This idea-packed book features fresh ideas for teaching alphabet recognition, letter formation, sound-symbol correspondence, and more. Discussion tips enhance children's experience with the books-building background knowledge about each book's theme, making predictions, and relating the themes to their own lives. Interactive reproducibles, cross-curricular activities, and literature suggestions that relate to each book's theme extend learning.
- Mini-lessons focus on a specific letter in each picture book
- Helps build phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and reading comprehension
- Connections to math, social studies, art, movement, cooking, and following directions extend learning
- Interactive reproducibles engage young learners
- Books featured: The Butterfly Alphabet, The ABC Bunny, Now I Eat My ABC's, Into the A, B, See!, Alphabears: An ABC Book, Alphabet Adventure, Animalia, The Letters Are Lost, I Spy Letters, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions, and Eating the Alphabet Teaching With Favorite Alphabet Books
Kama Einhorn is an editor and writer of educational resources for teachers and students She holds a Masters Degree in Education from University of California at Berkeley. Her previous Scholastic titles include the best-sellers Overhead Teaching Kit: Manuscript Handwriting Lessons and Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom Writing books for teachers. Kama resides in Brooklyn, New York.