Alphabetically Yours: Volume: 1 Issue: Qq Free Newsletter by Mrs. Alphabet 26 times yearly. Welcome to the seventeenth 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 comments. I will answer back A.S.A.P. Anne@mrsalphabet.com Qq Activities: Alphabet Animal Sound game By Mrs. Alphabet: Letter Qq Quiver like a quail on the run Quivering from a hunter's gun! Hear the q sound in my name Play the q sound animal game! Quincy By Mrs. Alphabet Use this poem to identify and spot Q names, elicit new Q names, and then brainstorm other places to live that begin with a Q from your class. Quinn and Quentin live in Quincy with me Quinta wants to visit and see. What other Q kids do you think live there In marvelous Quincy far far away from here? Please take this Mrs. Alphabet Quiz and send back your answers to Anne@mrsalphabet.com I signed up for the newsletter on________________(month and year). My favorite issue is________________________. I found the Mrs. Alphabet web site ____________________. Interview 6 people and ask them this question: Did you ever eat a quahog? Describe a quail and then illustrate the quail. Fill in the blanks: Quails like to ____________, _____________, and _____________. Want to do a quaint unit on quilts visit here: http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pagequilt.html Take an imaginary trip to a quarry and describe what you see and then illustrate your story. Visit Quebec on your map or globe: http://travel.yahoo.com/destinations/North_America/Countries/Canada/Cities/Q uebec_City/ Yes; you can quote me visit here: http://www.startingpage.com/html/quotations.html For all you queen bees visit: http://www.konaqueen.com/ How about this quick recipe for fudgey brownies: http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/3342.html Take a taste test using Quaker Oatmeal and create a rating scale or rubric with your class. Or try making this original Quaker oatmeal cookie recipe: http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/53959.html Use quarters as counters or for simple math problems: estimating, counting, adding, subtracting, or bingo markers. Measure out a quart of liquid and discuss how many pints equal a quart,how many quarts equal a half gallon, and how many quarts equal a gallon. Brainstorm other items that are sold in quart containers. Use different size quartz for a math lesson demonstrating: color, shape, size, sorting, and counting. Graph how many children were born in Quebec. On the Q.T. if you want to join the Quakers Beanie Baby Club visit: http://expage.com/page/quackersbeanieclub Taste quinine water and talk about how it tastes and the similarities and differences from water. If I were a queen I would _________________, but I wouldn't __________________. Create class Q charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence: Design a questionnaire with your class. Play the game 20 questions. Find quartz crystals and share with the class. To simulate quicksand: http://www.family.disney.go.com/Categories/Activities/Features/family_0401_0 1/dony/donyout_bklab/donyout238.html Make an art project using Q-tips to paint and dab. Discuss a quarrel you had with a friend or a family member. List names that begin with Q and talk about what you see or hear. Check names in the class for q sounds. Make a graph of children that have the Q sound in their name. Read a poem and have children color code all the q words. Try introducing this q word: quince Ask the children what they notice about the word. Whose family has the most Q names? Use these words to rhyme: quit quack quote queen Tongue Twister: Quentin questions quietly. Make a predictable chart: At the quadrangle I saw ____________. Order your students in a line from Q to P. Q Books: The Quilt Story, Quiet Please, and Quick, Quiet, and Feathered : What Am I? Q Author: Robert Quakenbush http://www.rquackenbush.com/ Visit my new ezine Mrs. Alphabet: http://www.zinezone.com/users/mrsalpha Check out: Stop by and read some excellent ideas for the 100th day of school 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 P.S. A special thank you to Maria for editing Alphabetically Yours. For your Free Newsletter Visit: http://www.mrsalphabet.com