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Letter A Words
Aardvark Acorn Add Africa Airplane Alligator Alphabet Anchor Animal Ant Ape Apple Arm
Armadillo Arrow Ax Angel
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Lacing Cards
Children love lacing cards. You have the option of printing up color or b & w cards to color yourself. You can print up the color lacing cards, cut out on the dotted line, laminate, and punch holes around the card using a hole punch. Give the children lacing strings, yarn or shoe laces to lace the cards. The b & w set can also be used as an additional craft for the children. Give each child one of the cards, have them color and cut out. Have an adult punch holes, and they can lace using the above options of string. Lacing strings can be purchased though http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/
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Letter A Lace Up Cards
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Print up on white card stock. Color - Cut out on the dotted line. Punch holes with a hole punch. Have children lace using lacing string.
A is for Airplane A is for
Airplane
Letter A Lace Up Cards
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Print up on white card stock. Cut out on the dotted line. Laminate. Punch holes with a hole punch. Have children lace using lacing string.
A is for Airplane A is for
Airplane
Letter A Poster
Print up on white card stock. If using the B & W poster - color and Laminate. If using the Color poster – laminate. B & W can also be used as an additional letter A worksheet for the children.
Letter A Flashcards
Print up on white card stock. If using the B & W flashcards - color and laminate. If using the Color flashcards – laminate. You can also use the cards as a Letter A Ring book. Punch a hole in the upper left hand corner of each card after you trim them, and place together with a ring.
Letter A Worksheets
Print up on regular copy paper. Use sheets as extra sheets during the letter a week or when working on the Alphabet.
Name _____________________
A a ant
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Name _______________________________
Trace the letters and practice writing on your own.
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Name _________________________
Color the pictures that begin with the letter "a".
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Name ________________
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I see an ape eating an apple
Cut and Paste
Letter A a - Mini Book
Print up the following sheet onto
white card stock.
Turn over and place back into the printer and print up the next sheet.
(Fold on the dotted line.
You will have a 1 page – double sided mini book)
Print up the pictures that begin with
the letter A.
Have children color – cut out and paste onto the mini book.
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• Print up on following sheet onto white card stock – Use with the letter A a sheet.
• 1 set of letter a items per child. • Color – cut out – glue on the pictures
that begin with the letter a sheet.
All About Me Book
Print up the following sheets. Have the children trim, and have an adult staple the book together. Let the children fill out and draw pictures to finish their books. Help younger children fill in the blanks.
By
_______________________________
I am ________ years old.
Draw candles on your cake
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I can trace my hand
My birthday is in the month of ____________
My birthday is during the Summer – Fall – Winter - Spring
Draw what season your birthday is in
My favorite toy is _________________
My favorite animal is a _______________
Draw your favorite toy
Draw your favorite animal
When I grow up I want to be a _______________
My favorite color is ____________
Draw a picture
Draw something using your favorite color
Recognizing the Letter "A" Introduce the letter "A" to the children by showing them the written word "Apple" and helping them to see that it begins with an "A". Cut a large apple shape out of paper and write the letter "A" on it. Have the children tear or cut out magazine pictures beginning with the letter "A" and then glue the pictures on the apple shape.
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Angels
For the angel’s body, cut out a large triangle from white construction paper. From pink construction paper cut out a circle for the head. Glue to the tip of the triangle. Have the children dip their hands in white paint and make hand prints of each hand on light blue construction paper for wings. Cut them out when dry. Glue to back of body. Add facial features with colored markers. Add a gold pipe cleaner for a halo.
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A a Box
Get a box or container with cover. Label the container A a Container. Place items in the A a container that begin with the letter A.
Alligator Apple
Astronaut Acorn
Airplane Album Ape
Animal Apron Angel
Look for small toy items at $1.00 stores that start with the letter A. Make sure items are not to small to prevent choking for smaller children. Use A a Box container when introducing the letter A to the children.
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Ants on An Apple
Cut out a big letter A shape for each child (or use the following sheet), and let them make ant prints all over it with their fingerprints and a stamp pad. Give them a small tip marker to draw in some legs.
Name Jasmine
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A, A, What Can I Say?
A, A, what can I say? Just what can I say about the letter A? Airplane and alligator start with an A. Acorn and apple, begin the same way. Anchor and astronaut start with A too, As do apron and acrobat, to name just a few. Abracadabra begins with an A. It's a magical word that I like to say. Ant and axe both start with A. Let's hear it for A! Hip, hip, hurray!
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Ants
Ants, Ants, Everywhere,
Rushing here, Rushing there.
Carrying treasures To their nest,
Never stopping For a rest. Ants, Ants,
Here and there, Hurrying and scurrying
Everywhere.
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Let's Sing Hurray For A (Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Lets sing hurray for A, Let's sing hurray for A Let's sing hurray for A today, Let's sing hurray for A. Apple and ant start with A, Asparagus starts the same way. Let's sing hurray for A today, Let's sing hurray for "A"
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I'm A Little Airplane (Sung to: “I'm a Little Teapot”)
I'm a little airplane,
(children raise arms at sides to shoulder height.) Now watch me fly!
(They spin one of their arms in front of them as if it were a propeller)
Here are my instruments From down low to up high.
(With their other arm, they reach from the ground to above their heads.) First I get revved up.
(Children make engine-like noises while still spinning their arms.)
Then I can fly, (Children raise arms to shoulder height.)
Lifting off the runway (They start walking forward.) Up into the sky!
(They go up on their tiptoes and circle around and around the room!)
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Acrobat One little acrobat swinging through the air (Hold finger up and wiggle it) He flips and he flops as we stare. (Bend index finger up and down) And suddenly he's caught by another with flare (lock both index fingers) He didn't even know that he gave me a scare (Shake head and wipe brow) One little acrobat swinging through the air (Hold finger up and wiggle it) He lands and bows with the greatest of care (bow)
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A Little Apple Seed (Sung to: “Itsy, Bitsy Spider”)
Once a little apple seed was planted in the ground. Down came the raindrops, falling all around. Out came the big sun, bright as bright could be And that little apple seed grew to be an apple tree!
Applesauce
Needed:
2 pounds tart cooking apples
1/2 - 2/3 cup sugar (add to taste)
Steps
1. Wash, core, and peel the apples. Cut them into wedges.
2. Put water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, add apples, and bring back to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, simmer 20-25 minutes. Stir occasionally. Add water is necessary.
4. Stir in sugar until well combined. Serve warm or cold.
Optional – Add cinnamon to taste.
This snack to be made by an adult only!
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Alligator on a Log There once was an alligator sitting on a log. Down in the pool he saw a little frog. In jumped the alligator, and around went the log. Splash went the water, and away swam the frog.
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Ants Use 3 sections of a cardboard egg carton to form the body. Have the children paint it any color they wish. Using pipe cleaners, put antennae on the first section, and four legs on each of the 2 back sections. Draw eyes or use wiggly eyes on the front section.
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Apple Happy Pocket Chart Print up on white card stock. Trim and Laminate. Using a pocket chart, tell the poem, and use the apple pieces to place on the chart as you say each sentence. You can also have the children match the pieces as you read each sentence.
Apple Happy
This is apple happy.
This is apple sad!
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Apple Happy!
This is apple happy.
This is apple sad!
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AWESOME!
Awesome!
I’m so proud of the work you have done with the letter A.
You recognize the uppercase and lowercase A.
_________________________
Signed
I’m so proud of the work you have done with the letter A.
You recognize the uppercase and lowercase A.
_________________________
Signed
Awarded to: _______________________________________ Date: __________________________
Awarded to: _______________________________________ Date: __________________________