Phonics at the Zoo: A Zoo-Phonics Literacy Class | Flexible Schedule

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Each lesson you will need:
-a blank notebook with at least 26 pages (or you can use paper and bind together in a notebook at the end) *You will use the same notebook each week
-markers
-the HWT shapes pre-cut (they will be posted for each letter)
-glue
-other supplies indicated below


Week 1:
-Monday: Letter A
The students will be introduced to Allie Alligator and practice the /a/ sound. They will create an Apple Stamped A in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: a small apple cut in half (or slices if needed), and paint on a plate

-Wednesday: Letter B
The students will be introduced to Bubba Bear and the /b/ sound. They will create a Button B in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: buttons

-Friday: Letter C
The students will be introduced to Catina Cat and the hard /c/ sound. They will create a Cotton Ball C in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: cotton balls and a blue marker

Week 2: 
-Monday: Letter D
The students will be introduced to DeeDee Deer and the /d/ sound. They will create a Dinosaur D in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: google eyes and colorful paper scraps (or colorful paper and scissors) *We will cut these out to look like teeth, eyes, and parts of the dinosaur

-Wednesday: Letter E
The students will be introduced to Ellie Elephant and the /e/ sound. They will create an Egg-y E in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies:  eggs cut outs (feel free to use the print out or cut some out yourself!)

-Friday: Letter F
The students will be introduced to Francy Fish and the /f/ sound. They will create a Family F 
Extra supplies: scissors and small pictures of your family members (that you don't need back!)

Week 3: 
-Monday: Letter G
The students will be introduced to Gordo Gorillaand the /g/ sound. They will create a G collage in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: green, gold, and g items to glue to a letter G (you can use stickers, feathers, scraps of paper, and other random things that you can find around the house!)

-Wednesday: Letter H
The students will be introduced to Honey Horse and the /h/ sound. They will create a Handprint H in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: paint on a plate and something to clean hands with

-Friday: Letter I
The students will be introduced to Innie Inchworm and the /i/ sound. They will create an Igloo I in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: mini marshmallows (or small squares of white paper)

Week 4:
-Monday: Letter J
The students will be introduced to Jerry Jellyfish and the /j/ sound. They will create a Jewel J in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: small jewels

-Wednesday: Letter K
The students will be introduced to Kayo Kangaroo and the /k/ sound. They will create a Key K in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: a key and paint on a tray or plate

-Friday: Letter L
The students will be introduced to Lizzy Lizard and the /l/ sound. They will create a Leaf L in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: leaves

Week 5:
-Monday: Letter M
The students will be introduced to Missy Mouse and the /m/ sound. They will create a Monster M in their notebooks. 
Extra supplies: google eyes, scraps of paper, scissors, and other decorative items

-Wednesday: Letter N
The students will be introduced to Nigel Nightowl and the /n/ sound. They will create a Noodle N in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: different kinds of noodles

-Friday O
The students will be introduced to Olive Octopus and the /o/ sound. They will create a Octopus O in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: google eyes and 8 strips of paper cut out like octopus legs

Week 6:
-Monday: Letter P
The students will be introduced to Peewee Penguin and the /p/ sound. They will create a Pom Pom P in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: pom poms

-Wednesday: Letter Q
The students will be introduced to Queenie Quail and the /q/ sound. They will create a Q-tip Q in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: q tips and paint

-Friday: Letter R
The students will be introduced to Robby Rabbit and the /r/ sound. They will create a Rainbow R in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple markers

Week 7:
-Monday: Letter S
The students will be introduced to Sammy Snake and the /s/ sound. They will create a Salt S in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: salt and water color paints

-Wednesday: Letter T
The students will be introduced to Timothy Tiger and the /t/ sound. They will create a Tree T in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: brown and green paper (or tissue paper) for tearing

-Friday: Letter U
The students will be introduced to Umber Umbrella Bird and the /u/ sound. They will create an Underwater U in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: fish stickers

Week 8:
-Monday: Letter V
The students will be introduced to Vincent Vampire Bat and the /v/ sound. They will create a Volcano V in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: orange, red, and yellow paints

-Wednesday: Letter W
The students will be introduced to Willie Weasel and the /w/ sound. They will create a Watermelon W in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: green, pink/red, and black paint

-Friday: Letter X
The students will be introduced to Xavier Fox and the /x/ sound. They will create a X-ray X in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: black paper, white paint, and something to clean up hands and arms with

Week 9:
-Monday: Letter Y
The students will be introduced to Yancy Yak and the /y/ sound. They will create a Yarn Y in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: pieces of yarn

-Wednesday: Letter Z
The students will be introduced to Zeke Zebra and the /z/ sound. They will create a Zebra Z in their notebooks.
Extra supplies: black paint

Children will need supervision when using scissors and paint.