Letter of the Week : Tt

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BOOKS TO READ

To save money , local library is a good option. You can also use whatever books you may have in your home library to supplement with the lesson.

From the library...

Tt ( See it. Say it. Hear it) by Kelly Doudna
A Train on the Track by Sarah Sheffield
Tam and Tom by Pam Scheunemann

From our book shelves...

I'm a Little Teapot
Sofia the First : Perfect Tea Party
Tag and Tick -Tock by Hooked on Phonics
Nursery Rhyme Box Set by Trace Moroney

Three Little Kittens
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
--> Here's the complete set, we love this : ( click on the picture to learn more)

Start out by saying the letter out loud, teaching the phonetic sound of the letter. Next is the letter tracing . I downloaded the tracing sheets from : First- School

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Tt -D'Nealian Form

Tt- Standrad Form

We used Sandpaper letters and salt tray to practice the letter too ,Check this easy and cheap : Montessori at Home : DIY Sandpaper Letters .

We practiced the phonetic sound using leap frog's alphabet phonics fridge magnets,

Our girls loves Veggietales , so we did a coloring activity . Get this free and cute Bob the Tomato coloring page here : Veggietales.Com . They can also play online with this awesome website.

We read more about the letter T and did a find the BIG T and SMALL T activity , Get this alphabet lapbook here : Homeschool Share

She also ,did a play dough and toothpick fine motor activity, we counted as she pokes the toothpicks on the play dough,

We did a teapot counting activity , there's two ways to do this . First is you can practice number sequencing , letting your child put the numbers in order. Second, use clothespin to attach or pin on each number card. Here is a free printable , download it through Scribd , if you do not have an account , sign up... it is free and a wonderful site to find both free and paid printables and books : Teapot Counting Activity

I purposely did not put the numbers on each teapot to give you other ways to utilize it , I'm sure all of you smart mamas out there have a whole lot of tricks up your sleeves. You can use the teapot printable for alphabets , coloring activity or even sight word activity. If you prefer to receive the printable through your email , feel free to let me know!

We did a pattern and sorting activity ,

For this tomato counting and collage activity, Get the Letter Collage printable here : Confessions of a Homeschooler . For these cute tomato printables , download it here : Tomato Counting and Collage Activity
Again, my sweet readers..you can get it free ( PDF form) through Scribd. There are many ways to use this printable too , you can also use it as a cut and paste activity.