ABC Stationery

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ABCStationery

by Marilyn Myers Burch

N E W Y O R K T O R O N T O L O N D O N A U C K L A N D S Y D N E Y

M E X I C O C I T Y N E W D E L H I H O N G K O N G B U E N O S A I R E S

ABC Stationery Scholastic Teaching Resources


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Cover design by Solas

Cover and interior illustrations by Maxie Chambliss

Interior design by Solutions by Design, Inc.

Edited by Betsy Yarbrough

ISBN: 0-439-51754-0

Copyright 2003 by Scholastic.

All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.

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Special thanks to Betsy Yarbrough, Danielle Blood,

Maxie Chambliss, Jacqueline Swensen, and John Furlong

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How to Use This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ABC Stationery

Aa (alligator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Bb (boot). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cc (castle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Dd (dinosaur) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Ee (elephant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ff (fish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Gg (gift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Hh (house) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Ii (igloo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Jj (jug) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Kk (kite) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ll (leaf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Mm (mitten) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Nn (newspaper). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Oo (octopus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Pp (penguin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Qq (queen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Rr (robot). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Ss (seal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Tt (turtle) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Uu (umbrella) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Vv (valentine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ww (wizard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Xx (fox) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Yy (yak) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Zz (zoo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Contents



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elcome toABC Stationerya great way to motivate

children to write and help them learn their ABCs! Each

lined sheet of reproducible stationery features a large,

appealing illustration of an object or creature that begins with the

featured letter. Youll find an alligator, boot, castle, dinosaur, and

many more. The illustration provides a frame for students writing and

gives them an image to link to the letter sound. Below each image is a

short word bank to provide additional examples of words that begin

with that letter and spark ideas for a variety of writing assignments.

Emergent writers might expand the word bank and draw a small

illustration for each word. More advanced writers might write short stories,

poems, letters, or even tongue twisters! Additional ideas for using the

stationery sheets in learning-rich activities appear in the next section.

How to Use This Book

The 26 stationery sheets in this book help reinforce students letter-

recognition skills while building on their growing understanding of letter

sounds and the function of print. These pages are designed for flexible

use. In addition to their primary function as stationery, they can also be

used in many different lessons, games, and activities. Suggestions are

provided below, but you and your students are bound to develop your

own unique ways to putABC Stationery to use in your classroom.

Getting Started

Choose which letter you would like to start with and make copies of the

stationery sheet that features that letter. Before distributing the sheets,

introduce children to the format with a mini-lesson such as the one that

follows for the letter b.

1. Gather children around you. WriteBb on the chalkboard or on

chart paper and ask if someone can name the letter. Then ask ifanyone can make the sound this letter stands for. Invite students

to look around the room for the letter or for objects that begin

with the letter.

2. List any student names beginning with this letter and ask if anyone

recognizes the names. If none of your students names begins with

b, list a few simple words instead, such as ball, bat, and bike. You

might also show cards with illustrations of these things and the

Introduction

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word for each printed below. Say each name or

word emphasizing the initial /b/ sound. Have a

volunteer point out which letter stands for the

/b/ sound.

3. Enlarge a sheet of stationery and display it.

You might cover up the word bank for this

step. Have the class brainstorm a list of words

that begin with b as you record the words on

the lines.

4. Give each child a copy of the stationery sheet

for b. Challenge students to record their

favorite words that begin with b. They can

choose words from the class-generated list or

choose other words. Have students draw a

small illustration for some or all of the words.

5. Ask children to work with a partner and make

up sentences about the words on their list.

Challenge them to include as many words as

they can in a single sentence. Encourage

children to be imaginative and even a little

silly as they incorporate the words on the list

into a few sentences.

6. When children are ready for more of a

challenge, have them write sentences on theirstationery sheet that include words with the

featured sound. You might also have them

write letters, poems, riddles, tongue twisters,

or descriptions inspired by the illustration on

the sheet.

ABC References

Have children compile their completed word lists

(step 4 above) in a binder in alphabetical order toform a personal dictionary. Encourage children

to refer to their dictionaries as they are working

on other writing assignments. Or you might post

enlarged stationery sheets along with a pen in a

spot that students can reach so that they can add

to a class word list. Set aside time for students to

add these words to their individual lists.

Sound Collages

After students complete a sheet of ABC

stationery, distribute blank sheets of paper,

scissors, glue sticks, and a selection of old

magazines. Have children search for imageswhose names begin with the letter they have just

reviewed on the stationery sheet. Instruct

children to select five to ten images, cut them

out, and glue them onto the blank paper to creat

a collage to accompany each stationery sheet.

Display the collages in the classroom or have

students add them to their personal dictionaries

Silly Simon Says

Incorporate movement into the learning process

with this simple game. After all, brain research

shows that connecting movement and learning

helps learners store information in the brain.

Think of some silly movements that are related

to a soundfor example, you might pat your

belly to represent /b/ and give yourself a hug to

represent /h/. Then create a word list that

includes many words that begin with b and h and

some that do not begin with either. Teach the

movements to children and then read the list

slowly. As you read aloud each word, students

should listen for the initial sound. If the word

starts with /b/ or /h/, they should make the

appropriate motion. As they learn more letters,

add these to the list and teach additional

movements for each. This game will lead to som

laughter and fun, and it also leads to more carefu

listening skills.

Match It

Photocopy each stationery sheet, then cover or

cut off the letter and word bank. Write the letters

az on index cards, one letter per card. Show

students how to play this variation of

concentration for 24 players. Shuffle the

illustrations and place them facedown in rows



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(you might have students play with selected

letters and their corresponding stationery sheets

instead of the entire alphabet). Shuffle the letter

cards and deal an even number of cards to each

player. Players take turns flipping over a picture

and seeing if it begins with one of the letters intheir hand. If they find a match, they keep the

picture. If not, they return the picture facedown

to its original location on the table. This game

reinforces the connection between sound and

letter and sharpens memory skills.

Thematic Stationery

Before you begin using the stationery, look

through the illustrations to get ideas foradditional ways to use the sheets. You may

choose to present the sheets in alphabetical

order, or in the order you teach the letters to

children. Another fun approach is to group the

stationery sheets thematically. Look through the

illustrations to find images that might tie into a

season or a unit of study. Here are some

examples:

Winter: igloo, mitten, penguin

Oceans: fish, octopus, penguin, sealFairy Tales: castle, queen, wizard

Zany Zoo

Make copies of all the stationery sheets

featuring animals (includingz forzoo) and make

a zany zoo for your classroom! Let students

experiment with storytelling and word play as

they write descriptive tongue twisters about each

animal. Read aloud the word banks and brain-storm additional words that begin with the

appropriate letters so that students can create

longer descriptive phrases. Be sure to include

verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and nouns. Students

might come up with a tongue twister such as

Peppy penguins paint pink and purple pajamas

at the party!

Alphabet Frieze

Use the stationery to create an alphabet frieze

that can be displayed or used in various

activities. First, photocopy each stationery sheet.

Then write the appropriate upper- and lowercaseletter in the center of each image, making them

large and colorful. You might let students

embellish these by coloring with crayons,

markers, colored pencils, and so on, making sure

not to cover the letter. For greater durability,

laminate each sheet. These alphabet cards can be

added to a display, preferably at childrens eye

level. You can also use these colorful sheets in

various games and activities, such as Sound

Circle described below.

Sound Circle

For this activity, you will need a set of alphabet

cards (see Alphabet Frieze, above) as well as a

soft foam ball, and a large open space. Select

enough stationery sheets so that each child has

one and place these sheets in a large circle on the

floor. Ask children to select a letter and stand or

sit behind it. Toss the ball to a student. Explain

that this student should say the sound

represented by the letter in front of him or her.

For a greater challenge, have students say one or

more words that begin with this letter. Once a

player completes a turn, the player tosses the ball

to someone who has not yet had a turn.

Variation: For this game, the number of cards

should be one less than the number of students.

Play lively music and have children move around

the circle until the music stops. Students movequickly to a letter card and then go around the

circle identifying either the sound represented by

the letter or a word that begins with the letter.

One student will not have a match and should sit

in the alphabet soup in the center. Remove a

card, add it to the soup, and continue to play

until all but one student are in the soup.



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fast

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Hh

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Word Bank house happy held hippo hop huge



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Jj

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Word Bank jug jelly joke joy juice jump



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Kk

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Word Bank kite kangaroo keep kids kind king



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Word Bank leaf ladybug late little long lunch



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Oo

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Word Bank octopus odd offer office often on



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Word Bank penguin paint pajamas party purple put



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Word Bank queen quarter question quick quiet quit



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Word Bank robot rainbow ran read riddle rocket



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turtle

talk

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Word Bank valentine vacation vase very violin visit



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Word Bank wizard wait wand wave welcome window



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yard

yawn

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young

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