Thursday, January 20, 2011

"The Alligator is my friend...

...can be your friend, can be you friend, can be your friend too".

That song brings back so many memories for me, especially when I was a camper at YMCA Camp Kitaki in Nebraska. A is for Alligator was also the name of our project we did today for our Letter of the Week curriculum. William had a fun time making his Alligator. I cut out the template and teeth, and he colored in the eyes and glued the teeth to the mouth. We also sang the Alligator song, here are the lyrics:

Alligator
(Chorus)
Alligator
Alligator!
ALLLLIGATOR!
Can be your friend, can be your friend, can be your friend too.

The alligator is my friend
He has a lovely face
I’d rather see him in the swamp
Than to have him on my suitcase
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
He has a very lovely pelt
I’d rather see him in the swamp
Than to wear him on my belt
(Chorus)

This alligator is my friend
He has a very lovely snoot
I’d rather see him in the swamp
Than to wear him on my boot
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
Step on his tail, he’ll be in a rage
I’d rather see him in the swamp
Than to see him in a cage
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
He can be your friend too
I'd rather have him as my friend,
then wear him as a shoe (point to shoe)
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
He has a scaly pelt
I'd rather have him as my friend
Than wear him as a belt (point to belt)
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
He likes to tease and flirt
I'd rather have him as my friend
Than wear him on my shirt (point to shirt)
(Chorus)

The alligator is my friend
You can do no worse
I’d rather have him as my friend
Than wear him as my purse.

Besides our craft, we also worked on letter A recognition. I found a worksheet where there were six "A's" surrounded by other letters...I then asked William to find each capital A and lowercase a, and I circled them. He found all of them with no hesitation. I can't get over how much he's learning. He is definitely making Jess and I very proud.

We will be ending our Letter of the A curriculum with airplanes and a trip to the United States Air Force Museum tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers the snow doesn't ruin our plans. However, there is always Sunday and that way Jess can attend too.

I will go ahead and post the directions to our alligator craft in case anyone else is interested in making their own.

You will need:
-Alligator A template found below, copied onto a piece of construction paper
-googly eyes or draw your own
-white construction paper for the teeth
-scissors
-glue

You [your preschooler] will do:
-cut out your Alligator A
glue it to your full sized piece of construction paper
-glue or draw on your googly eyes
-cut triangle teeth out of construction paper
-glue on teeth

Template:






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