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Musical Letters
Parents: read through the rules of the game and each square with your child. Practise each activity. Now print out this page and cut out the squares. Put on a dance record. Take turns with your child to turn over a square. Perform the action shown on the square in time to the music.
Writing with your body
We all have a special letter. It is the first letter of our name.
Derek's special letter is d.
Stan the Crow's special letter is s.
Teddy Thomas's special letter is t.
Choose your special letter.
Now you are going to use parts of your body as if they were your pencil.
Practise first and then try to draw the shapes to music. Derek, Stan and Teddy Thomas love to play this game. They hope you do too!
| Draw the shape of your special letter with your finger in the air 5 times.
| Draw the shape of your special letter with your finger on the floor 5 times. Draw it as big as you can. |
| Draw the shape of your special letter with your toe on the floor 4 times. Draw it as big as you can. | Draw the shape of your special letter with your elbow on the floor 3 times.
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| Draw the shape of your special letter with your nose in the air 3 times.
| Draw the shape of your special letter with your nose on the floor 3 times. Draw it as big as you can. |
| Draw the shape of your special letter with your knee in the air 2 times. Draw it as big as you can. | Draw the shape of your special letter with your elbow in the air 2 times.
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| Draw the shape of your special letter with your forehead on the floor 2 times. Draw it as big as you can. | Draw the shape of your special letter with your bottom on the floor 2 times.
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Draw it as big as you can.
Draw it as big as you can.
Draw it as big as you can.
Draw it as big as you can.
Draw it as big as you can.
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