Letter V

Sound-Loaded Books

Initial V/v Books Author
Becoming Vanessa Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Going to the Volcano Andy Stanton
Here Comes Valentine Cat Deborah Underwood
I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference Mark Shulman
I'm a Zcary Vampire José Carlos Andrés
Let’s Go Visiting Sue Williams
My Voice Is a Trumpet Jimmie Allen
On the First Day of Summer Vacation Tish Rabe
One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote Bonnie Worth
Penguin on Vacation Salina Yoon
The Vegetables We Eat Gail Gibbons
Vampire Bite! Little Bee Books
Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation Barbara deRubertis
Vladimir The Volcano: A Tale of an Unforeseen Eruption Rana Boulos
Vote! Eileen Christelow
Vote For Me! Ben Clanton
Vunce Upon a Time J.otto Seibold
Final v Books Author
Dinosaurs Love Cheese Jackie French
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? Eric Carle
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs Eric Litwin
Let's Go for a Drive! Mo Willems
Love Matt de la Peña
Love is a Truck Amy Novesky
Love Monster Rachel Bright
Move Over, Rover! Karen Beaumont
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Eric Litwin
Sarah and the Big Wave: The True Story of the First Woman to Surf Mavericks Bonnie Tsui

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Activities & Snacks

Activities:

  • Explore volcanoes!  Draw pictures or make paper mache models!
  • Make a van out of a milk carton
  • Make a vest from paper bags 
  • Make a view master out of paper towel rolls then find objects that begin with a /v/ sound
  • Make and mail valentine cards
  • Make visors (kits are available at educational stores).
  • Request a a visit from a guest violinist!
  • Take a vote!
  • Trace the letter ‘v’ with violet finger paint
  • Use your voice!  Can you sound happy?  Can you sound sad?
  • Have a toy vacuum?  Pretend to vacuum up ‘v’ words!

Snacks:

  • Make a van out of graham crackers and frosting
  • Valentine cookies
  • Vanilla wafers
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Vegetable soup
  • Vegetables
  • Make the letter ‘v’ out of pretzels, licorice, sour ropes or veggies!