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The Library's Literacy Program
Alphabet Food

Find print everywhere. Play with words and letters.
PLAY
Alphabet Food
Letters are everywhere, even in our food! Explore letters when you eat by having alphabet soup or making letters out of cookie dough. You can even make magic letters on your child’s toast: use a small brush to write a letter with milk on a piece of bread. Toast the bread and the letter will magically appear!
SING
The Alphabet Song Backwards and Forwards
A-B-C-D-E-F-G, H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P, Q-R-S, T-U-V, W-X-Y-Z.
Now I know my ABC’s,
Next time sing them backwards with me.
Z-Y-X-W-V-U-T, S-R-Q-P-O-N-M, L-K-J, I-H-G, F-E-D, C-B-A.
Now I’ve said my ZYX’s,
Bet that’s not what you expected!
JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY
Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.
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