Week 2---The Letter Tt

The Letter Tt
Tt words
toothpaste          telescope       taste          taco          television
toothbrush         telephone       triangle      toast         tuna
teddy bear         tilapia            Tuesday     turkey        tyranasaurus
tooth                 trunk             Thomas      train          table
track                 toes               tulip           trick          try
tub                    tuba              tepee          twist         Texas
towel                 tower            tunnel         thorn         tornado
tea                    tamarin         tear             teapot       truck
turtle                 taxi               traffic          tail      
     
Books to Read
1. Where's My Teddy by Jez Alborough (teddy bear)
2. A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman and Jeff Shelly (turkey, rhyme)
3. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss (turtle)
4. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (tree/friendship)
5. Be a Friend to Trees Patricia Lauber by (trees)

Other books:
I Know Why I Brush My Teeth (teeth/dental health)
Goodnight Moon (rhyme)

Print Concepts to Work on While Reading

• Front of the book
• Back of the book
• Title
• Author writes the words, Illustrator draws the pictures (find/point to the words on the page, find/point to the picture on the page)

Phonemic Awareness

• Rhyme

Songs to Sing
1. Turkey (rhyme---bird/word, wobble/gobble)
The turkey is a funny bird
His head goes wobble wobble
All he says is just one word
Gobble gobble gobble

2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (rhyme---star/are, high/sky)
3. There Was a Little Turtle (rhyme---box/rocks, flea/me)
There was a little turtle. (Make a fist in one hand)
He lived in a box. (Make a box with both hands)
He swam in a puddle. (Make swimming motions)
He climbed on the rocks. (Have the fingers on one hand climb up the other arm)
He snapped at a mosquito. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a flea. (Clap hands)
He snapped at a minnow. (Clap hands)
He snapped at me. (Point to self)
He caught the mosquito. (Grab with hand)
He caught the flea. (Grab with hand)
He caught the minnow. (Grab with hand)
But he didn't catch me! (Run away)

4. Teeth
Sung to: "Row, Row Row your Boat"

Brush, brush, brush your teeth.
At least two times a day.
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,
Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss,floss your teeth.
Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently,gently,
Whisking Plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth
Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,Fighting tooth decay.


Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" (rhyme---brush/rush, clean/between, while/smile)

Got my toothpaste, got my brush,
I won't hurry, I won't rush.
Making sure my teeth are clean,
Front and back and in between.
When I brush for quite a while,
I will have a happy smile!

5. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (rhyme---around/ground, toes/nose, head/bed, night/light, now/bow)
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn around,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Dance on your toes,
Teddy bear, teddy bear.
Touch your nose.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Stand on your head,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Go to bed.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say good-night,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn out the light.
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Wake up now,
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Take a bow.

Foods to Eat
1. turkey
2. tangerine
3. tortellini
4. taco
5. tuna/tilapia

Activities to Do
1. Walk around your house, how many tables can you count?
2. practice your telephone number
3. visit Starfall, click on ABC, review letters T then P, visit any other letters you'd like
4. make a list (discussion or a written list) of important dental health facts (i.e. brush teeth twice a day, floss, stay away from sugary snacks, eat healthy foods, visit the dentist twice a year)
5. visit Colgate Kids for games and activities on dental health

Letters to Learn
1. Paint, color or decorate the letter Tt
2. Find the Letter Tt
3. Trace the letter Tt in rice---shallow tupperware tray, baking pan, or the cardboard lid to a case of copy paper, filled with rice, will work.
4. Write the letter Tt---paper with pencil, crayon or a marker will work or use something reusable such as dry erase board and marker (old sock for wiping clean) or a magnadoodle.
5. Playdoh Tt---roll playdoh into snakes and design into uppercase and lowercase Tt.

Crafts to Create
1. make a triangle with toothpicks or popcicle sticks, count the sides
2. turtle (torn paper---great fine motor activity)
3. turkey (trace hand, color fingers, add eyes, mouth, wattle and feet) 
4. teddy bear
5. brown collage

Cooking in the Kitchen
1. toast
2.
3.
4.
5.

Color of the Week---Brown
Number of the Week---TWO
Shape of the Week---Triangle
Counting to 10Fine Motor Activity---Tearing Paper tear a piece or paper into little pieces
Gross Motor Activity---Jumping pick a number from a cup and jump that many times while counting (number recognition, counting and one-to-one correspondence)