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| Blonde Warrior's 2011-2012 book (left) and Super Boy's 2010-2011 book (right). |
Last year, my THEN preschooler was busy each week learning one letter of the alphabet...not necessarily in alphabetical order as I don't believe that is the best way to teach letters phonetically. After learning the letter by pulling fun items out of his mystery alphabet bag, every Tuesday found him creating a simple ABC-themed craft page that emphasized its shape and sound. At the end of the year, I took all of the craft pages to Office Max and had them bound with a cover. (As a side note from a proud momma...he won a blue ribbon at our local county fair last summer for his creative efforts!)
I have recently received a handful of requests from readers asking for printable copies of the letter pages that I made for my son. I realize I have never shared the COMPLETE list of activities. I plan to repeat all of this with Greased Lightening next fall and will be glad to recount it all then.
For now, here's a list of all of the pages...
Please keep in mind that I am a FIRM believer in PROCESS over PRODUCT. I'll admit that some of the page themes did not produce a very "cute" outcome (painting with coffee). But, my main goal in introducing this year-long project was to provide some kinesthetic activity to his learning...not to make 26 fridge-worthy masterpieces.
- A is for Apple Prints
- B is for Bark Rubbings
- C is for Coffee Paint
- D is for Dirt
- E is for Eggs
- F is for Fabric
- G is for Glitter
- H is for Handprints
- I is for Inchworm Prints
- J is for Jungle Animal Prints
- K is for Keys
- L is for Lemon Juice Secret Codes
- M is for Marble Races
- N is for Newspaper
- O is for Octopus
- P is for Purple Polk-a-dots
- Q is for Quarter Rubbings
- R is for Rice
- S is for Stickers
- T is for Tire Tracks
- U is for Upside-Down Umbrella
- V is for Valentine's Cards
- W is for Watercolor
- X is for X Marks the Spot
- Y is for Yarn
- Z is for Zeros
My current preschooler is not yet learning the shape and sounds of the letters but has been working on ABC awareness by creating a completely different kind of alphabet book. I'll be sharing his book, as well as some more thoughts on designing your own preschool "curriculum", in the coming weeks. I hope you'll join me.
Have a preschooler learning the alphabet?
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Hurray! Hurray! I have a little boy that just turned three who is becoming rather....pesty during school. I think it's time to start giving him some things to do during our school time and this looks wonderful! I can't wait to hear what else you have to share! I was a bit over eager with my daughter and am hoping to keep it light and easy this go round.
ReplyDeleteI know I was a bit over eager with my first too. My boys have had so much fun making these books. I can't wait to do it with my last two little ones. Hope your boy enjoys it too!
DeleteI started printing the templates out and my 2.5 year old starts yelling 'Z, Y, X, M'...mind you they were printing upside down from his view. He stole them away from the printer and grabbed his crayon box. Thank you for making these available to us.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I hope they work for you!
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