Great Letter Activity for Boys!

The entire alphabet of "highway abc cards" is available from the Making Learning Fun website.

What a fantastic way for boys to have fun learning the letters of the alphabet. PLAY with them, sound out the letters, talk about the shapes and identify things around the house for that particular letter. Get out the matchbox cards and get those boys MOVING and LEARNING at the same time.

Alphabet Ideas

Anytime a child can take an 'active' role in their learning, it is better. I love learning that includes movement and uses all the senses! Not only does it make learning more fun, but the child will retain the information better!

Wikki stix are a great little tactile learning tool. Check out this link to the Wikki Blog to learn about tactile learners! http://www.wikkistix.com/blog/educational-ideas-teaching-tools/using-wikki-stix-for-kinesthetic-learners/

BUT, I also think about how can I do the SAME thing at little OR no cost!

Print out your own letters and use pipe cleaners! Easy Peasy!

Also, pipe cleaners make a neat "I SPY A LETTER" tool...when reading a book, have your child use the tool when the SPY the letter you are concentrating on for the day! Like the letter B!

Crazy Alphabets

I usually get my ideas for storytimes from books as I catalog new books. That's exactly what happened with Crazy Alphabets. I saw two new books that were hilarious!

Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham is adorable. Moose so much wants to be in the alphabet book and is a little impatient. The crew decides to use Mouse instead of Moose on the M page and Moose sort of loses it! There are tons of alphabet books, but this one stands out for me.