Letter O

O
Open, shut them
open shut them open shut them
give a little clap
open shut them, open, shut them
lay them in your lap
creep them creep them creep them creep them
right up to your chin
open wide your lttle mouth
but do not let them in

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Oo Activities:

Alphabet Animal Sound game
By Mrs. Alphabet: Letter Oo

Observe an octopus in the ocean blue
Observing him from a glass bottom view
Hear the o sound in my name
Play the o sound animal game!

Omaha
By Mrs. Alphabet

Use this poem to identify and spot O names. elicit new O names, and then
brainstorm other places to live that begin with an O from your class.

Oscar, Ollie, and Oprah live in Omaha with me
Olivia, Oliver, and Omar want to visit and see.
What other O kids do you think live there
In marvelous Ohio far far away from here?

Interview 6 people and ask them this question: Did you ever own an old car?

Describe an owl and then illustrate the owl. Fill in the blanks: Owls like
to ____________, _____________, and _____________.

Take an imaginary trip to the ocean and describe what you see and then
illustrate your story.

Visit these otter sites and use some of the pictures as story prompts:
http://www.silcom.com/~njhua/otter/otter.html

Visit Ohio locate on your map or globe: http://www.state.oh.us/

Play the music from an opera for naptime or as background music during center
time.

To listen to the sound of an oboe go here:
http://www.lehigh.edu/zoellner/encyc_oboe.html

Mini Oreos Math could incorporate counting, graphing, sorting, measuring,
predicting, and comparing. For more information go here: http://www.oreo.com

Use different size and color ovals for a math lesson demonstrating: color,
shape, size, sorting, and counting.

Graph how many children drink orange juice for breakfast.

Graph how many children were born in October.

If you want to go into orbit visit:
http://www.orbit.net.mt/links/kids/index.htm

For an outlandish recipe for Oatmeal Chip Cookies go here:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/2383.html and an outstanding
recipe for Oreo Sandwich cookies try this:
http://www.ichef.com/ichef-recipes/Cookies/52847.html

If I were a oceanographer I would _________________, but I
wouldn't________________.

Create class O charts and place child's name at the end of his/her sentence:

Make a list of Oz characters.

Find objects that are orange in color.

Make a collage using old objects for an art project.

Draw a picture of what you looked like when you were one year old.

Smell an onion and see if the children can guess the smell . Graph the
results.

List names that begin with O and talk about what you see or hear.

Check names in the class for o sounds. Make a graph of children that have
the O sound in their name.

Read a poem and have children color code all the o words.

Try introducing this o word: odd Ask the children what they notice about
the word. Make a yes or no graph: Do you have an odd number birthday?

Whose family has the most O names?

Use these words to rhyme: oat oh over out or on

Tongue Twister: Oprah owns only old overcoats.

For an o language experience go here:
http://www.johnwasserman.com/ostrichpair.html to see interesting ostrich
pictures to use as prompts for stories

Make a predictable chart: Over the bridge I saw ____________.

Order your students from oldest to youngest.

O Books: Over the River and Through the Woods Obidiah Owl Moon Outside
Over There Over in the Meadow

O Author: Mary Pope Osborne:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/

Visit: http://www.mrsalphabet.com

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Activity O
Make an octopus. Cut out or draw pictures of things that start with the
letter "O". Cut a circle out of construction paper. Glue eight pipe cleaners
to the back of the circle to make legs. Then glue the back of the circle to
a background sheet of paper. Glue the "O" pictures to the end of the pipe
cleaner legs. Twist and arrange the legs as desired. From: KimzDC@aol.com

Boiled Octopus
Take a hot dog and cut a + from each end towards the center. DO NOT cut
completely to the center. Place the cut hot dog into boiling water for a
minute or two and the ends will curl up and the hot dog will resemble an
Octopus.

From: KimzDC@aol.com
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O...octopus, of course!

trace kid's hands (minus thumbs) to get an octopus shape...use bingo marker
paint for "suckers"

a GREAT song is "Olly Octopus" from the book "The Amazing Alphabet Puppets"
by creative teaching press. i used it in my end of the year recital last year
and it brought the house down!

Olly Octopus
(Beatles tune: She Loves You)

(chorus)
he's olly, yeah, yeah, yeah!
he's olly, yeah, yeah, yeah!
with an octopus,
you know you have eight legs.

(verse)
i met an octopus,
and i was feeling great.
i counted all his legs,
and i found that there were eight.
(chorus)

(verse)
he has those eight legs,
and you know that can't be bad!
he has those eight legs,
and you know he's really glad!
(chorus)

i collected a bunch of those "maraccas" with glittery streamers that are
given out at bar/bat mitzvahs (probably in oriental press catalog). kiddos
shook them for the chorus and held behind their backs for the verses. this
one's a definite "shoe-in" for this year's recital!

janet/spedK/nj
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IDEAS:
The oil floats on top of the water because of two basic characteristics.
First, Oil is less dense than water. Second, oil does not mix with water.
It is possible to disperse oil in water for a short time by shaking the mixture
vigorously. When the shaking stops, however, the oil runs together and floats back to the top.

Sandy
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* Read "My Very Own Octopus" by Bernard Most
* Cut out pictures of things that are orange, glue to orange paper
*Draw and oval on a paper. Have children turn it into an "Oustanding
________"
*Handprint ocotpus - paint palm and fingers (not thumb) and press onto
paper. Repeat, placing fingers so they look like octopus legs. When
dry, add wiggle eyes and drawn in mouth.
*Study the ocean
*Turn the writing center or dramatic play area into an office. Use old
envelopes, different colors and sizes of paper, stapler, date stamp,
telephone, typewriter, etc.
*Squeeze oranges to make orange juice. Compare taste to frozen oj, and
refrigerated oj. Graph favorite taste.
*Use a cut orange and cut onion to print. Use orange paint.
*Put uncooked oatmeal in the sensory tub.
*Set up and obstacle course in the gym. Divide into teams and run the
obstacle course.
*Sing "Old MacDonald"
* Use pictures of opposites to play lotto or a game of concentration.
Barb
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O: Over/under, out/in: it's time to explore opposites. Hap Palmer's
"Circle Game" contains many opposites.

•O Necklaces
Have the children string Cheerios on yarn or string. Be sure you knot the one
end before they start stringing their necklace to prevent the O's from
falling off.

•O Button Pictures
Give each child a handful of buttons or O-shaped cereal to glue to a paper in
the shape of an O. Encourage the children to use their imaginations to create
a picture around the O, using the letter as part of the design. Example, the
outline of a face.

•Duck, Duck, Goose
Sit in a circle (the letter O) and play the game of Duck, Duck, Goose.

•Boiled Octopus
Take a hot dog and cut a + from each end towards the center. DO NOT cut
completely to the center. Place the cut hot dog into boiling water for a
minute or two and the ends will curl up and the hot dog will resemble an
Octopus.

Kim ;D
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From: MAIDFORALL

I got a really cute idea at a workshop I went to last week. It was how to
make octopus stew. I made it with my own children and they loved it. I WILL
make it with my kids at school when I do my Ocean unit. I hope you can
understand these directions.
1 hotdog wiener for each child
Cut the wiener half way up in eight slices (legs)
Put them in a crockpot.
The "legs" will curl up and the "head" will get bigger.
They really do look them. (octopus)
If you have any questions just let me know. I'll try to explain it better.
Amy (maidforall)
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From: Cubzrock23

Amy had given the recipe for Octopus stew. If you take a small straw and
poke 2 holes in the side of the hot dog that was not cut for the legs, they
will have 2 gooley eyes as well as the curly legs! :)
Darlene (Cubzrock23)
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O activities
Octopus in the Ocean - Provide a margarine tub for each child to use as the
body of an octupus. Have them cut out 8 legs and tape or glue them to the
lid of the margarine container. Direct the children to fit the lid on the
upside down tub. Have them use markers to add eyes, mouths, and other
features.

Octopus Stories - Ask the children to draw pictures of an octupus having
adventures in the ocean. Have them tell you a story, and write it down for
them. Have them find the O's in their narratives and trace them with an
orance crayon

O Number Book - Show the children how to make a special counting book during
Oo week. Provide 10 small sheets of paper stapled together and a container
of ring macaroni for Os for each child. On the first page, have them write 1
and glue on one macaroni. On the second page, have them write 2 and glue two
on, and so on. Let them make covers for their books if desired.

O Movements - Play music and have the children move like ostriches, owls,
octupuses, oxen, and otters. Let them make the sound of O as they move.

From: bonnie@multimedic.com
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*October, olives, ostrich, ox, octopus, o-shaped cereal
*do opposites
*eat olives
*read Ox Cart Man
*glue O shaped cereal onto large C shape (Cheerios)
*use O shaped cereal as counters
*stick paper hole reinforcers onto C shape
*on an activity sheet have a grid with numbers. Students add that many O
shaped cereal pieces or hole reinforcers to match the number. Ex. 3 OOO
*cut Os from magazines and glue onto paper
*use fingerpaint to write O
*use shaving cream to write O

Cindy/SPED K-2
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