Alphabetically Yours: Volume: 1 Issue: L Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly. Welcome to the twelfth edition of Alphabetically Yours. I am looking forward to introducing you to a multitude of activities, suggestions, and tips for Having Fun with the Alphabet. Please feel free to write with any questions and I will answer back ASAP! Anne@mrsalphabet.com Ll Activities: Alphabet Animal Sound game By Mrs. Alphabet: Letter l Lunge like a lion at your prey Lunging for my lunch today! Hear the l sound in my name Play the l sound animal game. London By Mrs. Alphabet Use this poem to identify and spot L names. elicit new L names, and then brainstorm other places to live that begin with a L from your class. Lisa, Louise, and Linda live in London with me Larry, Lloyd, and, Louis want to visit and see. What other L kids do you think live there In London, England far far away from here? Visit London at: http://www.strassberg.net/london.html Interview 6 people and ask them this question: Did you ever swim in a lake? Show your results. Describe a leopard and then illustrate the leopard. Fill in the blanks: If I were a leopard I would eat ____________, _______________, and _______________. Make a class laughing book with what makes you laugh. Have a Laugh In with funny stories, jokes, funny laughs, etc. Take an imaginary ride on a llama and describe what you see and then illustrate your story. Visit Louisiana locate on your map or globe: http://www.louisianatravel.com/index.html be sure to check out the sights and sounds Dance the Lindy an old fashioned jitterbug. Use Lucky Charms cereal as counters or for simple math problems: estimating, counting, adding, sorting, patterns, subtracting, or bingo counters. Estimate how far you can leap and then measure with a piece of yarn try again a month later with a different color yarn and compare the 2 leaps. Try a leap a month and see if your leap improves. Licorice Math could incorporate counting, graphing, sorting, measuring, predicting, and comparing. Lollipops: make a list of flavors and then check out this web site for some exotic lollipop flavors: http://www.viptx.net/lollipop/lollipop.htm For a great recipe for lollipop sugar cookies try this: http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/32090.html or for chocolate chip lollipop cookies try this yummy recipe: http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/2085.html See the lizards race at: http://visitus.leaco.net/ Brainstorm what is love and ask children what love feels like? Make flavored lemonade and take the lemonade taste test by blindfolding children and having them guess the flavor. For lemonade recipes visit: http://res3.geocities.com/NapaValley/5255/cook.html If I were a lobster I would _________________, but I wouldn't________________. Create class L charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence: Make a list of things you would find in a locker. Graph lunch boxes and lunch bags by colors, shapes, and graphics Take the lemon or lime test close your eyes or get blindfolded can you taste the difference? Find objects that are lilac in color. Make a collage using lace for an art project. Finish this sentence: I like to be last in line because _______________________. Smell lifesavers and see if you can guess the flavor. Make a lifesaver graph. Play some lifesaver games and have some fun here: http://www.candystand.com/ls/lshome.htm List names that begin with L and talk about what you see or hear. Check names in the class for l sounds. Make a graph of children that have the L sound in their name. Read a poem and have children color code all the l words. Try introducing this l word: lucky Ask the children what they notice about the word. Make a yes or no graph: Do you believe that if you rub a rabbit's foot that you will be lucky? Whose family has the most L names? Use these words to rhyme: leg lot lick lap lung Tongue Twister: Lizzie Lizard licks luscious lemon lollipops. L language experience print out or view this web site with the cutest lion pictures you have ever seen providing great prompts for describing and illiciting details from kids: See some cute lion pictures: http://nature-wildlife.com/lion00.html L Books: Love You Forever Leo the Late Bloomer Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Let's Paint a Rainbow Lazy Mary Check out: Stop by and read some excellent ideas and suggestions on the chatboard. http://www.mrsalphabet.com/chatboard.html Please help: To help me defer some of my expenses I have put an Amazon.com link in my store: http://www.mrsalphabet.com/store.html and several links on my links page: http://www.mrsalphabet.com/links.html If you could go exploring and visit these pages I would appreciate the inquiries and support. Thank you very much. Alphabetically Yours, Anne AKA Mrs. Alphabet -----Original Message----- From: Rita M. Rouvalis To: Anne Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 8:16 PM Subject: Re: files > >Um, could I get these as separate emails? This will take me >an hour to separate out into files. >