tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66946873788076225692024-02-18T19:18:08.680-08:00Pam HyerTeaching ideasPam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-39976127732942951772019-11-18T21:14:00.003-08:002019-11-18T21:15:04.109-08:00How to Draw: Winter/ChristmasIt's never too early to get ready for Christmas. Try these 5 Christmas directed drawing activities.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-21795483046802989502019-06-05T21:24:00.000-07:002019-11-18T21:36:12.593-08:00How to Draw: DinosaursThis is a very versatile directed drawing set. It includes dinosaur drawing instructions sheets, original dinosaur poems, fun facts, and writing prompts. Included are directions for 5 dinosaurs:<br />
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*Brontosaurus<br />
*Stegosaurus<br />
*Tyrannosaurus Rex<br />
*Triceratops<br />
*Pterodactyl<br />
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Enjoy the fall season with these directed drawing activities.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-5634455840105824552017-06-21T18:19:00.004-07:002023-01-31T17:23:37.037-08:00How to Draw 2Just released...<br />
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A 2nd volume of directed drawing pages. This set contains new pictures that aren't included in other Learning the Alphabet packets. Again, I've tried to keep images simple with basic shapes and clear steps.<br />
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We have been testing and refining these images, some are simple, and some are a little more complex. It is funny to me to see that my teenager enjoys drawing these pictures just as much as my elementary student!</div>
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This is a new addition to the "How to Draw" series. For each drawing, there are two versions. One version has prompts so students can simply complete the sentence. The other version just contains blank writing lines so you can assign a topic or the students can free-write. A "word bank" is included on each worksheet to assist with spelling, or inspire student writing.</div>
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First, there is the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Activities-Handwriting-Practice-Pages-ABC-Writing-Tracing-1324566" target="_blank">Handwriting Unit.</a> This is probably what took the longest in the revamp of the Alphabet Books. Each letter was completely redrawn and improved.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-69462952222918331832014-02-28T07:00:00.000-08:002014-03-13T22:55:33.451-07:00TEACHING THE ALPHABET - Learning My Letters DI've been SLOWLY updating my handwriting letter pages. I really like the format of half sized pages - easier for the little ones to complete, and half as many papers to copy. So I am reformatting and updating some of the images.<br />
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Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-90944314415295114202014-02-27T14:13:00.002-08:002014-02-27T14:42:36.402-08:00Font Happy!I've been busy creating new fonts. I am a big time fontaholic - are there meetings for this? There are so many details involved in creating your own font - getting the letters balanced, adjusting the kerning so there are not awkward spaces (like after the letter q), tweaking and smoothing the curves, etc,. But after hours of work, it is so satisfying to use the end result. I am loving these new ones. <span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Grab them now while they are on sale!</b> </span> Still tweaking a fun cursive font with lots of extra characters - cursive fonts are sooooo much more complicated. I should have it available soon.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-1389669936204429442013-10-08T17:04:00.004-07:002013-10-10T18:58:22.820-07:00Teaching the Alphabet: Identify Initial Sounds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Woo hoo! Finally got this packet compiled and ready to post. This is a great set of worksheets to practice phonemic awareness and to recognize, isolate, and identify initial sound. Kids can start by tracing the letter, or "rainbow writing" the letter. Starting points are there to aid students with correct letter formation. (Rainbow writing is where the student chooses 3 or more colors and traces the letter once with each color.) <br />
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Then practice making the sound. Be sure when pronouncing the sound of each letter, that the sound is isolated - not blended with a vowel (i.e. /t/ /t/ not /tuh/). Make sure that the students can correctly identify the pictures on the page. It's funny how to the teacher, the pictures are obvious correlations, but occasionally a student will use a synonym. The pictures in this set have been carefully chosen to avoid this kind of confusions, but some students just have a different level of vocabulary, and they will always surprise you. The one I have encountered a couple of times is on the long "E" page - it is supposed to be an "eagle", but some will identify it as a bird. It is your option to correct the interpretation, or just go with their words and just be sure they identify the sound correctly. Have students draw a line to connect the letter with the pictures that start with it's sound. It is also helpful to have them cross out the picture that doesn't correlate. Of course coloring the pictures is encouraged (anything to help further develop those small motor skills). <br />
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You can purchase the packet at TpT <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Activities-Identify-Initial-Sounds-917398" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-31382080555015438172013-03-28T12:50:00.002-07:002021-09-27T18:48:24.372-07:00TEACHING THE ALPHABET: Letter Identification<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Once children are familiar with the shape of the letter it is important to practice identifying it and using visual discrimination skills to observe how it is different from other letters. Here is my worksheet set that gives great practice. Students first trace the letter, then find (color) the objects that contain the designated letter. Pages are illustrated with clean, appealing images that correlate with the phoneme (letter sound). There is additionally a prompt to have the students count up the letters/objects they colored to add a cross curricular math element.<br />
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These are great for center work, homework pages, and can be used for intervention. Here are a couple of free preview pages to download. Click on each to download. They are formatted two to a page to help you conserve paper. If you like what you see, please click the image above to purchase the packet.<br />
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Building <b>letters with Legos</b> (L, T, and I are especially good for this medium). My kids went crazy and tried to build the tallest L. You can also do this with blocks, snap cubes (kind of like unifix blocks, but with more flexibility), tinker toys, etc.<br />
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<b>Play dough letters</b> - free form, or use alphabet cookie cutters. We also make them with bread dough and create "pretzel letters". Many versions of playdough letter mats are freely available on the internet.<br />
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<b>Magnet/Marble Letters - </b>These are the little sticks with magnets on each end and little metal balls that stick to them. I got these at the dollar store, and they work ok (the magnets are a little wimpy). I prefer the Magz brand "magnetic construction toy" but they are a little pricey. CAUTION: do not allow children to put in mouth. They are not as dangerous as the "bucky balls" since the balls are not magentized and the magnets are firmly attached to the plastic sticks. The kids LOVE these!<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-61095760331444989232013-03-09T19:02:00.003-08:002013-03-09T20:51:59.546-08:00TEACHING THE ALPHABET - HandwritingLearning how to write letters correctly is another essential pre-K skill.<br />
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Early writing progresses in stages. First, are random scribbles that bear little similarity to actual letters, yet young learners will often proudly state, "that says..."<br />
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As writing skills develop, scribbles become more defined and start to resemble letters. It is common for them to be backwards, upside-down, and randomly placed around the page. They will be different sizes and consist of curves and circles and sticks with "chimney's" or hooks attached.<br />
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Children progress in their discovery that letters have meaning through their preschool and kindergarten years. Learning the letters for their name is one of the first things children learn to truly write. However, they are often just representations of letter shapes (particularly if they learned to "write" their name very early). Frequently names are written with all capital letters (since straight lines - the primary building block of capital letters - are easier to create than curves).<br />
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Advancing writers will be able to create letters with appropriate strokes and proper sizing and awareness of space.<br />
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Early childhood teachers have their work cut out for them to train (and frequently re-train) little fingers to learn to write. It is critical to:<br />
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<li>Model correct letter formation. If children just look at a letter and try to recreate the shape, they can be very "creative". Demonstrate step by step and recite verbal cues (I usually use very simple prompts such as "slant down (voice sliding down too), jump, slant down, jump, go across the middle - for capital A) to help them know what to do. I like to demonstrate on the chalkboard and then have students put their fingers in the air and follow along. You can find verbal cues in many places. Sometimes, I have made up a few of my own verbal cues with more imagery, such as for lower case "e" I say, "go across the street, then go up and make a rainbow, then smile at the bottom". You can find lots of variation in many places.</li>
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<li>Super basic - based on Linda Dorn's, Shaping Literate Minds - <a href="http://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/Departments/Gheens/LiteracyCloset/Dorn%20Letter%20Formation-1.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a></li>
<li>There are rhyming ones from Little Giraffe's <a href="http://www.littlegiraffes.com/abc_letterformationpoems.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> </li>
<li>The HWT method<a href="http://www.hwtears.com/files/click/2013/TGK/K_CA_Capital%20Formation%20Chart.pdf" target="_blank"> here</a> and <a href="http://www.hwtears.com/files/click/2013/TG2nd/2nd_HL_Fine%20Motor%20and%20Letter%20Practice%20for%20Home.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></li>
<li>Heidi Songs are GREAT. Her website is www.heidisongs.com, and she has a free lyrics download at the bottom of the page <a href="http://www.heidisongs.com/our-products/details.php?id=70&keywords=Singable_Songs_for_Letters_and_Sounds_CD" target="_blank">HERE</a></li>
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<li>Encourage children to start their letters at the top. I took a workshop on the "Handwriting Without Tears" method, and they taught a little song that we recite regularly:</li>
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<i><i>If you want to write a letter, start at the top.</i></i><br />
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<li>Help students develop spatial awareness and learn about letter sizing. For example, capital letters touch the "ceiling/roof" and reach all the way down to the "floor". Some letters (g, j, p, q, y) go through the floor down to the "basement", etc.</li>
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A worksheet is a helpful tool for the early writer to gain practice, but you cannot simply hand a student a worksheet and expect them to learn to write. You should always model first, then monitor the writing process, reinforce the verbal cues, starting at the top, etc, and make gentle corrections. Students should have lots of tracing practice to help solidify the letter shapes in their mind. Many of the handwriting worksheets I have tried do not give enough tracing practice - often they have tons of empty lines. Pre-writers can become frustrated and often tire quickly. <br />
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I finally developed my own practice pages. I tried to make it fun to find and trace the letters by incorporating them into images that correlate with the phonetic sound. I included a starting point (*) so it was easier for children to be successful in forming them properly. There is also a blank space on the lines with just a starting point (*) for children to try to form the letter on their own. The worksheets have been adjusted and refined over 20 years of teaching and has proven engaging and developmentally appropriate for early writers.<br />
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Feel free to download this sample page from the handwriting packet (just click on the image below). You can find all of the handwriting pages at my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Handwriting-Practice-Pages-ABC-Writing-Tracing" target="_blank">TpT Store here</a>.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-27458684937286622602013-03-06T13:16:00.000-08:002013-03-06T13:31:36.301-08:00TEACHING THE ALPHABET - Letter CollagesI have been teaching preschool for nearly 20 years. One of my primary goals for my little ones is to help them learn the alphabet. We focus on a letter a week, but we do not go in order. I try to correlate the alphabet letter with the theme we have for the week. This has given the letter a context, more relevance, and a takes more of a whole language approach to make it meaningful. Each week has it's own theme based activities, but I do have some things that I do consistently with each letter to reinforce our learning of the alphabet. This will be the first in a series of posts about TEACHING THE ALPHABET.<br />
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LETTER COLLAGES<br />
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A great introduction to the alphabet letters is to give students a tactile experience. I use this as an arrival activity as we begin each week. We use a half sheet of paper that has an outline of both the upper and lower case letter. We fill the letter with items that begin with the letter by gluing, stamping, texture rubbing, etc. I have a large assortment of SHAPE PUNCHES that are quick and cheap (most cost only a dollar from the dollar corner at Target, the party supply section at Walmart, or the dollar store.) I also have an assortment of rubber stamps - including alphabet sets (find them cheaply on ebay) that I use - especially for those hard letters like X. Occasionally, I have used stickers, or printed small pictures (finding images in clipart libraries) to be glued on.<br />
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This activity is worthwhile on so many levels.<br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">First - I have found that it is a great <span style="color: blue;"><b>sensory/tactile</b></span> experience to literally help the students feel the shape of the letter. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Second - it is an outstanding <span style="color: blue;"><b>small motor</b></span> activity to encourage a range of fine motor skills and <span style="color: blue;"><b>improve finger dexterity</b></span>. For many kids it is a challenge just to use a glue stick or to pick up a small piece with those little finger muscles.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">Third - I have used it to practice <span style="color: blue;"><b>sorting and patterning</b></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span>skills. When I make punches, I will make at least two colors. Then I can instruct the students to put one color on the upper case letter, and the other color on the lower case. They can also use the shapes to make a pattern.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">I realize most things just get thrown away when they come home from school, but I have know multiple families who have collected these into a book, or hung them around their children's bedrooms.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">A - apples (punch shape/stamp), apple seeds, plastic ants (available at party supply stores or Amazon)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">B - black beans, buttons, bumble bee (stamp), butterfly (punch shape/stamp)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">C - cotton balls, Cheerios, cat (punch shape/stamp), candy cane (punch shape/stamp/sticker)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">D - dots (colored stickers), dinosaur (punch shape, stickers or stamps), dime rubbings</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">E - egg shells, egg (punch shape), eyes (googly eyes from the craft store)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">F - flowers (punch shape, stamp or stickers), fingerprints</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">G - glitter (gold or green)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">H - hearts </span> (punch shape, stamp or stickers)<br />
I - ice cream cones (stamp, stickers or clipart prints)<br />
J - jewels (plastic rhinestone jewels from craft stores or jewel nail stickers often found in party sections)<br />
K - keys (rubbings or clipart prints)<br />
L - lace, leafs (punch shape/stamp)<br />
M - macaroni<br />
N - noodles, nickel rubbings, newspaper scraps<br />
O - octopus (punch shape/stamp/stickers), o shaped stickers (hole reinforcement stickers)<br />
P - popcorn<br />
Q - q-tips<br />
R - red ribbon<br />
S - stars (punch shape/stamp/stickers)<br />
T - toothpicks, turkeys (punch shape/stamp/stickers)<br />
U - umbrellas (punch shape, stamp or stickers)<br />
V - velvet ribbon, velcro<br />
W - watermelon (punch shape/stamp/stickers)<br />
X - x-ray (stamp), or letter x stamp<br />
Y - yellow yarn<br />
Z - zipper rubbing<br />
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Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-75087583719173858262013-03-04T22:47:00.002-08:002013-03-04T22:49:48.933-08:00Color Book - BLUEHaven't updated the blog for a while. Here is another post about colors. I usually do colors over an extended period of time, having one day with a color focus each week. So, it takes a couple of months to get through all the colors. I typically do this during the fall, because several colors work so well with fall themes.<br />
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BLUE - Blue Bubble Paint<br />
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I like to do this activity in conjunction with our study of the letter "B" - lots of b-b-b sounds in "blue bubbles".<br />
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To make the blue bubble paint, mix ¼ cup blue tempera or 2 tablespoons liquid water color paint (or you could use blue tempera paint too) with 2 tablespoons of liquid dish soap and ½ cup water in a medium sized disposable container (like a cool whip carton). Stir gently to combine. Cover table with plenty of newspaper -- this will be messy. Give each child their own drinking straw and have them take turns blowing bubbles in the bubble paint. When the bubbles erupt above the rim of the bowl, gently touch the paper to the blue bubbles. Repeat until the entire paper is covered with blue bubble prints.<br />
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<br />Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694687378807622569.post-28478015555364860672013-01-23T20:45:00.002-08:002013-03-09T17:52:25.549-08:00Alphabet Clip Art Set 2This took a lot longer than I originally thought it would, but I finally got it finished and added to the TpT site today. Hope it will be useful. It is also available in black and white and in a bundle with the first alphabet pack.<br />
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Just a quick preview of the new alphabet clip art I created. I am working on the color version and have a second second set in the works as well. Since I noticed that this is the 20th item I have added to the TpT store, I thought it would be a great time to have a little sale. So, everything in my store is 20% off from October 28 - October 31. Enjoy the treat!Pam Hyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781335028043379519noreply@blogger.com2