a to z and more mini books

Have children write or glue pictures of words beginning with a selected letter of the alphabet in a web.. Have children tell you words that begin with each letter/ sound of the alphabe

Mini-Books are BIG on fun!

Written by Audrey Prince, M.Ed.

Designed by Jessica L Horton

Fold and Say ® A to Z and More Mn-Books has a total of

64 reproducble Mn-Books to help chldren learn to read and wrte the letters of the alphabet (ncludng all consonants and short and long vowels), blends, dgraphs, and dphthongs It also

ncludes a CD-ROM to make prntng the books quck and easy.

The workbook/CD-ROM set also ncludes four pages of reproducble upper and lower case letters, blends, dgraphs, and dphthong cards for extra letter-sound practce You can also use the cards to make smple words.

For more fun, have students color the black and whte pages whle they practce sayng the words wth each letter/sound,

blend, dgraph, or dphthong Students may also take these

Mn-Books home for practce and fun wth ther homework

partner Fold and Say ® A to Z and More Mn-Books may be lttle, but they’re BIG on fun!

Test

How to Make Your Mini-Book iv

Alphabet Activities 2

Upper Case Letter Cards 3

Lower Case Letter Cards 4

A-Z Mini-Books 5-35 (Consonants, Short & Long Vowels) Extra Alphabet Practice 36

Blends, Digraphs & Diphthongs Activities 38

Blends, Digraphs & Diphthongs Cards 39-40 Blends Mini-Books 41-63 (bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl, pr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tr, scr, str, thr) Digraphs Mini-Books 64-67 (ch, sh, th, wh) Diphthongs Mini-Books 68-73 (oo, oo, o/oy, au/aw, ow, ew) Blank Mini-Book 74

Awards 75-76

1 Fold paper on all lnes,

then open up.

2 Fold paper n half, then cut along the dotted lne as shown above.

3 Open and fold lengthwse.

4 Push n on both ends.

5 Fold the book and close.

(Consonants, Short & Long Vowels)

Mini-Books

• Trace letters (upper and lower case).

• Match upper case letter cards to lower

case letter cards.

• Circle words that begin with the

same letter.

• Match words to pictures that begin with

the same letter.

• Write a word on the board, and leave

out the initial letter/sound Have children

fill in the missing initial letter/sound in

the word.

• Create a letter web Have children write

or glue pictures of words beginning with

a selected letter of the alphabet in a web

Example:

• Group pictures of words that begin with

the same letter (e.g., bat, ball, and boy).

• Have children create their own

alphabet books.

• Cover tables/desks in cling wrap Have

students use shaving cream to trace upper

and lower case letter shapes in the cream

Children can smooth out the cream, and

write new letters Also, have students say

the letter’s sound as they do this task.

• Create a word wall Have children tell you words that begin with each letter/ sound of the alphabet Write the words

on note cards, and tape them to the word wall under the appropriate letter.

• Go for a “Sound Search.” Have children

go for a search around their classroom for objects that begin with the sound of

a certain letter Record what the children find on the board You can make this activity more exciting by putting the letters of the alphabet in a grab bag Children reach in the grab bag and pull out a letter to begin their search.

• Go through books and have children listen/watch for words that begin with a particular letter of the alphabet.

• Put on a Show and Tell for alphabet letters Have children bring something with them to class that begins with a particular letter of the alphabet.

• Count down the first 6 days of school with an alphabet countdown Select one letter of the alphabet each day (starting with A and going to Z) Focus all reading books, play activites, snacks, etc., around that letter For example,

“Hh” day may include eating hot dogs for lunch and playing Hide-and-Go-Seek

at recess After you have completed each letter of the alphabet, have an Alphabet Celebration.

Blends, Digraphs

& Diphthongs

Mini-Books

• Have students write the letters that make

a blend and/or digraph on two or three

sheets of paper, writing one letter per

sheet of paper Lay the pieces of paper

side by side on the floor Have the

children “walk-over” the pieces of paper

as they say the sounds

• Copy and cut the letter, blend, digraph

and diphthong cards provided at the

beginning of each section in the book

Put the letter cards in one bag and the

blend, digraph, and diphthong cards

in another bag Students pull one card

from each bag, and make a word Note:

Some words will be nonsense words.

• Have students wear signs that represent

the two parts of a word (the initial blend

or digraph, for example, “bl” and the

ending sound, for example, “ock”) Have

the students come to the front of the

room, and stand side by side See how

many words the class can make.

• Play memory matching with the cards

Copy two sets and cut Turn the cards

face down, and have the students make

matches Students who make a match

must produce the sound in order to keep

the match.

• Write two blends or digraphs on the

board that have something in common

(e.g., br and gr) Have students compare

the two, and talk about what is similar

and what is different Have the students

give at least one word that begins with

the selected blend or digraph.

• Go for a “Blend, Digraph & Diphthong Search.” Have children go for a search around their classroom for objects that begin with the sound of a certain blend, digraph, or diphthong Record what the children find on the board You can make this activity more exciting by putting the cards in a grab bag Children reach in the grab bag and pull out a card to begin their search.

• Have children create their own blend, digraph, and diphthong books.

• Create a sound web Have children write

or glue pictures of words beginning with

a selected blend, digraph, and diphthong

in a web Example:

• Group pictures of words that begin with the same blend, digraph, or diphthong (e.g., block, blink & black).

• Choose a blend, digraph, or diphthong, and write it on the board Have students list as many words as they can in five minutes that include the blend, digraph,

or diphthong written on the board The student who lists the most words wins!

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