ABC Kit


Listed below are the types of books used in GSL sessions so that you can determine what type
of books to purchase. If you are unable to purchase the exact book suggested, you can find
one that is similar. The name and type of book is listed in the first table located within each of
the four sections of this chapter.

Book Title Author Type of Book/ Cost in 2007 ($) ISBN
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Martin Jr., Bill Picture Book/9.99 9780689835681
Animal Alphabet Lluch, Alex Picture & Board Book/9.99 &6.99 1887169490
Words and Pictures Dodds, Siobhan Rebus & Picture Book/ 4.99 1564020428
Early Words Scarry, Richard Vocabulary/10.95 0375801901
My Little Library (set of 6) Unknown Board Book/15.95 9781905158348
My Shimmery Alphabet Book Unknown Vocabulary/9.95 1581170378
ABC Geddes, Anne Vocabulary/8.95 1559120053
At the Shops Unknown Vocabulary/20.95 Unknown
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Unknown Vocabulary/11.95 0394800303
My First ABC Book Unknown Vocabulary/11.99  
Alphabet Zoo Holmes, Stephen I Spy Book/12.99 0752548174
Shiny, Touchy, Smelly First Words Unknown Vocabulary/9.95 1846100879
Eating the Alphabet Ehlert, Lois Vocabulary/15.95 0152056882
A Boy, A Dog and A Frog Mayer, Mercer Wordless/14.99 0803728808
Fuzzy Bee and Friends Unknown Cloth/Fabric Book/6.99 9780312491505

Please note that all costs are in Canadian dollars.

Crafts

  1. Letter Craft. Write the first letter of the child’s name on a piece of construction paper and have him or her decorate it. The construction paper should be included in kit. Other variations: Children are given the first letter of their first name. They are to colour it and bring it back to share in class. If you have older children in the group, they can create an Alphabet Art book using each letter of the alphabet.

  2. Gumball Craft. Families are given the gumball template (Appendix 13). They should be encouraged to place different coloured letters or shapes, either stickers or glue them on.

  3. Alphabet Soup. Families are given a soup pot template (Appendix 4) and a template with letters (Appendix 5) so that they can make alphabet soup. They are instructed to colour and cut out the letters. Then glue the letters onto the soup pot.

  4. Alphabet Hand Puppet. Create a hand puppet out of a paper bag. Instruct the children to place whatever letter of the alphabet they would like to use on the bag and draw an animal, person, or object around it. Encourage them to use either an uppercase or a lowercase letter.

  5. Vowel Matching Template. Using the templates provided, have the children match the uppercase letters found in the picture to the uppercase letters “A,E,I,O,U” found at the bottom of the page. Then match the lowercase letters found in the picture to the lowercase letters found at the bottom of the page. If desired, the children can then colour the templates. (Appendices 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 )