Students will explore initial sounds through the creation of a classroom ABC book.
You have probably been sharing books on the alphabet like Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom, and Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! These help make learning and using the alphabet fun and help students begin thinking about how letters associate with sounds and words.
Once students have developed some expertise with the alphabet, let them know they will create a book to teach other students.
Explain to the class that to finish your Classroom ABC book, each student will be responsible for one letter of the alphabet (or more if your class size is small). Allow the students to choose their letter, or assign them based on student ability.
To get started, have students create pages in Wixie and add images of objects that begin with this letter. You can assign the ABC Book template to help direct student work.
Wixie includes a folder of images for each letter of the alphabet in the Stickers Library (Alphabet>Images).
Encourage each student to record a sentence about their letter and things that begin with the letter.
Combine students work together to create a class ABC book! You can easily combine individual student pages together using the Project Wizard.
Then, create a title page and use the Storyboard view to rearrange the pages in alphabetical order.Print a copy to place in your classroom library. You can also create a PDF version and send it, along with the project URL, to parents or embed the project in your classroom web page.
Present your ABC book to another class. Have students discuss the page they created and share how they chose each sticker to match the letter.
By the time you start this project, you will have already introduced each letter of the alphabet. Creating an alphabet book will require students to apply what they know about a letter.
Your first opportunity to assess comprehension is with their choice of a picture for their letter. As students look for art and stickers with the same initial sound, ask them about their choices to help determine comprehension and identify misconceptions. Each student’s voice narration about their choices will give you insight into oral proficiency and reading fluency.
Seuss, Dr. Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! Random House ISBN-10: 0679882812
Martin, Jr., Bill and Archambault, John. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Aladdin. ISBN: 068983568X
Van Allsburg, Chris. (1987) The Z was Zapped - A Play in 26 Acts. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN: 0395446120
Speaking and Listening Standards
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Language Standards
Conventions of Writing
1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.