Editor Jenni Corcoran, M.Ed. Illustrator Renée Christine Yates Editorial Project Manager Mara Ellen Guckian Cover rtist Denise auer Managing Editor Ina Massler Levin, M.. Creative Director Karen J. Goldfluss, M.S. Ed. rt Production Manager Kevin arnes rt Coordinator Renée Christine Yates Imaging Rosa C. See Publisher Mary D. Smith, M.S. Ed. * Special thanks to Hannah and Hope urns for modeling each pose represented in this book. uthor Holly urns The classroom teacher may reproduce copies of materials in this book for classroom use only. Reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 6421 Industry Way Westminster, C 92683 www.teachercreated.com ISN: 9781-4206-8757-6 2007 Teacher Created Resources, Inc. Reprinted, 2010 Made in U.S..
Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................... 3 How to Use This ook................................................................ 4 Getting Started.................................................................. 4 Introduce the Movement Poem and ody Movements................................... 4 Read the Relaxation Story......................................................... 5 Make the Movement Minibook..................................................... 5 Tactile Letters................................................................... 6 Do the Cross-Curricular ctivities.................................................. 6 lphabet Review ctivities........................................................ 6 Letter Units Letter a................................7 Letter b...............................22 Letter Cc...............................30 Letter Dd...............................38 Letter Ee...............................46 Letter Ff...............................54 Letter Gg...............................62 Letter Hh...............................70 Letter Ii................................79 Letter Jj................................88 Letter Kk...............................97 Letter Ll..............................106 Letter Mm.............................115 Letter Nn..............................124 Letter Oo..............................132 Letter Pp..............................140 Letter Qq..............................149 Letter Rr..............................158 Letter Ss..............................168 Letter Tt..............................177 Letter Uu..............................185 Letter Vv..............................193 Letter Ww.............................201 Letter Xx..............................210 Letter Yy..............................210 Letter Zz..............................210 lphabet Review ctivities.......................................................... 220 #8757 Movement ctivities to Z 2 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Letter The irplane Relaxation Story You are so excited! You are going on your first airplane ride. You are at the airport waiting to board the airplane. It is time to get on the airplane. You find your seat by the window, and you get ready for an amazing adventure through the sky. The airplane takes off into the air. You begin to fly higher and higher until everything below looks like ants. You close your eyes and rest for most of the ride. Now it is time to land. s you get closer and closer to the ground, you look out your window. You see some things below that begin with the sound of a. You see apple trees and a swamp filled with alligators. You have arrived in labama and your unt lice is waiting for you when you get off the airplane! #8757 Movement ctivities to Z 18 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Letter Minibook My a Movement Minibook is for anteater. 1 is for alligator. 2 is for airplane. 3 Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 19 #8757 Movement ctivities to Z
Letter Cross-Curricular ctivities Letter Cross-Curricular ctivities is for pples 1. Have each child bring an apple to school. 2. Sort and/or graph the apples by color. 3. Cut the apples in half and look inside for the apple star. 4. Count the apple seeds. 5. Taste the apples. Talk about different words to describe the tastes of each type of apple. 6. Use the apples to make apple prints or to make applesauce. is for nimals 1. Play a game of animal charades. Whisper an animal name into a child s ear. 2. sk the child to act like that animal. 3. llow the other children to try to guess the animal. is for lphabet Soup 1. ring to class a large cooking pot full of uncooked pasta and magnetic letters. 2. Give children metal spoons to scoop out the magnetic letters. 3. When they scoop out a letter have them identify the letter, letter sound, and/or a word that begins with the letter. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 21 #8757 Movement ctivities to Z
Letter Poem b Learning the letter can be lots of fun! Let s try some movements, one by one! is for bunny. is for butterfly, too! is for boat. Look at you! says b. Yes, it s true! Now let s see what you can do! #8757 Movement ctivities to Z 22 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Letter Directions for the Letter Poses Poses unny 1. Stand up straight and tall. 2. Hold up your pointer fingers and place them close to your head to look like bunny ears. 3. Hop up and down like a bunny. utterfly 1. Sit down on your bottom. 2. Press the bottoms of your feet together with your heels close to your body. 3. Open your knees out to each side. Place your hands on your feet. 4. Move your legs up and down like a butterfly flapping its wings. oat 1. Sit down on your bottom with your legs stretched out straight in front of you. 2. Lift your arms up and stretch them out over your sides. 3. Then move your arms forward (toward your toes) and back (toward your chest) like you are rowing a boat. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 23 #8757 Movement ctivities to Z