Monday, October 8, 2012

The Human Alphabet

When I saw this on Pinterest, I knew I had to make a class book out of it.

I must admit, it was a process, and partway through I wished there were only 14 letters in the alphabet.  It turned out great though, and the kids love reading it.





In honor of my blog's one year anniversary, find out here what I could make for you if you're a follower and comment on any of my posts this week.  I look forward to hearing from you.




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36 comments:

  1. Wow! This looks like fun! How long did it take you to have them make all of the letters or did you do one every day when you studied that letter?

    Meghan
    Learning and Teaching for Life

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    1. Meghan, I did it over a few days but your idea of one a day sounds like a much better plan!

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  2. I did this a few years ago and made it into a book. I called it the ABC's of first grade manners. The kids LOVED it!
    Tammy
    First Grade @ Storybook Cafe
    dtklinger@gmail.com

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    1. Tammy, great minds think alike! The kids do love it. :)

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  3. Too cute. I may have to try this with my K class
    Amy
    qbeepatte@hotmail.com

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    1. Thank you Amy. It's quite a process but the outcome is fun.

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  4. That is absolutely adorable! It has me thinking of other possibilities!
    Jessica
    langjjess@gmail.com

    Apples and Papers

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    1. Jessica, like numbers or something? Do share. :)

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  5. Love! This looks like so much fun...I can imagine how engaging it must've been...wowzers

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  6. What a cute idea! Kudos to you for getting the kiddos to do that! :)

    Happy Blogiversary!!

    Rachel
    A-B-Seymour

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    1. Rachel, thank so much. It was a process for sure.

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  7. I bet the kids loved making the alphabet!
    Connie Anderson:)
    www.welcometofirstgraderoom5.blogspot.com

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    1. Connie, yep they did enjoy it...probably more than me. :)

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  8. I TOTALLY love this idea. Am making plans to steal it as I write. :)

    ✰ Kimberley ✰
    First in Maine

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    1. Kimberley, please steal away and let me know how it goes.

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    1. Jenn, thanks so much. The kids loved it too.

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  10. What an adorable class book! I know your kids have a great time looking through the pictures finding the letter they participated in!
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Lori, they do enjoy reading it and looking for themselves, which is why I put myself through such things. :)

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  11. Love this idea! Super cute book! I love reading your blog so inspirational for me.

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    1. Heather, thank you very much. Thanks for reading my blog too. I'm blessed that it inspires you.

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  12. Hi Tammy,
    You've just been boo'ed!
    Hop on over to http://www.gradeonederful.com/2012/10/ive-been-boo-ed-linky.html and check out the fun.
    Barb

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    1. Barbara, I've been boo'ed? I'll come see. :)

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  13. Tammy, you always have the best ideas for books! This is my favorite so far. (wait I said that to myself about Respectacles.) What would you think if you use our Human Alphabet for sight words? (The easy ones of course.) We might have to stand on a chair to get a picture...mmmm maybe not, just do it as an activity. So cute; thank you!

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    1. Marie, I was standing on a chair for the letters of this book. You'd definitely need a wide open space for sight words. :)

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  14. I always wanted to do that when I taught preschool but wasn't brave enough. Good for you!
    Melissa
    Mandmyoung@chartermi.net

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    1. Mandy, it does take some bravery. Thanks for commenting!

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  15. Oh Tammy! You are burnin' HOT this week with all these AMAZING tips and ideas! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the humanistic-photofabulous alphabet book you created! I have been strumming up the HOW-to's on this idea and you just "BAZINGAed" me! Are you going to share and sell this template on TPT? Please let me know! I'll be first in line!

    Julie

    Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe

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    1. Julie, I'm not a TPTer, so I've nothing to sell but fortunately it's not hard to put together. I'm glad you love the idea!
      ❀ Tammy
      Forever in First

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  16. I love it but trying to decide if I want to jump on the bandwagon or not. I can see how this could take some time. Are you going to make this a yearly thing for your classroom?

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    1. Danica, I think I'll probably do this every year, but I like the idea of maybe doing one a day. It was a lot to fit into two or three days.

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  17. OMG- I love this. You should come link up to my photo linky :)

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    1. Miss Nelson, I'm glad you love it. The end product is lots of fun!

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  18. I just thought of something Tammy! We could make copies of the individual letters we made and build words with those letters! The kids could even have a station one day that used those letters to build their word wall words...
    hmmm...gonna have to try it and see what happens!

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    1. Marie, that's a very interesting idea! Hmmmm. :)

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