a CD of songs for every letter of the alphabet Make a book using picture of things that start with a certain letter of the alphabet. For example, the Aa book might have alligator, airplane, and apple. Have the children cut out a certain letter from magazines and newspapers. Make a poster all the different fonts they find. Snacks: A- apples, applejacks, applesause B- bananas, broccoli, bread, biscuits with butter C- carrots, crackers, cheese, cereal, cupcakes D- doughnuts, doritos E- eggs, eggroll F- fruit, fudge, fish sticks G- goldfish crackers, grapes, graham crackers, grape juice H- hotdogs, hash browns, ham sandwiches I- ice cream J- juice, jello, jelly/jam, jelly beans K- Kool-Aid, ketchup, kiwi fruit L- lemonade M- milk, muffins N- nuts, nachos O- oranges, oatmeal, omelets, orange juice P- pickles, popsicles, peanut butter, pop tarts, pancakes, popcorn Q- R- raisins, rice, raspberries S- strawberries, soup, soda T- toast triangles, tuna, tea, tomato juice U- upside-down food V- vanilla waffers, veggies W- watermelon, water, walnuts X- Y- yogurt Z- zucchini bread Go on a letter hunt. Walk around the school and look for specific letters. Allow the children to practice writing each letter using these materials: * pencils, crayons, markers * playdough or clay -- freeform or with alphabet cookie cutters * finger paints * sidewalk chalk * flash cards * die cut letters, from a variety of materials ---- paper ---- sandpaper ---- plastic ---- craft foam ---- pop up sponges * white glue on black paper * shaving cream on a table top * various math manipulatives * building toys * pipe cleaners I also teach my students the sign language letters to help them have something kinestetic in their learning.