Let your students decorate a shoe box and turn it into "Their Alphabet Collection". Every time
a new letter is introduced they can bring items from home to add to it. This makes a fun activity for centers. Choose a day when all the students can introduce what they have in their Alphabet Collection. 

The photo above was taken at the end of the six week period. All the students bring the items they have collected. They have a great time matching their different items to the posters.

          Finding and adding more words. 
After you are through doing different activities with the poster:  introducing the name and sound of the letter, reading the words, or finding beginning and ending sounds, put the poster on the wall by the writing center. Encourage your students to write their own words on post-it notes to add to the list. The more advanced students can divide the words into syllables or write sentences with them.  At the end of the the day or at the end of the week, the students that post the most get a prize!!!

The following photos were taken at the end of the six week period. A total of four posters were introduced. Students love adding new words and sentences.

       Identifying syllables using the back of the poster.

Doing the Chant on the back of the posters!!!

   The reproducible has many uses

Make a set for every student of the reproducible to keep in the classroom. Use it as a morning warm up routine. Students can read the chant, match syllables to words, count syllables in each
word or identify beginning and ending sounds. 
     Homework/Home practice 
Send a copy of the letter of the week and chant for the students to practice at home.

The binder size Alpha-Poster is ideal for teaching in small group, peer tutoring or for use as a writing reference.

Word Wall - writing sentences using the word wall