Alphabet Box

This has been a work in progress, I first learned about the alphabet box from Counting Coconuts Blog Post, and started collecting little trinkets to use in my own.  I found the box with drawers at Wal-Mart, and went from there.  I have collected the trinkets a variety of ways, sales, yard sales, around the house, etc.  I also took a suggestion from another blog and bought a trinket grab bag from HighPie on etsy for about $5.  (This was sort of a gamble, as I was only able to use maybe half of what I received, but she has a wide variety of trinket items, and some you can by specifically and know what you are getting).  I am still in need of a few things for a few letters, but for the most part, it’s complete and ready to start  using!

I stamped the letters on the front in blue/red to coordinate with the Montessori Moveable Alphabet.  I also purchased a Moveable Alphabet Kit from The Montessori Print Shop, which I will laminate and place in each box.  This kit also includes some pictures, so it will also help supplement my collection (but I like to have as many 3D objects as I can find, with a minimum of 3!).
So here is what I have in each box -

A – airplane, anchor, ant, apple

B – balloon, button, baseball, bat, beetle, butterfly

C – cherries, crab, cap, chick, candy cane, carrot

D – drink, dime, dinosaur, doughnut, dolphin

E – Eskimo, elephant, egg, egg

F – fairy, French fries, flag, fly, fork, flower, fish

G –guitar, giraffe, glasses, globe, gift

H – hula, helicopter, hand, hamburger, hat, horn

I – igloo, ice cream, iguana

J – jack, jewel

K – key, kettle, knife

L – leaf, lion, ladybug, light, lemon, lizard

M – mitt, mallet, money, motorcycle

N – nine, nickel (not pictured – nail, nut)

O – ostrich, ornament, orca, octopus

P – Penguin, pliers, peppermint, penny, poinsettia, pear, pumpkin

Q - quarter

R – rabbit, rhino, ray, reindeer, ribbon, racquet

S – spider, sleigh, seal, strawberry, slipper(sandal), shell, saxophone, snake, sneakers (shoe)

T – tiki, trumpet, toothpaste, turtle, train

U – Umbrella, unicorn


V - van

W – whale, walrus, watermelon, wolves

X – fox

Y – yo-yo, yarn, yellow

Z – zipper, zero, zebra

We have these tactile letters, they are made on a thick paper, so they are not as sturdy at the wooden sand paper letters, but very functional, and affordable for home use.  We also have the Trixie and Troy Letter Trace, but I’m not as fond of these ones.

For more information about Alphabet Boxes visit this post at Living Montessori Now!