Big A Little a Alphabet Book

For years I have been meaning to do this again. I first did this alphabet book years ago (over 20 yikes!) with my preschoolers, but then everything was done by hand and hard to replicate without a copy machine and a lot of time. Now, with computers, PDFs and all that other amazing stuff, this is easy to create and share! So, if you like it, simply click on the link below and it is yours to use.

As mentioned in an earlier post, one of my goals this summer is to work on letter recognition and sounds with my youngest. So just this week, I re-created the template for this activity and started it with my son. We have 3 letters done and will work on the rest over the summer. My son loved it and my eldest wanted to do it as well.

Big A Little a Alphabet Book

The first step to creating this book is to read Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book: An Amazing Alphabet Book. While reading, notice the pattern in the book. “Big A, Little a what begins with A?” Here is a sample page from the book:

After reading the book a few times and becoming familiar with the pattern, print out the templates and choose a letter to begin with. We began with Bb and are leaving the vowels for last.

I first asked my son to tell me what letter was on the paper and what sound it made. Then, together, we read what was on the paper and wrote a B and a b. Because of his developmental level, I write the letters first and then he traced them. My eldest was able to write both on his own.

I then showed him two different sets of objects. One set began with the “b” sound and the other did not. We talked about the letter sounds that begin each word and he chose the one that made the “b” sound. Bandaids in this case.

He then used the bandaids to cover the “B” on his page. This, by the way, was a great small motor activity as well.

We repeated the same steps throughout the week.

Big C, Little c What begins with C?

Big D, Little d What begins with D?

Here are our first 3 pages of our book. For now, I am hanging each new page on my son’s wall above his bed. When we are done, we will bind the pages and make it into a book.

To download the templates f0r this book, click HERE.

Click the image below to download a list of suggested items to use with this activity.

Font Courtesy of:

AFTER SCHOOL LINK UP

Love these ideas for summer from last week’s linky:

What is the Best Material for a Superhero Cape? from Science Sparks

Around the World in 7 Doughnuts from Our Adventure Story

The After School Link Up is a great place to share ideas and to find new ideas to do with your children after school or in your homeschool. The After School Link Up goes live every Monday. So, if you are a blogger, an educator or just some one looking for some good ideas, be sure to stop by Boy Mama Teacher Mama (or the other co-hosts) on Mondays and see what others have to share.

We would love to have you link up your School-Age Post (Ages 5 and up) about your learning week after school including Crafts, Activities, Playtime and Adventures that you are doing to enrich your children’s lives after their day at school, homeschool or on the weekend! When linking up, please take a moment to comment on at least one post linked up before yours and grab our After School button to include a link on your post or site! By linking up you’re giving permission for us to share on our After School Pinterest Board or Feature on our After School Party in the upcoming weeks!

2014 After School Party HOSTS

The Educators’ Spin On It

Planet Smarty Pants

Boy Mama Teacher Mama

Coffee Cups and Crayons

Mama Smiles

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational

The Measured Mom

This Reading Mama

If this is your first time visiting Boy Mama Teacher Mama, welcome! Did you know that you can also find us on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitterand G+? Stop by to see what is happening!