Get ready for a yummy tale! This fun story chronicles lunchtime at Grandma's with a very special alphabet soup. The noodles create simple words for children to blend and read. Appropriate for preschool and kindergarten, children will gain practice with foundational phonological and phonemic awareness skills as well as phonics as they identify rhyming words, blend sounds to make words, and blend letters to read words.
This tale also features synonyms for yummy soup with opportunities to expand children's vocabulary. Words such as scrumptious, mouthwatering, and delectable are included for a treat. Take the story a step further and try your own alphabet soup for a fun and delicious literacy activity!
Meet the Author
Author Kathy Smith is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher with a passion for creating engaging learning experiences for students. She has also served as a literacy specialist for a national service program where she coached and trained reading tutors in public schools. Kathy especially loves to dance and create music for children, and you can find her latest music videos on the Beatbox Beats YouTube channel.
Kathy loves tomato-based soups, and she is on a worthy mission to help every early childhood and elementary teacher become a published author.
