Boxed Set with Lap Books, Matching Small Books, and Sing-Along Songs
Adorable animals help young children master key early language skills!
Rhymes, songs, illustrations, and photos captivate and engage kids in learning.
Real-world photos build oral language and sound/symbol relationships.
Engaging rhymes develop phonemic awareness.
Skills covered include letter recognition and formation, sound/symbol relationships, and oral language vocabulary.
Each book contains a tear-off letter card with embossed letters—ideal for kinesthetic activities!
Includes easy-to-follow parent/teacher guide.
Why is Alphabet Animal Friends essential for early childhood education?
Children’s knowledge of letter names and sounds is a strong predictor of their reading and spelling abilities. Mastering the alphabetic principle is a keystone of early literacy – a primary objective of both preschool instruction and intervention.
How does Alphabet Animal Friends support the Kindergarten Common Core Standards?
These kits were specifically developed to meet the Kindergarten Common Core Reading Standards for Foundational Skills. The standards expect kindergarteners to:
RF.K.1.d: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet
RF.K.3.a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
RF.K.2.a: Recognize and produce rhyming sounds
RF.K.1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print
RF.K.2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.