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Alphabet Adventures - A Fun Way to Learn Letter Names
Written by: Jaymee Soni Posted on: April 29, 2016
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T P EE • Language Arts •It’s astonishing just how many different alphabet books there are. You’re sure to find one that sparks the interest of your kids. And if you really want the learning to take hold, try combining an ABC book with a real world experience. If you like the idea of an "alphabet adventure," we have some suggestions for books and outings that make a good combination. For added fun, take some pictures while you and your kids are on your adventure and then create an ABC book of your very own. There are some great websites that can help you turn your pictures into a treasured keepsake book. Check these out: Snapfish.com, Picaboo.com or Shutterfly.com. If you don't have enough time to make your own book – no problem. Go ahead and add your photos to one of the books below. Just glue a manila envelope into the back of the book to store the pictures you took to go along with that alphabet theme. Ready to get started? Click on the theme that looks most interesting to you to jump to that section. Animals Art Drama Food Geography Music Sports ANIMALS PRICE RANGE: $ (less than $10) $$ ($10 - $20) $$$ ($20 - $30) $$$$ ($30 - $40) $$$$$ (over $40) Eric Carle’s ABC$ (less than $10) This book is filled with beautiful artwork featuring animals from Alligator to Zebra. On every page there is a full-page flap that unfolds to reveal an animal for each letter of the alphabet. Eric Carle's Animal Flash Cards$ (less than $10) These thick and sturdy animal flashcards are fun to flip through. Or you might want to hang them on the wall - it's a great way to decorate your child's room. Enjoy these materials, then head to the: ART I Spy an Alphabet in Art$$ ($10 - $20) From an apple to a zigzag, your child will have fun searching for their ABCs in twenty-six of the world’s greatest paintings. This book does an amazing job of combining the classic game of I Spy with beautiful artwork to keep your kids entertained while they learn their letters. M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20) Learn about great artists, a wide variety of art forms and artistic styles, along with elements of painting, photography and architecture. Museum ABC: The Metropolitan Museum of Art$$ ($10 - $20) Enjoy an alphabetical tour through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. This book showcases some of the eye-catching pieces on exhibit at The Met. Read one of these books, then spend the day at a: DRAMA A Is For Angry$ (less than $10) In a unique approach to learning the ABCs, an assortment of adorable animals will help your children connect the letters of the alphabet to all those emotions they’re also learning about. Learn an alphabet of emotions, then study them in action: FOOD Eating the Alphabet$ (less than $10) Vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables help your children learn their upper- and lower-case letters. BONUS: Your kids will be encouraged to try all kinds of fruits and vegetables, making it easier to get in those 5-9 servings per day that are recommended! Combine this book with an outing to the: GEOGRAPHY G Is For Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20) Discover the wonders of your state from A to Z. Simple rhymes, combined with brilliant illustrations, will keep your child engaged in learning. AlabamaLouisianaOhio AlaskaMaineOklahoma ArizonaMarylandOregon ArkansasMassachusettsPennsylvania CaliforniaMichiganRhode Island ColoradoMinnesotaSouth Carolina ConnecticutMississippiSouth Dakota DelawareMissouriTennessee FloridaMontanaTexas GeorgiaNebraskaUtah HawaiiNevadaVermont IdahoNew HampshireVirginia IllinoisNew JerseyWashington IndianaNew MexicoWest Virginia IowaNew YorkWisconsin KansasNorth CarolinaWyoming KentuckyNorth Dakota Start with your state and then expand your horizons: MUSIC M Is For Melody: A Music Alphabet$ (less than $10) Do your kids love to sing and tap on the piano or drum on pots and pans? This could be just the right book to get your little musicians interested in learning their ABCs. Read the fun rhymes aloud to learn about different instruments, famous composers, and an assortment of musical styles. Perfect harmony - this book with a trip to the: SPORTS A Is For Amazing Moments: A Sports Alphabet $ (less than $10) for Paperback — $$ ($10 - $20) for Hardcover Turn a love of sports into a love of reading. Kids can learn the letters of the alphabet at the same time they're learning the in's and out's of your family's favorite sports and cheering for your favorite teams. Baseball Basketball Football Golf Hockey Soccer The Olympics Help your kids become fans of sports - and reading: |
Alphabet Adventures - A Fun Way to Learn Letter Names
Written by: Jaymee Soni Posted on: April 29, 2016
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• Language Arts •It’s astonishing just how many different alphabet books there are. You’re sure to find one that sparks the interest of your kids. And if you really want the learning to take hold, try combining an ABC book with a real world experience. If you like the idea of an "alphabet adventure," we have some suggestions for books and outings that make a good combination.
For added fun, take some pictures while you and your kids are on your adventure and then create an ABC book of your very own. There are some great websites that can help you turn your pictures into a treasured keepsake book. Check these out: Snapfish.com, Picaboo.com or Shutterfly.com.
If you don't have enough time to make your own book – no problem. Go ahead and add your photos to one of the books below. Just glue a manila envelope into the back of the book to store the pictures you took to go along with that alphabet theme.
Ready to get started? Click on the theme that looks most interesting to you to jump to that section.
Animals
Art
Drama
Food
Geography
Music
Sports
ANIMALS PRICE RANGE: $ (less than $10) $$ ($10 - $20) $$$ ($20 - $30) $$$$ ($30 - $40) $$$$$ (over $40)
Eric Carle’s ABC$ (less than $10)
This book is filled with beautiful artwork featuring animals from Alligator to Zebra. On every page there is a full-page flap that unfolds to reveal an animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Eric Carle's Animal Flash Cards$ (less than $10)
These thick and sturdy animal flashcards are fun to flip through. Or you might want to hang them on the wall - it's a great way to decorate your child's room.
Enjoy these materials, then head to the:
ART I Spy an Alphabet in Art$$ ($10 - $20)
From an apple to a zigzag, your child will have fun searching for their ABCs in twenty-six of the world’s greatest paintings. This book does an amazing job of combining the classic game of I Spy with beautiful artwork to keep your kids entertained while they learn their letters.
M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20)
Learn about great artists, a wide variety of art forms and artistic styles, along with elements of painting, photography and architecture.
Museum ABC: The Metropolitan Museum of Art$$ ($10 - $20)
Enjoy an alphabetical tour through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. This book showcases some of the eye-catching pieces on exhibit at The Met.
Read one of these books, then spend the day at a:
DRAMA A Is For Angry$ (less than $10)
In a unique approach to learning the ABCs, an assortment of adorable animals will help your children connect the letters of the alphabet to all those emotions they’re also learning about.
Learn an alphabet of emotions, then study them in action:
FOOD Eating the Alphabet$ (less than $10)
Vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables help your children learn their upper- and lower-case letters.
BONUS: Your kids will be encouraged to try all kinds of fruits and vegetables, making it easier to get in those 5-9 servings per day that are recommended!
Combine this book with an outing to the:
GEOGRAPHY G Is For Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20)
Discover the wonders of your state from A to Z. Simple rhymes, combined with brilliant illustrations, will keep your child engaged in learning.
AlabamaLouisianaOhio
AlaskaMaineOklahoma
ArizonaMarylandOregon
ArkansasMassachusettsPennsylvania
CaliforniaMichiganRhode Island
ColoradoMinnesotaSouth Carolina
ConnecticutMississippiSouth Dakota
DelawareMissouriTennessee
FloridaMontanaTexas
GeorgiaNebraskaUtah
HawaiiNevadaVermont
IdahoNew HampshireVirginia
IllinoisNew JerseyWashington
IndianaNew MexicoWest Virginia
IowaNew YorkWisconsin
KansasNorth CarolinaWyoming
KentuckyNorth Dakota Start with your state and then expand your horizons:
MUSIC M Is For Melody: A Music Alphabet$ (less than $10)
Do your kids love to sing and tap on the piano or drum on pots and pans? This could be just the right book to get your little musicians interested in learning their ABCs. Read the fun rhymes aloud to learn about different instruments, famous composers, and an assortment of musical styles.
Perfect harmony - this book with a trip to the:
SPORTS A Is For Amazing Moments: A Sports Alphabet $ (less than $10) for Paperback — $$ ($10 - $20) for Hardcover
Turn a love of sports into a love of reading. Kids can learn the letters of the alphabet at the same time they're learning the in's and out's of your family's favorite sports and cheering for your favorite teams.
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Soccer
The Olympics
Help your kids become fans of sports - and reading:
Written by: Jaymee Soni Posted on: April 29, 2016
T
P
EE
• Language Arts •It’s astonishing just how many different alphabet books there are. You’re sure to find one that sparks the interest of your kids. And if you really want the learning to take hold, try combining an ABC book with a real world experience. If you like the idea of an "alphabet adventure," we have some suggestions for books and outings that make a good combination.
For added fun, take some pictures while you and your kids are on your adventure and then create an ABC book of your very own. There are some great websites that can help you turn your pictures into a treasured keepsake book. Check these out: Snapfish.com, Picaboo.com or Shutterfly.com.
If you don't have enough time to make your own book – no problem. Go ahead and add your photos to one of the books below. Just glue a manila envelope into the back of the book to store the pictures you took to go along with that alphabet theme.
Ready to get started? Click on the theme that looks most interesting to you to jump to that section.
Animals
Art
Drama
Food
Geography
Music
Sports
ANIMALS PRICE RANGE: $ (less than $10) $$ ($10 - $20) $$$ ($20 - $30) $$$$ ($30 - $40) $$$$$ (over $40)
Eric Carle’s ABC$ (less than $10)
This book is filled with beautiful artwork featuring animals from Alligator to Zebra. On every page there is a full-page flap that unfolds to reveal an animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Eric Carle's Animal Flash Cards$ (less than $10)
These thick and sturdy animal flashcards are fun to flip through. Or you might want to hang them on the wall - it's a great way to decorate your child's room.
Enjoy these materials, then head to the:
ART I Spy an Alphabet in Art$$ ($10 - $20)
From an apple to a zigzag, your child will have fun searching for their ABCs in twenty-six of the world’s greatest paintings. This book does an amazing job of combining the classic game of I Spy with beautiful artwork to keep your kids entertained while they learn their letters.
M is for Masterpiece: An Art Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20)
Learn about great artists, a wide variety of art forms and artistic styles, along with elements of painting, photography and architecture.
Museum ABC: The Metropolitan Museum of Art$$ ($10 - $20)
Enjoy an alphabetical tour through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. This book showcases some of the eye-catching pieces on exhibit at The Met.
Read one of these books, then spend the day at a:
DRAMA A Is For Angry$ (less than $10)
In a unique approach to learning the ABCs, an assortment of adorable animals will help your children connect the letters of the alphabet to all those emotions they’re also learning about.
Learn an alphabet of emotions, then study them in action:
FOOD Eating the Alphabet$ (less than $10)
Vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables help your children learn their upper- and lower-case letters.
BONUS: Your kids will be encouraged to try all kinds of fruits and vegetables, making it easier to get in those 5-9 servings per day that are recommended!
Combine this book with an outing to the:
GEOGRAPHY G Is For Grand Canyon: An Arizona Alphabet$$ ($10 - $20)
Discover the wonders of your state from A to Z. Simple rhymes, combined with brilliant illustrations, will keep your child engaged in learning.
AlabamaLouisianaOhio
AlaskaMaineOklahoma
ArizonaMarylandOregon
ArkansasMassachusettsPennsylvania
CaliforniaMichiganRhode Island
ColoradoMinnesotaSouth Carolina
ConnecticutMississippiSouth Dakota
DelawareMissouriTennessee
FloridaMontanaTexas
GeorgiaNebraskaUtah
HawaiiNevadaVermont
IdahoNew HampshireVirginia
IllinoisNew JerseyWashington
IndianaNew MexicoWest Virginia
IowaNew YorkWisconsin
KansasNorth CarolinaWyoming
KentuckyNorth Dakota Start with your state and then expand your horizons:
MUSIC M Is For Melody: A Music Alphabet$ (less than $10)
Do your kids love to sing and tap on the piano or drum on pots and pans? This could be just the right book to get your little musicians interested in learning their ABCs. Read the fun rhymes aloud to learn about different instruments, famous composers, and an assortment of musical styles.
Perfect harmony - this book with a trip to the:
SPORTS A Is For Amazing Moments: A Sports Alphabet $ (less than $10) for Paperback — $$ ($10 - $20) for Hardcover
Turn a love of sports into a love of reading. Kids can learn the letters of the alphabet at the same time they're learning the in's and out's of your family's favorite sports and cheering for your favorite teams.
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Soccer
The Olympics
Help your kids become fans of sports - and reading:
