It's never too early to start
teaching your toddler the alphabet. One effective way to make your young
child more familiar with letters is to make an alphabet book. Alphabet
books typically contain a different page for each letter of the
alphabet, and can contain words and pictures that help children identify
them. Get your toddler to help you make an alphabet book. Once it's
done, you can have him spend time each day looking through it, or
focusing on a different letter.
Instructions
- 26 sheets blank paper
- 26 plastic protectors
- Three-hole punch
- Loose-leaf notebook or binder
- Old magazines
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pens, colored pencils and markers
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1
Print a different letter of the
alphabet on each piece of paper at the top of the page. Print both
upper-case and lower-case versions of the letter. Use a black marker, or
a different colored marker for each letter of the alphabet, making sure
the letter is clear and legible.
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2
Go through the magazines with
your child to find at least one picture that starts with each letter of
the alphabet. Have your toddler glue them on somewhere on the
appropriate pages.
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3
Punch binder holes in the pages
and put them in the plastic protectors. Place the protectors in the
loose-leaf notebook or binder in alphabetical order.
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4
Have your toddler decorate the
front of the notebook. Make the cover a special page celebrating the
first letter of his name. Glue a picture of your toddler onto the cover.
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5
Add to the alphabet pages over
time. When you and your toddler come across a picture in a magazine that
he likes, help him cut it out and glue it onto the appropriate page in
the alphabet book.
