If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert. Alphabet Art- Valentine V Supplies V Pattern cut up valentine cards glue Glue the card pieces to the V and you'll have your Valentine V! Lessons & Lapbook I used the lessons and […]
T for Teddy Bear
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom. Alphabet Art- Toothpick T Supplies T Pattern toothpicks glue markers Simon colored all over the T with markers. Then I put a strip of glue on […]
X for Fox
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff. X is a tough letter because we don't use the true /ks/ sound at the beginning of words. I emphasized the x sound on the end of words. […]
L for Ladybug
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me The book of the week for Letter L is The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. Alphabet Art- Leafy L Supplies L Pattern brown paint, paintbrush glue (we used Aileen's Tacky Glue) fake leaves Paint the L and let it dry. Glue the […]
Q for Quick
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Quick as a Cricket by Don & Audrey Wood. Alphabet Art- Quilted Q Supplies Q Pattern fabric scraps glue paintbrush and lid (optional) I cut the scraps with pinking shears to give them more of a […]
R is for Rainbow
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me The book of the week for Letter R is A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman. Alphabet Art- Rainbowed R Supplies R Pattern Spectra Art Tissue Paper (or another kind of bleeding art tissue) 1/4 cup vinegar (in a small bowl) […]
I for Instruments
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss. Alphabet Art- Itchy Insect I Supplies I Pattern red ink black marker Talk about itchy insects and explain to your preschooler what you are going to do. Let […]
G for Gift
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me The book of the week for Letter G is Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack. Don't miss out on emphasizing all the G words in this book- gift, goose, goat, galloped. Alphabet Art- Gift Wrap G Supplies G Pattern wrapping paper scraps cut […]
O is for Ocean & Octopus
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me We read multiple books this week without focusing on one single book (see book basket at the end of this post for ideas). Simon's favorite books were the books about octopuses. Alphabet Art- Ocean Scene O Supplies O Pattern sand glue blue finger […]
F for Feathers
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me The book of the week for Letter F is Feathers for Lunch by Louis Ehlert. Alphabet Art- Feathered F Supplies F Pattern Feathers Glue Simon glued lots of white feathers to the letter F. Lessons & Lapbook Simon mastered his letters and sounds […]
U for Up!
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Note: I can't find my U photos; I don't know if they went missing or what, but I've decided to go ahead and post without the pictures. I hope you find this useful. Read to Me Our main book of the […]
S for Snow
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Simon winging a snow angel. Our book of the week was Snowy Day by Jack Ezra Keats. Alphabet Art- Shiny Silver S Supplies S Pattern Aluminum Foil Cut squares of foil out and let your preschooler glue them to the S to […]
D for Dog
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack. Alphabet Art- Do-a-Dot D Supplies D Pattern Do-A-Dot Markers This is a SUPER simple alphabet art. Just dot the D! Lessons & Lapbook I used the Angus Lost lapbook printables from Homeschool Share. […]
H for Hand
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins. Alphabet Art- Horrible Hairy H! Supplies H Pattern Glue Fur (I found this at Hobby Lobby); cut into three strips to fit the H. Let your student figure out which piece […]
M is for Moon
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Alphabet Art- Mitten M Supplies M Pattern (I used the large capital M & printed it at 80%) paint small mittens cut from felt or fun foam glue Simon wanted to […]
P for Pig
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our book of the week was If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff. Alphabet Art- Purple Polkadotted P Supplies P Pattern (I used the large capital P) purple paint q-tip Let your student polk-a-dot the p using the q-tip […]
W for Water & Wash
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book was Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley; we spent two weeks on this unit because there were too many fun things for just one week! Alphabet Art- Watermelon W Supplies W Pattern (capital W) pink paint watermelon stickers printed on […]
N for Nap
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week was The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood. Alphabet Art- Newspaper N Supplies N Pattern (I used the large capital N) glue paintbrush newspaper cut into squares; you could even cut N's or N shapes […]
A for Apple
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week was The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall. Alphabet Art- Apple A Supplies A Pattern (I used the large capital A) glue red pompoms (I wanted smaller ones, but I had to go with what I had […]
E for Egg
If you are new to Read to Me & ABC, please start here. Read to Me Our main book of the week wasn't a book– it was a nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty. We also read lots of other nursery rhymes from the Random House book, but Humpty Dumpty had the spotlight. Alphabet Art- Eggshell E Supplies E Pattern (I used […]