Comments on: ABC books for elementary and beyond https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Johanna @ My Home Tableau https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75778 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75778 I love this idea! I think I might have my 4-year-old make one as a gift for his little brother’s 1st birthday!

]]> By: Victoria https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75775 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75775 That is a fantastic idea! I would have never considered using ABC books beyond my youngest ones.

I can’t wait to see the look on my oldest two’s faces when I tell them they are going to make an ABC book on Coral Reefs tomorrow! =)

http://blog.denschool.com/the-reef-aquarium-mini-encyclopedia-review/

]]> By: Christie https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75770 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75770 Neat ideas for older kids! I have one kid who would love to do her schoolwork like this sometime.

]]> By: Sunita https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75765 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75765 Our improv theater group does a similar scene where two players are given a location and/or subject to discuss and/or a relationship and a letter of the alphabet on which to begin. This is something very suitable for kids and really fun to do with groups. The first person begins the scene with a sentence that starts with that letter. The second person has to respond (in a relevant way) with a sentence that starts with a word using the next letter in the alphabet game. So on an so forth, the two people go back and forth until they come full circle to the letter they started on. It’s extra great if there’s a really story line that develops with beginning, middle, end. The audience has to listen carefully, and if the players make a mistake with the alphabetic volley, then the audience can shout and the players have to correct it.

]]> By: shelli : mamaofletters https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75760 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75760 I LOVE this idea! Thank you! It came at a perfect time as I make plans for this next year.

]]> By: Andrea @ No Doubt Learning https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75759 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75759 Love the About the Author page suggestion – we haven’t done that one yet!

]]> By: Fran https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75758 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75758 Great ideas! This would work well as a kind of yearbook of homeschooling too.

My sister has five children, ages 3-12–this is also a great idea to get all of the kids working on a similar project together. Can’t wait to share this with her! Thanks!

]]> By: Jen @ anothergranolamom https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75757 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75757 I think this is an excellent idea that I intend to use with my history curriculum next year. I hate to always assign research projects or reports, but sometimes have trouble coming up with other ideas. One I used recently that is similar to this is to make an acrostic poem using the first letters of an historical person’s name (Nebuchadnezzar, for example) and making each line be about that person.
Thanks for sharing your ideas!

]]> By: Anna@The DIY Mom https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75756 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75756 I think that is a really cool idea to have kids make their own books this way. it would give them sort of a formula to follow, without telling them exactly what to write. I’ll have to try this with my oldest son sometime.

]]> By: Leslie https://simplehomeschool.net/abc-books/#comment-75754 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=17050#comment-75754 Excellent ideas! The thought never crossed my mind. I’m excited to try it out in the fall!

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