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By Gisela Hausmann
Recently, I had the pleasure of
perusing this marvelously obvious way to help
children learn about the letters of the alphabet.
In this book, you won't find the
everyday picture of a ball with the letter "b"
underneath. Instead, you will find a backpack in the
shape of the letter "b"! A caterpillar forms the
letter "c" and a digger is formed with the capital
letter "D".
The idea here is to combine
recognition of an object with the sound of the
letter that it begins with. This gives the child an
object to associate the letter with in an easy to
remember form. For further learning fun, adults can
photocopy the pages so that the letters can be
colored in.
Children of preschool age and up
will find this book fun and easy to follow with its
large black and white pictures and colored letters.
The letters seem to hop off the page making it even
easier for young eyes to focus on the object and its
sound.
The fact that all of the letters
in this book are shaped in to an object that a child
can recognize, makes it an invaluable learning tool,
even for the very young. This is a wonderful book
for parents, educators, homeschoolers, or just for
some fun bed time reading.
 Review courtesy of Amanda Formaro
http://familycorner.com magazine |
