Letter X

 

 

 

 

The Letter X

 

No verse for this letter :(

 

-play this fun video about skeletons and bones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jpvuqj5nv6U

 

 

-X rays: printed this lifesize skeleton printout, from University of Texas Austin website:

http://www.eskeletons.org/pdf/000646791.pdf

or http://www.eskeletons.org/resources.html

1. Click on “Activities/Teaching Resources”
2. Click on “Life Size Printouts”
3. Choose “Juvenile Homo Sapiens”

assemble on the floor, tape together, measure the height, height of the child, and color it

-make our own Xrays: handprints using white paint on black construction paper

-eat Scooby snacks (bones_

-X Marks the Spot: really fun pirate abc book, cute rhyme wording, and they search for each letter on the page

-make water Xylophones- this was fun, too; using 4 or 5 glasses, fill with differing amounts of water, add food coloring, use metal and wooden utensils and objects to tap the sides of the glasses; forgot to take a photo, here's the idea from Preschool Alphabet Blog: