Writing the ABC's on Little Hearts

My two little learners have been utterly enchanted to be traveling along the Utterly Lovely Alphabet Path. They are greatly enjoying their letter studies and look forward to each day's activities. Kateri is forever asking questions like, What letter are we on? Are we still on D week? What letter comes next? Eliza is enamored with the alphabet and the beginning sounds of words and is forever singing her own ever-changing song, A is for apple, B is for bear, C is for kitty cat, D is for Dad... I decided it would be wise to capitalize on all of this Alphabet Enthusiasm and use the letter of the week as an opportunity to teach good habits and attitudes. I thought if I could come up with one word or phrase for each letter we could learn a lot over the course of the alphabet. I figured they would be captivated with anything Alphabet, and sure to remember it, and I was right.

We of course would need visuals to go along with the concepts, so I asked one of my trusty resident artists to help me out. Lydia has Graciously agreed to provide a coloring page for each of the letters of the alphabet, illustrating the habit or attitude or virtue we are trying to teach. She has completed the first six coloring pictures, and my very dear husband has formatted them very nicely for easy download and printing.

The little girls are delighted with the pages and excited to be learning new things, and they love to repeat them as I anticipated. Each week we will introduce a new concept, and keep reviewing the previous ones as well. We talk about the picture and discuss other examples of the idea portrayed.

So far we have:  A is for Always Ask, showing a girl asking permission to have an apple, B is for Be a Blessing, showing a boy taking a cake to a neighbor, C is for Compassion, showing a girl offering a drink to her sick brother, D is for Do your Duty, showing a boy doing his sweeping chore, E is for Eat nicely, showing a girl at table, and F is for Friendly, showing a boy inviting another to come and play.

 

So far it is going very well with my little girls. Just tonight Kateri asked Josiah for a drink and as he poured it for her she said, You're being a good boy, Jo Jo, showing compassion. :-) I also thought of reading picture books that go along with each letter, such as Flower Garden for B, in which a girl and her father prepare a birthday surprise for the mother. For C I thought of Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs or The Trees of the Dancing Goats, and perhaps Shirley Hughes' Alfie Lends a Hand for F. I'm just browsing my picture book shelves looking for stories that provide more examples of the idea we are focusing on for the week that little ones can understand.

I would like to Be a Blessing and share these coloring pages with you. I would also like to express my Gratitude to Lydia, who has drawn some very sweet pictures, and to Michael, my dedicated Tech Support. We hope to have more letters up next week. Happy coloring!

 Download Alphabet Coloring Pages A-F

Comments

[Dina]

Thank you, Kimberlee, for sharing. I have a little one learning her letters too! this is perfect!

[Heather - Doodle Acres]

I continue to live in awe of your creative genius and particularly your energy level. Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing...

[Barbara]

Those are darling, Kimberlee. Thank you for sharing!

[Shelly]

Thank you Kimberlee for sharing and Lydia for sharing your God-given talents in these wonderful pages to go along with the alphabet path!!

printing as i type....

;)

[Suzanne Temple]

I love this idea! These are terrific! Thank you, Kimberlee and family for Bb, being a blessing to all of us!

[meredith]

Just precious Lydia, thank you so much! Sean-Paul is going to love these :) Kimberlee, your generosity is a model of grace and beauty for us all, God bless you :) Hugs to those little alphabet cuties!!

[Cay]

These are beautiful, Kimberlee.
Thank you so much for sharing. :-)

[Tara De Lucia]

These are great! Thank you so much!!!

[Yvonne]

Thank you so much Lydia and Kimberlee, may God bless you as much as you bless us.

[Renee]

What a blessing indeed, thank you!!

[Kathy]

Thank You all for sharing your hard work. My five year old will love these and so will I!

[Cheryl]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[Susie]

We are also learning along the Alphabet Path! We are currently on C week, so we will be able to use these in the weeks to come. Thank you SO much for sharing! Such creativity - both you and the artist!

[Jessica]

Oh! What a wonderful idea!! We have just finished up "F" week here, but I am still going to print these out for my girls to work on. Thank you and thank you Lydia!!

[Kelly B.]

Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful coloring pages! My youngest daughter is learning her letters and this will be a wonderful addition to her week. God Bless you and your lovely family.

[Mary Beth]

What a great idea and a talented daughter you have! I am sure many families will be blessed by your sharing. I love seeing pictures of your family, as we also have a daughter with Down syndrome. God bless you all!

[Gae]

Dear Kimberly,
Thank you for the sharing of these. They will be so usefull for us on our Alphabet path, as we are going through mcuh slower than other families.
How beautiful, gentle and Godly your family life seems
God Bless

[Trish]

Fabulous! Thanks so much! Lydia should look into publishing a coloring book! Thank you so much to all that made this possible. What a lovely use of your talents! I have 8 kids and at the time I have 2 little girls learning the alphabet. Just got our amazon package today of books suggested by The Alphabet Path. We are pretty excited. Nice to be able to follow another family online learning the same thing. Oh and we have a daughter named Lydia. I only hope she is half as talented as your Lydia. God bless. Trish

[Lydia]

Dear ladies,
Thank you for your kind comments. I am happy to share my pictures. I am glad you like them
Love, Lydia

[June Bartos]

Thank so much for these pages! Can't wait for the rest of the alphabet!

[Amy Caroline]

Thank you so much! I can't wait to add these into our week!

[Jennifer]

My dd is loving these. What a blessing- thanks for sharing!!

[amy]

Thank you so much! I will add these now!

[Lenetta @ Nettacow]

What a gift! I linked to these (and the G-J version) on my weekly roundup, post is under my name. My Goose isn't quite old enough to get the concept, but it won't be long! Thank you so much!!

[Kira]

Hello!
I was printing out our the alphabet pages but couldn't find letters P-Z ? Do you have those too? Am I just overlooking them?
Thank you! You have a wonderful blog.
Kira

[Lisa Horton]

I would love to have the remaining letters. I have all up to the letter T. I want to use these for mt Sunday school class. I teach kindergarten. These are such wonderful lessons to teach. Thank you, Lisa

[ViolinMama]

THANK YOU!!! WOW!! THANK YOU!!!