Tuesday, June 6, 2017

A - Z....

As I have already mentioned LO is truly enamored of alphabets. So whatever new word I introduce him I say it like 'F is for Fog' and 'W is for Worm' kinda. Now playing alphabets is his/our favorite bedtime game.    
We play alphabet animals, alphabet fruits, alphabet vegetables, alphabet vehicles, alphabet body parts and alphabet country. So just wanted to share you all with our favorite entries in each category. Hope your kids will also enjoy playing this game.
This activity introduces lot of new words for kids, hence enhancing their vocabulary. For many alphas I have listed more than one word, so that you can pick your kids favorite.

Alphabet Body parts

A - arms, ankles
B- bones, brain, bellybutton
C - chin, cheek chest
D- duodenum, 
E - eye, ear, eyebrow, elbow
F - forehead, face, finger, foot
G - gums, 
H - hands, hip, head, hair, heart
I - index finger
J - jaws, 
K - knees, 
L - legs, lips
M - mouth, middle finger
N - nose, neck, nails, 
O- ovary
P - palm
Q - quadriceps
R - ring finger, ribs
S - stomach, shoulders,skin
T - toes, tongue, tummy, teeth, trunck, throat, thigs
U - umbilical cord
V - veins
W - wrist, waist
X - xanthom
Y - yoke
Z- zygote


Please excuse me if your kids ask what is Ovary, Xanthom, Yoke and Zygote!!!! If you could replace with a better word please update in the comments.

Alphabet Fruits

A - Apple, avocado, apricot
B - Banana, blueberries, blackberry
C - Cherry, custard apple, carambola/star fruit, cranberry

D - Dates, Dragon fruit
E - Egg fruit, elderberry
F - Fig
G - Grapes, guavas, gooseberry
H - Honey dew fruit, honey berry,
I - NA
J - Jack, 
K - Kiwi,
L - Lemon, litchi, lime
M - Mango,Melon, mulberry
N - Nectarine,
O - Orange, olive
P - Papaya, pineapple, plum, passion fruit, peach, pear, pomegranate
Q- Quince, 
R - Raspberry
S - Strawberry, sapota, starfruit
T - Tamarind, Tomato,Thimble berry
U - Ugli fruit, 
V - Victoria Plum
W - Watermelon
X - Xigua (Melon)
Y - Yellow squash
Z -
Zucchini

For "NA"s we simply replace with "Don't know" ;) Please update/replace with better fruit names, if any.

Alphabet Vehicles

A - Airplane, AutoRikshaw, Ambulance, ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
B - Bus, bicycle, Boat, Bulldozer, Bullock cart,
C - Car, Crane, 
D - Dump truck, Delivery Truck
E - Excavator, Engine
F - Fire Engine, 
G - Garbage Truck,
H - Helicopter,
I - Ice-cream truck,
J - Jeep, Jet plane, Jam truck,
K - Kayak
L - Lorry, Limousine
M - MotorBike, Monster Car
N - Navy ship
O - Ocean Ship, Oil Tanker
P - Police car, 
Q - Quadbike
R - Rocket, Rikshaw
S - Ship, SUV, Scooter, School bus, Steam Engine
T - Train, Tow Truck, Taxi, 
U - Unicycle
V - Van,
W - Wagon
X - Xebec
Y - Yatch
Z - Zeppelin

LO is crazy about vehicles, and this is his most favorite set of Alphas!

Alphabet Country

This set, my sister thought LO, so he learnt in a jiffy :)

A - America
B - Bhutan
C - Canada
D - Denmark
E - England
F - France
G - Germany
H - Hong Kong
I - India
J - Japan
K - Kenya
L - Libya
M - Malaysia
N - Nepal
O - Oman
P - Pakistan
Q - Qatar
R - Russia
S - Singapore
T - Turkey
U - Uganda
V - Vietnam
W - West Indies
X - NA
Y - Yugoslavia 
Z - Zimbabwe 

Alphabet Animals

A - Ant, Ant Eater, Alligator, 
B - Bumble bee, Bison, Buffalo, Butterfly
C - Cat, Cow, Crickets, Chimpanzee, Camel, Caterpillar
D - Dog, Duck, Dinosaur, Dolphin, Donkey, Dragonfly
E - Elephant, Earwig, Earthworm
F - Fish, Frog, Fox, Firefly, Falcon
G - Goat, Gorilla, Grasshopper, Giraffe,
H - Horse, Hippopotamus, Horsefly, Hummingbird, Hamster, Hyena
I - Iguana, Ice Bear, Io Moth
J - Jackal, Jaguar, Japanese Beetle
K - Kangaroo, Kite, Kingfisher, 
L - Lion, Lamb, Leopard
M - Monkey, Mouse, Monarch Butterfly,
N - Newt, Nightingale
O - Owl, Octopus
P - Peacock, Penguin, Pig, Pony, Pigeon
Q - Quail,
R - Rat, Rhino, Rabbit,
S - Squirrel, Snake, Sparrow, Sea lion,
T - Tiger, Turtle, 
U - Unicorn Beetle,
V - Vulture,
W - Whale, Walrus, 
X - X ray fish,
Y - Yak,
Z - Zebra

OmG!... Animals are innumerable... You can make your own customized list, like one animal name for a letter, with your kids favorite animals... Let kids pick their favorite one when making the list. I have just given more than one for each letter, so that you have handful of options to choose from.

Alphabet Vegetables

A - Ash gaurd, Asparagus
B - Broccoli, Beans, Beetroot
C - Capsicum, Carrot, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Cucumber
D - Drumstick
E - Eggplant
F - Fenugreek Leaves, Fennel
G - Garlic
H - Horseraddish, Horsegram
I - Iceberg Lettuce
J - Jalapeno
K - Kale
L - Lettuce, Ladysfinger
M - Mushroom
N - Neep (a turnip),
O - Onions. Okra
P - Potato, Peas, Pumpkin
Q - Quinoa seed
R - Radish
S - Spinach
T - Tomato
U - Urad bean
V - Velvet bean
W - White gourd, Water chestnut
X - Xerophyte
Y - Yams
Z - Zucchini

I will update the post with downloadable format of these lists so that you can print it and have it on your kids wall.

Happy Parenting!

2 comments:

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