Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Alphabet Books at the Library


Here are just a few of the library's alphabet books:


ABC, I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson
A You're Adorable by Martha Alexander, Sidney Lippman
The Alphabet Parade by Seymour Chwast
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Curious George Learns the Alphabet by H. A. Rey
Eating the Alphabet:  Fruits and Vegetables From A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Kipper's A to Z:  An Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth


Children practice eye/hand coordination and develop fine motor skills as they learn to write the letters in their names.

Here are some tips for starting out:

-Start with capital letters.  These letters use straight lines and circles and are much easier to write than lowercase letters.
-Use unlined paper-children won't be able to stay within the lines when they are first starting out
-Start with only the child's first name
-Write the child's name in large letters and have the child trace  over the letters.  Let the child cover the letters with cereal, m & ms, etc.
-Keep it fun!


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