Both kids and adults will love this healthy, creamy tomato soup with a spoonful of playful alphabet letters. Serve this tomato soup all on its own, or with classic grilled cheese.
Use this Alphabet Soup game to work on letter recognition with a fun, hands-on matching letters activity with magnets. Grab free printable!
A few weeks ago I welcome my first guest blogger to MiniMatisse, Mark Rode. His Paper Dinosaur Sculptures are adoreable, be sure to check them out. Today I'm honored to present you with an Art Teacher I have admired for years. Lauralee Chambers has been an Art Educator for 25 years in Westchester, New York. She teaches over 900 students, 6 sections a day at two different schools with a total of 36 sections in a 6 day cycle. Yep, you read that all right. This woman is a rockstar! Lauralee not only teaches to the masses but also shares, shares, shares on her Instagram, @2art.chambers and on her Pinterest account, Lauralee Chambers. This is how I recently saw Larualee's latest and greatest lesson, Alphabet Soup. She was happy to share with us the process of this adoreable project right here on MiniMatisse. Lauralee writes: I have 6 sections of first grade and our classes are 45 minutes every 6 days. I begin this project by telling them that “I know first graders are alphabet experts” and ask them to recite the alphabet to me. I ask them if they know any alphabet books and I tell them that I have been collecting alphabet books for a very long time because I love letters! I share some books in my collection and show them my other assortment of letters objects that I have including my alphabet necklace. I also created a smart board document with many, many images of letters on things, with the last slide being a bowl of alphabet soup. Day One: Materials: 9x12 white drawing paper 90lb, or other for painting, with a pre-drawn pencil circle outline Oil Pastels Alphabet letter sheet visuals on tables to help them remember Process: After looking at many alphabet visuals and resources, teacher will demo how to draw letters of the alphabet in the circle (bowl) by pressing VERY HARD to put oil pastels down onto the paper. If not done thick enough, soup will cover their letters! I show students how to scatter their letters, rather than putting them in a line like they do for writing. They can go ANYWHERE, upside down, sideways, etc. Rotate the paper for each letter trying to keep them all large enough and thick enough. Colors should be repeated and if there is too much white space left after doing each letter of the alphabet, I have them hide their names in the bowl! Day Two: Materials: Liquid watercolor: I mix up a batch of broth color using yellow and orange and pour into containers for each table to share. This will wash over the letters from last class. Going outside of the lines is fine because teacher will cut circles out so they stay round! This should not take long. Put these away on drying rack and start plaid background “tablecloths”. 12x18 white drawing paper with a larger circle, pre-drawn with sharpie. I traced these circles over to one side of the paper. (This is where they will glue down their soup in next class, as flat and centered as possible.) Water based markers Water containers paint brushes, I like size 10 or 12 The Process: Add any needed letters, prep for painting, demo washing broth over letters quickly in long strokes. Put these away on drying rack and begin plaid backgrounds. Each student has 12X18 with a sharpie circle. Gather them around to demo a plaid pattern of vertical and horizontal lines leaving spaces between lines as you wish. I ask them to choose 3 or 4 colors that work well together. Students will need directions on how to JUMP over the soup bowl and continue their line on the other side. A bit challenging for some, but the irregularities add charm! Once drawn, students take a paint brush dip, and wipe, in water and trace/drag over the marker lines. Some chose to trace only over the vertical lines, others did all. Lots of options. Put on the drying rack. Don’t forget names on the back! Day Three: Materials: Soft black vine charcoal broken into small pieces Off white paper or tag board, cut to the size of a folded napkin Glue sticks Plastic metal imitation spoons Glue gun for teacher use Plastic alphabet beads, stickers (optional)-- The beads the photos are from Roylco Process: Everything comes together. Students glue their already cut out soup circle into the center of the larger circle and then glue down their napkin paper. Teacher demos the placement of shading. Students apply charcoal to the bottom and one side of the napkin and run along that line with a finger to soften or blur. Also apply charcoal around side and bottom half of the sharpie circle and smear with finger. Teacher will glue on spoons with hot glue. Before the shadow is added: After the shadow is added: Lauralee writes: The focus of this lesson combines literacy and letter formation/identification with an understanding of mixed media, using more than one art material in a lesson to create something that looks like real life objects. This lesson is truely a treasure! I adore the end result. I want to thank Lauralee Chambers for sharing and celebrating on her Instagram so often. A special thank you for being a guest blogger for MiniMatisse. It was so great to learn the process. For more on the happenings of Chambers classroom visit her Instagram or email her at, [email protected]
Whole group literacy activity and more with this alphabet soup themed preschool lesson plan. Letter letters, cook, and create great art too!
Packed with a medley of vegetables and tender pasta, all swimming in a tomato and herb-kissed broth, this soup is comforting, nourishing, and oh-so-fun to eat.
Do you remember eating alphabet pasta as a child? It was a fun way to learn the alphabet while enjoying a bowl of warm soup. Well, why should kids have all the fun? My Grown-Up Alphabet Pasta is a fun and modern take one the childhood classic. Made with chicken broth, garlic, shallot, and butter, finished with a generous sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano, it is a warm and cozy delight with every bite, And the best part? You can make it gluten-free by using orzo instead of the traditional alphabet pasta, so everyone can enjoy it!
A fun, hands-on early literacy activity to help your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet.
Looking for fun Alphabet Worksheets and Activities for Preschool or kindergarten? Hands-on, fine motor filled and fun ways to form, trace and build letters.
A few weeks ago I welcome my first guest blogger to MiniMatisse, Mark Rode . His Paper Dinosaur Sculptures are adoreable, be sure to...
Use this Alphabet Soup game to work on letter recognition with a fun, hands-on matching letters activity with magnets. Grab free printable!
A few weeks ago I welcome my first guest blogger to MiniMatisse, Mark Rode. His Paper Dinosaur Sculptures are adoreable, be sure to check them out. Today I'm honored to present you with an Art Teacher I have admired for years. Lauralee Chambers has been an Art Educator for 25 years in Westchester, New York. She teaches over 900 students, 6 sections a day at two different schools with a total of 36 sections in a 6 day cycle. Yep, you read that all right. This woman is a rockstar! Lauralee not only teaches to the masses but also shares, shares, shares on her Instagram, @2art.chambers and on her Pinterest account, Lauralee Chambers. This is how I recently saw Larualee's latest and greatest lesson, Alphabet Soup. She was happy to share with us the process of this adoreable project right here on MiniMatisse. Lauralee writes: I have 6 sections of first grade and our classes are 45 minutes every 6 days. I begin this project by telling them that “I know first graders are alphabet experts” and ask them to recite the alphabet to me. I ask them if they know any alphabet books and I tell them that I have been collecting alphabet books for a very long time because I love letters! I share some books in my collection and show them my other assortment of letters objects that I have including my alphabet necklace. I also created a smart board document with many, many images of letters on things, with the last slide being a bowl of alphabet soup. Day One: Materials: 9x12 white drawing paper 90lb, or other for painting, with a pre-drawn pencil circle outline Oil Pastels Alphabet letter sheet visuals on tables to help them remember Process: After looking at many alphabet visuals and resources, teacher will demo how to draw letters of the alphabet in the circle (bowl) by pressing VERY HARD to put oil pastels down onto the paper. If not done thick enough, soup will cover their letters! I show students how to scatter their letters, rather than putting them in a line like they do for writing. They can go ANYWHERE, upside down, sideways, etc. Rotate the paper for each letter trying to keep them all large enough and thick enough. Colors should be repeated and if there is too much white space left after doing each letter of the alphabet, I have them hide their names in the bowl! Day Two: Materials: Liquid watercolor: I mix up a batch of broth color using yellow and orange and pour into containers for each table to share. This will wash over the letters from last class. Going outside of the lines is fine because teacher will cut circles out so they stay round! This should not take long. Put these away on drying rack and start plaid background “tablecloths”. 12x18 white drawing paper with a larger circle, pre-drawn with sharpie. I traced these circles over to one side of the paper. (This is where they will glue down their soup in next class, as flat and centered as possible.) Water based markers Water containers paint brushes, I like size 10 or 12 The Process: Add any needed letters, prep for painting, demo washing broth over letters quickly in long strokes. Put these away on drying rack and begin plaid backgrounds. Each student has 12X18 with a sharpie circle. Gather them around to demo a plaid pattern of vertical and horizontal lines leaving spaces between lines as you wish. I ask them to choose 3 or 4 colors that work well together. Students will need directions on how to JUMP over the soup bowl and continue their line on the other side. A bit challenging for some, but the irregularities add charm! Once drawn, students take a paint brush dip, and wipe, in water and trace/drag over the marker lines. Some chose to trace only over the vertical lines, others did all. Lots of options. Put on the drying rack. Don’t forget names on the back! Day Three: Materials: Soft black vine charcoal broken into small pieces Off white paper or tag board, cut to the size of a folded napkin Glue sticks Plastic metal imitation spoons Glue gun for teacher use Plastic alphabet beads, stickers (optional)-- The beads the photos are from Roylco Process: Everything comes together. Students glue their already cut out soup circle into the center of the larger circle and then glue down their napkin paper. Teacher demos the placement of shading. Students apply charcoal to the bottom and one side of the napkin and run along that line with a finger to soften or blur. Also apply charcoal around side and bottom half of the sharpie circle and smear with finger. Teacher will glue on spoons with hot glue. Before the shadow is added: After the shadow is added: Lauralee writes: The focus of this lesson combines literacy and letter formation/identification with an understanding of mixed media, using more than one art material in a lesson to create something that looks like real life objects. This lesson is truely a treasure! I adore the end result. I want to thank Lauralee Chambers for sharing and celebrating on her Instagram so often. A special thank you for being a guest blogger for MiniMatisse. It was so great to learn the process. For more on the happenings of Chambers classroom visit her Instagram or email her at, [email protected]
Suzy Ultman A to Z Menagerie is a multisensory alphabet book unlike any other. This unique reading experience features a die-cut letter to trace and a satisfying pull-tab reveal for each letter of the alphabet. Each page is filled with diverse and colorfully illustrated first words to find and identify. • Teaches young readers hand-eye coordination, prediction skills, and rich vocabulary• Interactive experience of pulling tabs helps reinforce your little one's journey to learning the ABCs• Filled with charming and playful illustrations by Suzy Ultman This powerful learning tool not only allows concepts to be touched and experienced, but it also features a wide range of vocabulary words. First words include "challah," "curry," "kabob," "macaroons," "miso soup," "taco," and "udon." • A wonderful gift for parents and grandparents looking for an introduction to the ABCs for their baby, early childhood educators, and anyone who appreciates good design• Functions like a flash card and a guessing game: the central oversize letter is recessed beneath a die-cut, inviting readers to trace its shape before pulling the tab to discover the reveal• Great for fans of the TouchThinkLearn series by Xavier Deneux, Baby's First Eames by Julie Merberg, and Montessori: Letter Work by Bobby George
I'm so excited to share my latest book with you! I'm pleased to introduce Alphabet Soup!! Here is the back cover of the book! If you're wondering what the text at the top of the back cover says, it reads: Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts introduces Alphabet Soup. Build your own personalized projects with letters and numbers cut with Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, all with no Y seams! This book includes full color directions for all letters of the alphabet, numbers 0 to 9, coloring pages, full size templates, and eight projects that you can make with the personalized blocks of your choice. Projects include:Letter & Number Tiles for Banners + Frames, Monogram Pillow, Table Runner, Signs, Baby Quilt, & Tote Bag. The possibilities of what you can make with Alphabet Soup are endless! -- Here are 3 table runners. You can make personalized Table Runners with any words, even names. Behind the scenes of getting that photo as captured by my husband. Numbers are also included in Alphabet Soup! Here's a wall sign hanging on Ackfeld Wire that features our wedding date. The book includes 20+ word options to make your own personalized baby quilt. This was quilted by Teresa Silva of Quilting is My Bliss. A tote bag! I recommend making this using Lazy Girl Designs Dreamy Fusible Fleece & Face It Soft fusible interfacing. Photographing babies was a new adventure for me. Most of the time he just wanted to show me the back of the number 8. Dane spent more time looking at his mom than he did looking at the camera, as babies tend to do. Here is Dane with all the pillows and the banner above him. He really is always a happy baby whenever I see him! My brother Brad snapped these "first day of school" photos of Aliyah and Elijah. I love these kids SO much and can't believe how grown up they are! I love how these letter tiles look on Ackfeld Wire stands & frames. Make a set of Monogram Pillows to spell words or names. Angela Walters got really creative with the quilting on this JOY table runner. I even made a set of QUILT pillows for my couch! I used ByAnnie's Soft & Stable® in place of batting on the tiles, & I love how it well it works to support the tiles when I make banners with them. Behind the scenes of shooting some images for inside the book & social media: The quilting on this table runner by Angela is amazing!! There's so much that you can make with Alphabet Soup. There's everything from A... ...to Z! Alphabet Soup uses the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, and there's no Y seams!!! The book is printed in full color + full size templates are included in the book if you don't have the rulers. Books are expected to ship to local & online quilt shops in late May. I can't wait to see what you make with Alphabet Soup! Be sure to share photos on social media using the hashtag #JaybirdAlphabet. Also, Bonus Blocks for the book are available, too! Fill out your information below to receive the bonus blocks via email. © Blog post written by Julie Herman For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
It's pretty safe to say that most kids love Disney. From their amazing musical numbers, to their enchanting princesses, what's not to love? With your kiddos most likely being cooped up at home right now,
Alphabet Soup DIAGONAL GRID WHITE Alphabets and sweet images are surrounded with primary colored coordinates for extraordinary projects that will delight the little ones. Sold by the yard 100% Cotton quilt shop Quality Machine wash tumble dry low.
A few weeks ago I welcome my first guest blogger to MiniMatisse, Mark Rode. His Paper Dinosaur Sculptures are adoreable, be sure to check them out. Today I'm honored to present you with an Art Teacher I have admired for years. Lauralee Chambers has been an Art Educator for 25 years in Westchester, New York. She teaches over 900 students, 6 sections a day at two different schools with a total of 36 sections in a 6 day cycle. Yep, you read that all right. This woman is a rockstar! Lauralee not only teaches to the masses but also shares, shares, shares on her Instagram, @2art.chambers and on her Pinterest account, Lauralee Chambers. This is how I recently saw Larualee's latest and greatest lesson, Alphabet Soup. She was happy to share with us the process of this adoreable project right here on MiniMatisse. Lauralee writes: I have 6 sections of first grade and our classes are 45 minutes every 6 days. I begin this project by telling them that “I know first graders are alphabet experts” and ask them to recite the alphabet to me. I ask them if they know any alphabet books and I tell them that I have been collecting alphabet books for a very long time because I love letters! I share some books in my collection and show them my other assortment of letters objects that I have including my alphabet necklace. I also created a smart board document with many, many images of letters on things, with the last slide being a bowl of alphabet soup. Day One: Materials: 9x12 white drawing paper 90lb, or other for painting, with a pre-drawn pencil circle outline Oil Pastels Alphabet letter sheet visuals on tables to help them remember Process: After looking at many alphabet visuals and resources, teacher will demo how to draw letters of the alphabet in the circle (bowl) by pressing VERY HARD to put oil pastels down onto the paper. If not done thick enough, soup will cover their letters! I show students how to scatter their letters, rather than putting them in a line like they do for writing. They can go ANYWHERE, upside down, sideways, etc. Rotate the paper for each letter trying to keep them all large enough and thick enough. Colors should be repeated and if there is too much white space left after doing each letter of the alphabet, I have them hide their names in the bowl! Day Two: Materials: Liquid watercolor: I mix up a batch of broth color using yellow and orange and pour into containers for each table to share. This will wash over the letters from last class. Going outside of the lines is fine because teacher will cut circles out so they stay round! This should not take long. Put these away on drying rack and start plaid background “tablecloths”. 12x18 white drawing paper with a larger circle, pre-drawn with sharpie. I traced these circles over to one side of the paper. (This is where they will glue down their soup in next class, as flat and centered as possible.) Water based markers Water containers paint brushes, I like size 10 or 12 The Process: Add any needed letters, prep for painting, demo washing broth over letters quickly in long strokes. Put these away on drying rack and begin plaid backgrounds. Each student has 12X18 with a sharpie circle. Gather them around to demo a plaid pattern of vertical and horizontal lines leaving spaces between lines as you wish. I ask them to choose 3 or 4 colors that work well together. Students will need directions on how to JUMP over the soup bowl and continue their line on the other side. A bit challenging for some, but the irregularities add charm! Once drawn, students take a paint brush dip, and wipe, in water and trace/drag over the marker lines. Some chose to trace only over the vertical lines, others did all. Lots of options. Put on the drying rack. Don’t forget names on the back! Day Three: Materials: Soft black vine charcoal broken into small pieces Off white paper or tag board, cut to the size of a folded napkin Glue sticks Plastic metal imitation spoons Glue gun for teacher use Plastic alphabet beads, stickers (optional)-- The beads the photos are from Roylco Process: Everything comes together. Students glue their already cut out soup circle into the center of the larger circle and then glue down their napkin paper. Teacher demos the placement of shading. Students apply charcoal to the bottom and one side of the napkin and run along that line with a finger to soften or blur. Also apply charcoal around side and bottom half of the sharpie circle and smear with finger. Teacher will glue on spoons with hot glue. Before the shadow is added: After the shadow is added: Lauralee writes: The focus of this lesson combines literacy and letter formation/identification with an understanding of mixed media, using more than one art material in a lesson to create something that looks like real life objects. This lesson is truely a treasure! I adore the end result. I want to thank Lauralee Chambers for sharing and celebrating on her Instagram so often. A special thank you for being a guest blogger for MiniMatisse. It was so great to learn the process. For more on the happenings of Chambers classroom visit her Instagram or email her at, [email protected]
Lego letters use Duplo Alphabet Mats to practice building & tracing letters A-Z. Lego alphabet letters printable is fun for all ages!
I'll wager an alphabet that this one pot homemade chicken noodle alphabet soup is a hit with kids and adults alike. It's a quick, tasty, and fun recipe.
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1) Alphabet Soup Kitchen : We love themed tubs and this one did not disappoint. Make "alphabet soup" in the tub. Identify the lett...
I hope that you’ve been enjoying Alphabet Soup! I've got an alternate version to the Alphabet Soup Block "I" that I made available as a free bonus block for the book. I'm working on some Alphabet Soup projects of my own this summer. While I was planning them out I found that I wasn't loving the letter "I" as I had designed it for the book. When I saw the "I" on pillows or letter tiles I wanted it to have the baseline and the cap height serif. You can see the new "I" here in the first row & the original "I" from Alphabet Soup in the second row. I still really like the original "I" in words when it's used in quilts & table runners. I'm really happy with how it looks in this quilt that I made using the Alphabet Soup book. And now I'm loving how the new Alternate Block I looks when it's used for pillows, letter tiles, & tote bags. Fill out your information below to receive the bonus blocks via email. © Blog post written by Julie Herman For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
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Use letter activities like alphabet collages or letter mats to help kids learn letter recognition and to reinforce letter-sound associations. Here are over 200 material ideas that you can use for your
My daughter is very passionate about books. She loves to read stories & she loves to make up stories of her own. She used to ask me to write her stories as she told them, but recently, she has been wanting to write down her own words. She composes her stories and asks me to […]
Cute, printable Letter Recognition Worksheets are a great way for kids to practice their ABCs. Each page from A to Z has a different theme!
Heinz Alphabetti and Numberetti 1. spaghetti letter A, 2. spaghetti letter B, 3. spaghetti letter C, 4. spaghetti letter D, 5. spaghetti letter E, 6. spaghetti letter F, 7. spaghetti letter G, 8. spaghetti letter H, 9. spaghetti letter I, 10. spaghetti letter J, 11. spaghetti letter K, 12. spaghetti letter L, 13. spaghetti letter M, 14. spaghetti letter N, 15. spaghetti letter O, 16. spaghetti letter P, 17. spaghetti letter Q, 18. spaghetti letter R, 19. spaghetti letter S, 20. spaghetti letter T, 21. spaghetti letter U, 22. spaghetti letter V, 23. spaghetti letter W, 24. spaghetti letter X, 25. spaghetti letter Y, 26. spaghetti letter Z, 27. spaghetti number 0, 28. spaghetti number 1, 29. spaghetti number 2, 30. spaghetti number 3, 31. spaghetti number 4, 32. spaghetti number 5, 33. spaghetti number 6, 34. spaghetti number 7, 35. spaghetti number 8, 36. spaghetti number 9 Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
30+ awesome ways to teach the alphabet to preschoolers that are easy and fun. Free printables included!
