Alphabet Around the Room
Graphically illustrate blossoming literacy skills with a wrap-around-the-room vocabulary word display.
1. The 26 letters used to spell words in English is called an alphabet. You can probably sing all the letters in the alphabet. Can you recognize each one? Do you know how to write them? How about words that start with each letter?
2. Write each uppercase letter on a separate piece of construction paper with Crayola Twistables®. Outline letters as large as you can so they are easy to read from a distance. Decorate each letter with colorful designs.
3. Hang string, yarn, ribbon, or twine around your classroom walls at raised-arm height. Paper clip letters to the string in alphabetical order. Sing or say the letters, round and round the room.
4. Using Crayola Scissors, cut paper into strips the same width as the letter pages. As you learn new words, write them on the paper strips with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. If you need to correct spellings, just erase! With a Crayola Glue Stick, attach words below the correct letters. Watch your vocabularies grow all around the room!
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.
- Use the words in spelling and vocabulary lessons with all school subjects.
- Older students study the origins of our alphabet. Students who speak other languages share their alphabets.
- Write poems, plays, or stories using words from different letters.
- Assessment: Have children color-code their entries so it is easy to tally the additions they make.
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