This palm tree was one of the most exciting centers in our classroom! It began as a tree used for whole group lessons where we sang as we added new coconut letters that we learned to the tree, matching lowercase letters as we did. After we learned all of the letters of the alphabet, the tree was moved to the back of a shelf to become a part of the Math and Literacy Center. The uppercase letters were glued onto the tree with velcro and the lowercase coconuts had velcro on the back, in a pocket near the tree so that students could complete the tree independently. They would sing as they completed the task and help one another find the correct letters!
The coconuts are from here! http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/literacy/alphabet/food.html#.UddxZHBxJ4E
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