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 * Listening to a Story**

Paint a rebus rhyme at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rhymes/painting/ Find coloring pages (with text) and other craft ideas at http://www.first-school.ws/theme/cp_nursery_rhymes.htm I'm using the coloring pages as extra practice looking for letters and talking about the difference between a letter and a word, following print from left to right, & where the printed message is on a page. Below is a list of rhymes and their letter focus. The first time thru we read it, color it and look for the one letter. The next time we read it and circle another letter and underline any words that had both letters. I'm coming up with a cut and paste art activity to decorate a bulletin board with posters of the ryhmes on it. Mary Had a Little Lamb (A, M) Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (B,D,T) Hickory Dickory Dock (C,K,O) The Fish Counting Rhyme (E, I, V) Little Miss Muffet (F, R,S) Humpty Dumpty (G,H,Y) Jack and Jill (J,L) Twinkle, Twinkle ((N,W) Pease Porridge Hot (P,S) Six Little Ducks (Q,U, X) sorry nothing for Z
 * Learning a Nursery Rhyme**

I'm searching for online music to go with nursery rhymes, but since I'm not finding any, I might have my kids record their readings of the nursery rhymes and put them on our class blog to enjoy at home.

[|Alphabet Action] [|Listen to the letters]
 * Previewing the ABCs**

I love the idea of letting students make signs, but this early in the year it is often difficult to decifer their drawings and printing. Have students make signs on the computer using clipart or actual photographs.
 * Learning Environmental Print**

Each time you introduce a new routine or special time of day, have a student take a picture of what the children look like doing the activity correctly. Involve the students in making decisions about the composition of the picture (how many people will be in it?, what will they be doing?) and how many pictures you will need to illustrate all steps in properly carrying out the routine. For instance, getting papers out of their cubby to take home might be one picture of students waiting for their turn, another picture of them getting the papers out carefully, another taking them back to their seat to put in their backpack. Decide as a class where to post these pictures (at the cubbies or in a rule book?). This is a great way to help children be more self-regulating and assists substitutes and new students throughout the year.
 * Establishing Daily Routines**

[|Computer Centers]


 * Technology Integration Project**

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