Sports A-Z

Diehl, D. (2007). Sports A-Z. Illus. David Diehl. New York, New York: Larks Books, Inc.

Annotation: This is an alphabet book that goes through the alphabet using different terms for sports for each letter. For example, for "Z" they have hockey illustration with the word zamboni.

Genre: Alphabet children's book

Grade Level: Pre-K- K

Readings who would like this: This would be a great book for parents to have, especially if they have a little boy. They can help them learn the alphabet and different words in the alphabet by reading this book.

Rating/Response: I give this book a 4. I think it is awesome to see a children's book more directed towards boys. I think the illustrations are awesome as well.

Question: Do you know your ABC's?

Reading Strategy:
a) Tompkins, #25 (literacy center)
b) I think the making words literacy center would be great. Children create certain words based on a particular spelling pattern that the teacher decides to have.
c) This would pair great to have students take different letters of the alphabet to create words. The teacher could work on A-F one day or whatever and have students create words using those letters.