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to not be able to think of anything that starts with an i

54 replies

Ilythia · 16/09/2010 16:40

for DD1's 'sound table' at school.

She has to take in an object that starts with the sounds for the week, this week is 'l' and she took a ladle, easy.
Next week it is 'i' as in 'igloo'.
I cannot think of anything that she can take in that works for 4 year olds
image - weird word for 4 year olds
imprint - ditto
ice - well, quite.

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AngryPixie · 16/09/2010 17:03

it?

nickelbabe · 16/09/2010 17:04

dinosaurs that start with I

Iguanodon
Ichthyosaur

how about itching powder?

or one of those christian fishes? Ichthus, they're called.

like igloo - picture thereof.

inches? take a rule.

AngryPixie · 16/09/2010 17:07

Quite fancy doing a Mumsnet ABC

A AIBU
B Bum Sex

F Fanjo

{grin}

AngryPixie · 16/09/2010 17:08

if?

nickelbabe · 16/09/2010 17:11

oooh, angrypixie - that's veeeery clever! Grin

nickelbabe · 16/09/2010 17:11

C cunt
D DH,DD,DS, etc

MackerelOfFact · 16/09/2010 17:17

Imprint (get some plasticine and press some coins or something into it?)
Iron (if you have a toy one)
Incense (not too sure how many 5-year-olds are down with incense really though)
Imp?

JustKeepSwimming · 16/09/2010 18:18

Blue Balloon book - written by Mick Inkpen :)

MyBoysHaveDogsNames · 16/09/2010 18:30

Instrument? Toy tambourine, etc.

MyBoysHaveDogsNames · 16/09/2010 18:32

Inca tribesperson???

dinkystinky · 16/09/2010 18:33

iguanadon gets my vote!

Ilythia · 16/09/2010 18:35

Inca??!

Iguanadon?!??

Inca tribesperson!

Um..I don't think that's going to work

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JustKeepSwimming · 16/09/2010 18:36

OP - actually just looked at your name and thought, hey what about taking YOU! then explaining at great length about MN and how you chose your name :)

(how did you choose your name btw?)

YunoYurbubson · 16/09/2010 18:41

I think I remember my dd taking Incy Wincy Spider for the i table. It was just a toy spider we had.

QuizteamBleakley · 16/09/2010 18:45

Incy Wincy spider (either a toy one - easily available in run up to Halloween);
Inky hand prints;
Ice Age dvd;
Ikea catalogue;
Il Divo cd;
Irn Bru;
In the Nightgarden dvd;
Iron Maiden cd;
Issey Miyake parfum;
i-tunes gift card (used!);
Ivory / pic of elephant tusk;
Something to do with Ipswich (town logo as opposed to relatively recent horrific murders);
Indigestion relief;
Inline skates;
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini (arse, showing my age);
Indiana Jones dvd;
Collage of: Imelda Marcos, Imran Khan, Isobella Rossellini etc...

Hope that helps!

bumpybecky · 16/09/2010 18:51

isosceles triangle :)

AngryPixie · 16/09/2010 19:07

SHORT i people, short i

inca tribesman yes

ikea catalogue, no

in line skates yes

Iron Maiden no

[hassled teacher emoticon]

Now, as you were

BalloonSlayer · 16/09/2010 19:17

imaginary friend (v easy)

MiniMarmite · 16/09/2010 19:17

instant coffee (sachet)

pictures of:
impala
ill person
indoors
injured person

Clip art might be useful here!

BalloonSlayer · 16/09/2010 19:20

something that's indigo

Indiana Jones hat

She could just gesture to the empty air and say "I present: Invisible."

Ilythia · 16/09/2010 19:35

Grin at angrypixie, she is right, it is a short i.

Invisible is great, although slightly beyond my desperate to please 4 year old to pull off...
So far she is going with iggle piggle but we have a spider toy for incey wincey if she likes.

I knew you guys could help!

(JKS, I got it from the TV show Spartacus, Ilythia is a character, I have previous for being a famous tv show character so am keeping up the theme...)

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dinkystinky · 16/09/2010 19:42

Dead easy Ilythia - google iguanadon in google images and print off - job done!

nannylocal · 16/09/2010 19:56

QuizteamBleakley - lol at the collage of people with names starting with 'i'.

Could do a collage of lots of 'i' things? Igloo, iguanadon etc...things that you wouldn't have in your house.

Could take some itching powder...liven up the phonics lesson a bit

Ilythia · 16/09/2010 21:53

I don't think images (although that's another one) is the done thing, they ask for objects. gah.
We have some great ones for the other letters, bloody i

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dilemma456 · 16/09/2010 22:37

Do you have a set of toy food? DD took a toy ice cream. Her name start with I and she decided to sit on the table for a while as well Grin