Learning Outcomes
The story begins by showing children how to form uppercase and lowercase A.
This sets the stage for a child to hear a story where words that begin with the sound of A as in apple are the star of the show.
Listening to the story, a child begins to associate the letter A with the first sounds in words like astronaut, Allosaurus, and apple.
The video is an ideal way to help children to connect the letter A to one of its most important sounds.
Following The Story
- Take a huge sheet of drawing paper and write the letter A, in uppercase and lowercase, in the middle of the page.
- Then think of words that begin with the letter A. You can start with Allosaurus, astronaut, and apple if you want.
- You and your child can then draw pictures of the words you like best.
- Afterward, you might make up your own story that stars the letter A using your own pictures to spark the tale.
Story Description
Introducing an absolutely awesome way to learn the about the letter A!
It’s an animated story and all the most important words in the story begin with, you guessed it, the letter A!
It seems there is an astronaut who has a magical Allosaurus dinosaur that can turn into a spaceship!
There is also a very special apple named Apple A!
After the story ends, you’re challenged to name all the A words you found in the story.
Full Story Text
Now we’re gonna hear a story with words which start with A.
A line here, a line here, and then across.
That is the uppercase A.
A circle and then a line down like this.
That is lowercase a.
It is the start of the A, B, C.
Some words start with the letter A are . . .
apple,
astronaut,
Allosaurus.
We are gonna hear a story.
Once upon a time, the astronaut had this Allosaurus dinosaur,
and the Allosaurus turned into a spaceship.
Apple A was sitting in the spaceship.
Then the astronaut went in the spaceship with still Apple A in it.
Then Apple A made the picture of outer space.
Apple A went on the backseat.
They went to Atlanta!
The end.
A.
What A words did you find in the story?
