go very fast. I am a ________. (car)
• It is sweet, you have it for birthdays, you can put candles on it, and it has several layers. I am a ________. (cake)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Cc’s using a highlighter.

Songs and Poems

C is for Cookie

C is for cookie
That's good enough for me,
C is for cookie,
That's good enough for me, C is for cookie,
That's good enough for me.
Cookie,Cookie, cookie.
Cookie starts with C!

The Cc Song
(Tune: Skip to my Lou)

Carrots, castles, candy canes,
Cucumbers and clouds with rain.
Cats and cookies, crayons too.
I think C is cool. Don't you?

I'm a Little Cat - Poem

I'm a little cat,Soft and furry. I'll be your friend, So don't you worry. Right up on your lap I like to hop.I'll purr, purr, purr and never stop.

YouTube.com Educational Links:

I have put together a collection of songs and read a-loud books about the Letter C.

GO TO>> YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Note: All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com

All About the Letter C - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities

There are over 25 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter C is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.

DOWNLOAD>> All About the Letter C - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities

All About the Letter Cc file contains the following activities:

• Letter C Vocabulary Words
• Where is the letter C? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase C’s you found.
• Direct teacher-led instruction on how to write the uppercase letter C.
• Let’s write the letter C. Individual practice for students.
• Write the missing letter. Students write the missing letter of words beginning with the letter C.
• Help Callie Cat find her cookie. Draw a line from Callie Cat to the cookie following the path of upper and lowercase letter C’s.
• What comes next? Drag the picture and or letter which come next in the pattern.
• What does not belong? Put a C on the letter and or picture that does not belong.
• Sort uppercase and lowercase letter C. Upper and lowercase letters are printed on cookies. Drag the cookies into the matching cups.
• Sort beginning letter /k/ sound. Drag the pictures that begin with the /k/ sound to the cup.
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the letters, count the letters, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the letters. Then determine which letter had the most and which had the least.
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the picture, count the pictures, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the pictures. Then determine which picture had the most and which had the least.
• Word Puzzles. Drag the puzzle pieces around to make words that begin with the letter C.
• Let’s Build the Letter. Construct the uppercase letter C out of curvy lines.

Directions: It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c  With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

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lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com so I can fix the error and send you a revised packet.

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All About the Letter B - Letter of the Week Activities

Songs and Poems

Baby Bumblebee
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,
Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Cup hands together as if holding bee)
I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee,Ouch! It stung me!(Shake hands as if just stung)
I'm squishing up the baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,('Squish' bee between palms of hands)
I'm squishing up a baby bumblebee,Ooh! It's yucky!(Open up hands to look at 'mess')
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,(Wipe hands off on shirt)
I'm wiping off the baby bumblebee,Now my mommy won't be mad at me!(Hold hands up to show they are clean)

Little Bunny Foo-Foo

Little bunny foo-foo, (hold up two fingers)

hopping through the forest (bounce your hand up and down)

Scooping up the field mice, (make a scooping motion with hand)

and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm).

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo, (wag forefinger - "no-no")

I don't wanna see you (wag forefinger - "no-no")

Scooping up the field mice, (scooping motion with hand)

and bopping them on the head. (slap top of fist with palm)

(spoken)

I'll give you 3 chances,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(spoken)

I'll give you 2 chances,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(spoken)

I'll give you 1 more chance,

and if you don't behave,

I'll turn you into a Goon!

Little bunny foo-foo,

hopping through the forest

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

(Spoken)

Then down came the Good Fairy, and she said:

Little Bunny Foo-Foo,

I don't wanna see you

Scooping up the field mice,

and bopping them on the head.

POOF! You're a goon!

(Spoken)

And the moral of the story is:

Hare today, goon tomorrow! 

Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Bb hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /b/ sound. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /b/ sound and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

ball, baby, apple                boat, cat, bear

bounce, bend, jump           elephant, basket, beach

banana, cereal, bread        bee, bunny, dog

/b/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /b/ sound.

• Bobby has a blue balloon.
• The boat is black.
• The bear is big and brown.
• Bananas are yellow.
• Barry bounces a basketball.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /b/ sound.

• I’m bringing home a baby __________ .(bumblebee)
• A __________ is round we can dribble, throw, and catch it. (ball)
• An animal that flies, builds a nest, and lives in a tree is called a _________. (bird)
• At night the cows go to sleep in the ________. (barn)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Bb’s using a blue highlighter.

YouTube.com Educational Links:

I have put together a collection of songs and read a-loud books about the Letter B .

GO TO>> YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Note: All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com

All About the Letter B - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter B is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.

DOWNLOAD>> All About the Letter B - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities

All About the Letter Bb

High quality graphics are used thanks to www.MyCuteGraphics and Ashley Hughes Graphics.

The SMARTBoard file contains the following activities:

• Letter B Vocabulary Words
• Where is the letter B? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase B’s you found.
• Direct teacher-led instruction on how to write both the upper and lowercase letter B.
• Let’s write the letter B. Individual practice for students.
• Write the missing letter. Students write the missing letter of words beginning with the letter B.
• Help Bobby find his balloon. Draw a line from Bobby to the balloon following the path of upper and lowercase letter B’s.
• What comes next? Drag the picture and or letter which come next in the pattern.
• What does not belong? Put a B on the letter and or picture that does not belong.
• Sort uppercase and lowercase letter B. Upper and lowercase letters are printed on basketballs. Drag the basketballs to the matching baskets.
• Sort beginning letter /b/ sound. Drag the pictures that begin with the /b/ sound to the basket.
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the letters, count the letters, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the letters. Then determine which letter had the most and which had the least.           
• Find, Graph, and Tally. Find the picture, count the pictures, and color in the correct number of squares. Then practice using tally marks to count the pictures. Then determine which picture had the most and which had the least.
• Word Puzzles. Drag the puzzle pieces around to make words that begin with the letter B.
• Let’s Build. Construct the upper and lowercase letter B out of straight lines and curvy lines.

Directions: It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

If you have any suggestions and/or comments to make this learning packet better, please feel free to email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com.

If you find a mistake or typo in the packet, please email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com so I can fix the error and send you a revised packet.

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