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A Treat For The First Day Of School
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I like to have practical little goodies for my students the first day of school. One of the things that I make for them is Willie the Alphabet Worm.
- Willie has upper and lowercase letters on his back.
- Run my master off on green construction paper and laminate the sheets.
- There are 6 on a page.
- Cut them out and add colored paperclips.
- By moving the paperclip up and down, students can practice spelling their names. (One of my report card standards is being able to recognize your name.)
- You can also review and teach letters in a fun way!
- Moving a large paperclip helps strengthen finger muscles and enhances fine motor skills and coordination too!
- You can make two, one to keep at school and one to send home if you want to.
- I’ve included a letter of explanation to send home to parents so that they will work with their child and practice the alphabet with them!
- I have a saying: “Together Everyone Achieves MoreI” It’s an acronym for TEAM!
- I let parents know that I’m depending on them to be part of my educational team that will help their star player shine their brightest!
- Click on the link to zoom to Willie and view/or print a template and letter.
I hope Willie helps your students as much as he’s helped mine wiggle their way to knowing their ABC’s!
Be sure to check back tomorrow when I'll have another fun back-to-school tip!
Do you have a fun tip you’d like to share? I’d enjoy hearing from you! diane@teachwithme.com