ABC Party!

At the end of our ABC introduction we celebrate by throwing an ABC Party! We get into the "party mood" by popping balloons to find the surprise inside - letters of the alphabet. Of course Dr. Jean's, "Who Let the Letters Out?" really gets the party started!!

Getting ready to pop the balloons and "let the letters out".

Whatever works!

Fun!

Look what was inside! LETTERS! Each child matched their letter to the matching letter in the pocket chart. Later, we used these to make a class book, "Who Let the Letters Out?".

Look at that face!

Afterwards, we divided into small groups. This group is decorating the letter that matched the one in their balloon.

These guys are playing with Sticks and Curves blocks, reading/retelling Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Rainbow Writing letters on a chart tablet.

Retelling the story....

This group is making their Chicka Bottles by adding a coconut tree, beads and the letters in their name.

My neighbor's class popping their balloons.

Mrs. Armstrong's kids enjoyed their party as much as we did!

I thought this was a great idea! Mrs. Armstrong's kids were sorting Alpha Bits cereal on an ABC mat.  I'll definitely do this next year.

Mrs. Armstrong's kids decorating their letters.

Our decorated ABC's on display.

Mrs. Armstrong had a couple of  timid guys when it came to popping the balloon.

C-cotton, G-gum wrapper, F-feet stickers, etc. Looks great!