Letter of the Week Box

Step 1: Find a sturdy cardboard box or an unused storage bin. It doesn't have to be very big, the size of a shoebox or slightly bigger. Make construction paper signs with the letter of the week in uppercase and lowercase letters on the top and/or sides of the box.

Step 2: Fill the box with toys, pictures, and household items that begin with that letter. For example, for letter A fill the box with an apple, a toy airplane, a picture of your child's favorite aunt, an alligator, an apron, and any other items you find around your home that begin with a. Write each A word with a marker on an index card an place in box with items.

Step 3: Bring the box out with your child and explain that this is an A box and everything inside begins with the letter A. Show the letter A on the outside of the box. Then say, "Big A, little a, what begins with a?" Pull out an item and its corresponding card and say, "Apron begins with A! A-A-Apron." Let your child play with the item and go on to the next one.