All about A
Sound: /a/ as in apple
Sound Association: Draw a baby's face on the lower case 'a'. /a/ is the sound a baby makes
Key Words: apple, ant, alligator, animal, astronaut, ambulance, alphabet, ax
Praise: Absolutely wonderful! Astounding! Admirable! Awesome!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with aluminum foil, plastic ants, apple seeds. Talk about the letter a and the sound /a/ as the children handle the objects
Make Tactile Letters:
Food: Make applesauce
Art Ideas:
Animated Alphabet A colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet a Colouring Sheet
Sound: /a/ as in apple
Sound Association: Draw a baby's face on the lower case 'a'. /a/ is the sound a baby makes
Key Words: apple, ant, alligator, animal, astronaut, ambulance, alphabet, ax
Praise: Absolutely wonderful! Astounding! Admirable! Awesome!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with aluminum foil, plastic ants, apple seeds. Talk about the letter a and the sound /a/ as the children handle the objects
Make Tactile Letters:
- Use the large letter outlines and paint glue on them and attach something that begins with 'a'. Use aluminum foil squares, Apple Jacks cereal, small cut out apples stickers or apple seeds.
- Make applesauce 'A's. Mix equal amounts of applesauce and cinnamon in a ziploc bag. Have your child mold their dough into upper and lower case 'A's. Let them dry thoroughly.
- Sing "Alouette" and alphabet songs
- Be an acrobat
- Make body 'A's and 'a's with 3 children
Food: Make applesauce
Art Ideas:
- Cut apples across the centre to show the star in the apple
- Make apple prints with the star
- Cut all the alphabet letters from a magazine and glue to a sheet of coloured construction paper
- Make an apple tree and make red fingerprint apples on it
Animated Alphabet A colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet a Colouring Sheet