Words we've used

Acorn
Airplane
Alligator
​Alpaca
​Alphabet
Animal
Ant
Apple

Some good books

Apple Harvest by Calvin Harris

Alligator Boy by Cynthia Rylant

The Starry Giraffe by Andy Bergmann

Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins

Ten Apples Up Top by Theo LeSeig

Activities & Songs

• Airplane Song by Laurie Berkner

• 'Apples and Bananas' song

• Animals Freeze Dance Song by the Kiboomers​

• Animal Rap by Music for Moving

• Can you stomp like an elephant? Animal Game - print out pictures of the animals and have the kids act them out (Jump like a frog, fly like a bird, run like a cheetah, swim like a fish, etc.)
• A-P-P-L-E song (similar to BINGO) - "There is a fruit I know and love and apple is its name-o..." Then, instead of clapping for every missing letter, say "Crunch" and pretend to eat an apple​

Print Outs

•  Where is A? 

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•  Practice those letters! The letter A

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Alligator Craft

Supplies

• 6" X 6" background paper
• Green A
• 2 white "teeth" cut out (with zigzag scissors)
• Glue stick
• Crayons (draw eye, nose, and stripes)