Read to Me & ABC is a simple, easy-to-implement preschool "program" I designed for my youngest son, Simon. Notice that the Read to Me comes before the ABC. Reading to your child is SO important. I would argue that it's one of the most important things you can do with your child–and anyone can do it! Read more about how to start with Read to Me & ABC.
A is for apple (The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall)
B is for boat (My Blue Boat by Chris Demarest)
C is for carrot (The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss)
D is for dog (Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack)
E is for egg (Humpty Dumpty)
F is for feathers (Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert)
G is for gift (Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack)
H is for hand (Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins)
I is for instruments (Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss)
J is for jump (Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow)
K is for kitten (Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone)
L is for Ladybug (The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle)
M is for moon (Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown)
N is for nap (The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood)
O is for ocean and octopus (various books)
P is for pig (If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff)
Q is for quick (I'm as Quick as a Cricket by Don and Audrey Wood)
R is for rainbow (A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman)
S is for snow (The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats)
T is for teddy bear (Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy Carlstrom)
U is for Up! (Great Day for Up! by Dr. Seuss)
V is for vegetables (Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert)
W is for water (Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley)
X is for fox (Oh A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff)
Y is for yellow (The Yellow Ball by Molly Bang)
Z is for zoo (Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Ratham)
Talea says
I've begun using this plan with my Pre-K daughter and we are having a blast with it! We went for a walk at our local park to find /a/ sounds. She loved it so much she wanted to do more. While she didn't sit still long enough for any stories about apples, she did listen to me read the Angry Birds Space ABC and 123 books a few times. š She also LOVED the apple tarts we made. š Can't wait for next week!
Ami says
That is great news, Talea! Thanks for sharing! š
Lynsie says
First, I have to say that I am so happy I found your website! This is exactly what I've been looking for. I want to do fun (learning) activities with my soon to be 3 year old daughter, and your site has the organization I need!
So this may be a crazy question, but is there any way I can save and print the Read to Me & ABC picture for the notebook I make her ABC file folders? A picture like the one posted at the top of this entry showing all the letters rather than the program title in the middle?
Thanks!
ami says
I will try to make a notebook cover people can download! š