All about T
Sound: /t/ as in ten. Keep the sound of /t/ very short and quick. The sound is not /tuh/. /t/ in unvoiced. The sound is made in the mouth with the tongue and air.
Sound Association: A ticking sound, like an old clock
Key Words: turtle, tiger, train, tree, toaster, telephone, table, two, ten, truck, tooth, teacher, toy, triangle, teddy
Praise: Terrific!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with toothpicks, tea bags, tape, triangles
Make Tactile Letters:
Songs and Games:
Food: tea, toast, tacos, tomatoes, tarts, tuna, turnips, tangerines
Art Ideas:
Other Ideas:
Animated Alphabet T colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet t Colouring Sheet
Sound: /t/ as in ten. Keep the sound of /t/ very short and quick. The sound is not /tuh/. /t/ in unvoiced. The sound is made in the mouth with the tongue and air.
Sound Association: A ticking sound, like an old clock
Key Words: turtle, tiger, train, tree, toaster, telephone, table, two, ten, truck, tooth, teacher, toy, triangle, teddy
Praise: Terrific!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with toothpicks, tea bags, tape, triangles
Make Tactile Letters:
- Make a t from toothpicks. When the glue is dry, then trace the letter over the toothpicks.
- Glue tinsel on the letter t.
- Make t's by gluing together tongue depressors
Songs and Games:
- "Twinkle, twinkle Little Star"
- "The Teddy Bear's Picnic"
- "I'm a Little Tea pot"
- Play tag
- Play Tug of war
- Make a big letter T on the carpet or floor with masking tape. Tiptoe on the letter T
Food: tea, toast, tacos, tomatoes, tarts, tuna, turnips, tangerines
Art Ideas:
- Make pictures using triangles of different colours
- Make toothpick designs
- Use different shades of green tissue paper squares and glue them to a simple picture of a tree
- Over lap tissue paper triangles
- Decorate a t-shirt with fabric paints
- Do tie-dye
- Make a tree and decorate with leaves and/or blossoms
Other Ideas:
- Learn about turtles
- Make a tent over a table and play inside
- Go outside and look at different trees
- Learn about temperature
- Learn about triangles
- Tell time
- Have a tea party
- Build a tower
Animated Alphabet T colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet t Colouring Sheet