Language Arts

The sound this letter stands for is  - /t/ as in tiger.

Theme words - train, toy, telephone, tiger, truck, triangle, tree, teddy bear

Poetry and Rhymes:

The Ticket Collector by Maud Keary
Teddy bear, Teddy bear - a nursery rhyme
Tom, he was a piper's son - a nursery rhyme

Books to read aloud:

Freight Train by Donald Crews
The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story by Owain Bell (Illustrator)
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
Big Truck and Little Truck by Jan Carr
The Legend of the Teddy Bear by Frank Murphy

Music

Composer - Georg Phillipp Telemann  (1681 - 1767)

Songs:

Train is A-comin'
The Teddy Bear's Picnic
I'm a Little Teapot
Toyland
Tippy, Tippy, Tiptoe
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Snacks

tomatoes on toast, tangerines, tacos, tarts

Bible Story/Character Trait

The Ten Commandments/Telling the Truth

Math

Triangles

• Discuss that a triangle has 3 sides.
• Point out the shape around the house.

• You could use a teaching clock to tell basic time (to the hour or half hour).

Color

•  Turquoise blue

Science

Bird -  Toucan
Flower - Tulip
Mammal -  Tiger
Ocean Creatures -  Tuna

Social Studies
 

• Learn when/how the telephone was invented.
• Study the geography of Taiwan or Turkey.

Art Project

Eggshell or Egg Carton Tulips

Tissue paper triangles:

• You will need tissue paper, paper, scissors, glue, and a pencil.
• Draw a triangle on a piece of paper.
• Cut or tear small pieces of different colored tissue paper.
• Shape the small piece of tissue paper around the back end of a pencil.
• Glue the pieces of tissue paper into the triangle shape.
• Have fun!

Sport/Game
 

• Table tennis (ping pong)
• Tennis

Field Trip

Visit a train station.