Preview ePacket

Co co nu t Co un t
ers, counting
Identifying numb
e and tasty
center with a simpl
e into your math
place them at a
Carry this story them
from page 4 and
d
class supply of mats
ly of chocolate puffe
activity! Make a
cards and a supp
cup of cocoa set of number
tree and a small
ut
center along with
cocon
a
facedown.
. A child takes
places the cards
he
cereal (coconuts)
Then
er
mat.
colors his
ts that numb of
number. He coun
nuts. If desired, he
and identifies the
the same way until
He turns over a card
He continues in
s them on his tree.
ives!
on his manipulat
s
coconuts and place
nibble
he
uts. Then
he runs out of cocon
Jennie Jensen, North
Cedar Elementary,
skills
Gross-motor
nuts)
circle cutouts (coco
several craft foam
gsters
In advance, make
hute). Have youn
in
a bedsheet (or parac
it as you lead them
and place them on
shake
and
t
shee
the
gsters shake
grab the edges of
e below. After youn
verse of the rhym
up the cocochanting the first
urage them to pick
enco
t,
shee
the
final
off
all the coconuts
t as they chant the
back on the shee
nuts and place them
verse.
coconuts.
the
shake
,
Shake, shake
the coconuts.
Shake, shake, shake
the coconuts.
Shake, shake, shake drop. Plop! Plop!
uts
Watch those cocon
Adam
at me.
e!
ka, look
onut tre
this coc !
Chicka, chic mad
. e
ee
dprkints
at me conut tr
Adam Myickhana, loo
this co
de
a, ch
Chick prints ma
nd
My ha
rees
int T
r
p
d
n
of
-aloud of
a read sheet
orate k on a
umbs ts
emmemtree trun
g fin
ith th
nu
to co
n
opin
ints (w om coco
pr
Devel nifty way t a brow
nd
-p
t.
ea
pain green ha
pom
ts ar
projec
own
gster
o
projec ch youn make tw to glue br n to the
able
ow
ea
m
m
ador
Have n have hi Invite hi chant sh
se
y!
he
or
T
st
the
he
unk.
assic
per. T e the tr a copy of
ov
this cl uction pa
glue
IA
d) ab
tr
wden,
cons downwar have him
ry, Lo
n
enta
facing tree. The
Elem
ar
e
ed
th
C
to
North
Letter
Jennie Jensen
Mm s
Mm s
l Dd
l Dd
Name
a
fun story! Attach
use to retell this
along with
for youngsters to
sheet at a center
Supply simple props
t. Then place the
” the book,
t to a cookie shee
students to “read
urage
Enco
.
coconut tree cutou
book
s
and a copy of the
s on
lettereticplletter
magn
to retell the story.
ace it ving
magnetic letters
case angdand
r each
remo
rd fo to
lower
placin
per
s to
nt ca
ard pa
ffere tter card rd
letter
ase
tin bo e is a di lle
NE
le , Peru,
s ca
seFreed
perc
hi
bulle
er
Miche
ca
up
e
th
er
g
om
in
fr
a
plac
Name
s so e a low
child to
Match nut tree
card
ild to
,
co
s. Giv
each
ch ch
letter
ple co percase letter card aging ea ory, give ter, in turn
a sim
ur
up
e st youngs
Make . Gather lowercase ory, enco After th
©The Mailbox
ch
ned. urage ea r.
floor atching ad the st
tio
ur
en
yo
m
and Then rere tter is m hen enco case lette
le
er
.
child
.T
child
n his
card ching low
L
A
om
each tree whe e letter
,
Bo
e mat
as
e
Boom
ingham
on th nt upperc top of th
ters
Chicka
l, Birm
on
Chicka
rcase let
choo
differe his card
ng uppe
tian S
Identifyi 2
Chris
place
ood
uts
Cocon
ls and
apita
C
S
®
ox
ilb
he Ma
©T
ns.
E
O X
Z
A
M
L
i
r
T
y
f
a
c
Color
2
©The Mailbox®
Think
3
Note to the teacher: Use with “Coconut Count” on page 3.
rw
, Bria
Craig
ectio
n for dir
Liste
Looking for Letters
Steps
1
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Identifying lowercase letters
3
Listen for directions.
Alison
at M
Use th
e
name marker to
writ
on the
constru e the first
letter
ction pa
in the
per.
child’s
h
®
Big H
Setup
Retelling the story
tc
a Ma
e
k
a
M
Ch
fabr
s, tissu
yarn
e pape ic,
scisso
r, ribbo
rs
n, and
glue
crayon
s
black
marke
r
?
W ha t Ha pp en ed
,
By Bill
Martin
Jr
Illustra . and John
Ar
ted by
Lois E chambault
“I’ll m
hlert
eet yo
letter
u
at
te
th
weigh lls another, e top of the
un
do
co
After ot wn the tree til all the le conut tree
,” one
tter
her lett
an
a “skit
ers race d end up in s of the al
sk
phabet
a big
to th
the tree at skoodle
doot,” eir aid and heap below
top ag
th
it
A
ain! C
hicka dares the le e moon rise .
Chicka
s, with
tters to
BOOM
a
BOOM race to
!
arac
Have
P.” Th students ta ters
en enco
ke
urage notice of th
them
to crea e letter char
Supp
ac
te thei
lies
r own ters “Loose
9" x 12
uniqu
" cons
e letter -Tooth T” an
craft m
tructio
d “Bla
charac
n pape
ater
ck-Eye
ters!
r
pom-p ials, such
as
om
coconuts.
Find, find, find the
coconuts.
Find, find, find the
coconuts.
Find, find, find the
up. Yup! Yup!
uts
Pick those cocon
ills
sk
motor
nsen
ie Je
Jenn
Chick
a
Boom Chicka
Boom
nu ts
Sh ak e th e Co co
ault
hamb
n Arc
d Joh
t the
Jr. an Ehlert
ate a
n
ti
is
ar
ngreg ll the little
Lo
Bill M
d by
e to co
la
en by Illustrate
decid wer unti , but this
et
b
Writt
a
ee
lo
h
fr
d
e alp
iggle
er an
s of th ends low letters w
e
b
letter
vous ee, which round. Th
ischie
tr
eg
The m e coconut ile on th e!
ap
f th
ther
top o end up in n’t end
es
s
letter d story do
belove
Ha
5 5
Lowden, IA
m
tter as
ay to
Cut an
d glue
desire
d.
give yo
ur lette
r a pe
4 rsonality and
ateria
Give yo
ls to dr
access
ess up
ories.
name ur letter a na
your le
for an
tter.
adult me and writ
to writ
e it on
e.)
the pa
per. (O
r dictat
to Use Page
e the
4
How
the le
of a w
“Capitals an
craft m
ge 6
d Coconuts
”
There will be
©The
the direction no monkey business
Mailbo
x
as youngster
s below to
ide
colors, and
practice dra ntify capital letters, s follow
identify
wing shapes
1. Color the
.
cap
ital A red.
2. Color the
3. Color the capital S yellow.
4. Color the capital Z green.
5. Color the capital X blue.
6. Draw a capital E orange.
circle around
7. Draw a
the capita
square aro
l
und the cap O.
8. Draw a
ital M.
triangle aro
und
9. Draw a
rectangle aro the capital L.
und the cap
ital T.
o
®
5
How to Us
e Page 37
7
“Looking for
Letters”
Those mischi
evous low
coconut tre
e again! Pra ercase letters are clim
ctice lowerc
color recogn
bing the
ase
itio
the direction n, and drawing shapes letter identification,
s below.
as youngster
s follow
1. Color the
2. Color the lowercase t purple.
low
erc
ase
3. Color the
m orange.
4. Color the lowercase y blue.
5. Color the lowercase i green.
6. Draw a lowercase o yellow.
circle around
7. Draw a
the lowercase
square aro
c.
und the low
8. Draw a
ercase a.
triangle aro
und
9. Draw a
rectangle aro the lowercase f.
und the low
ercase r.
©The Mailbox®
Note to the teacher: Use with the directions on page 8.
6
7
©The Mailb
ox ®
®
lbox
©The Mai
Note to
the
Use
teacher:
with the
ns
directio
ge 8.
on pa
8