As I was browsing Pinterest I saw an idea for teaching the alphabet. Each letter, upper and lowercase, is transformed into an animal or object, e.g. "A" becomes an alligator. All of the letters and list of materials can be found at Totally Tots. I've started collecting materials and I've made a few letters out of craft foam. My loose plan is to introduce the letter, read a book that corresponds with the transformed letter, then have a quick craft time to transform the letter. Raegan doesn't sit still for very long for coloring or painting, so we will work fast. I am going to cut out the letter and all pieces needed, so all we need to do is glue everything together. I would lose her for sure if we tried to sit together and cut. (And I've already had to practically pin her down to take a pair of scissors out of her death grip). I'm putting the materials in a binder to keep everything together. I put a piece of card stock in a page protector. I'm putting the uppercase materials on one side and the lowercase on the other.
If you are interested in the project, I typed the alphabet in a Word document. The letters measure about 4-4 1/2 inches tall using Century Gothic, a basic sans serif font that is easy to cut out.
Materials
- craft foam in a variety of colors (get extra black, white, and brown)
- pipe cleaners (for several letters)
- googly eyes (for most of the letters)
- glue
- scissors (and an Exacto knife is also helpful)
- a few colorful feathers
- small pack of sequins
- yarn
- wax paper
- nude or brown pantyhose (one stinky old knee high from days of yore is plenty)
We got ourselves a library card at a really nice library here. I cannot believe I didn't already have one for this girl! She had fun sitting in all of the small chairs, randomly singing Happy Birthday very loudly, and she joined what I think was a tutoring session. Then she tried to scale a pipe and it was time to go. Our library etiquette needs some work. We are all set with our books for A and B. I got Amanda and her Alligator, The Lady with the Alligator Purse, and Apple Farmer Annie for "A" and "a." I just did a key word search in the online catalog from home for "alligator" and "apple" and read a few summaries to see if the book was age appropriate. Note to self: next time, write down the title and author's name at home and don't rely on your memory that will surely frazzle when you find your child mounting a pipe like a horse.
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