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B is for Boots b is for boots
Circle the boot that should come next in each row.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter B . Say the letter as you trace it. How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the sound the letter B makes in the word boots ?
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butterdishes
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The other day, I met a bear, With cowboy boots, a dandy pair! The other day, I met a bear, With cowboy boots, a dandy pair!
bugs
Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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books
Make a baseball bat by rolling an entire newspaper lengthwise. Then, cover the “bat” with masking tape. Make a ball by crumpling up one sheet of newspaper and covering it with masking tape. Play ball! Make a Baseball Bat and Ball
With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that begin with the same sound as the letter B in boots . Letter Identification
Point to the number 5 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play
Look at the weather forecast in the newspaper. Based on that forecast, talk about what clothes you both should wear. Do you need boots today? Boot Weather
Draw a stick figure to represent your child. (You can glue a small photo of your child’s face onto the figure.) Then, go through the newspaper with your child and cut out pictures of clothing. Let your child choose which clothes the figure will wear. Dress for Weather
Have your child check the weather forecast in today’s newspaper. Cut out the symbols that show what weather is predicted. Your child can use the symbols to give a weather report to the family. Weather Reporter
B Colors
Talk about colors whose names begin with the letter B (like blue, black, and brown). Search the newspaper for colors, and tell your child the name of each one. Then, ask your child if the name of that color starts with the sound the letter B makes.
© Vicki Whiting April 2026
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