A is the widely used letter in the world of Alphabets. There are tons of words with A that you can show and tell to your child.
You can certainly start with the easiest ones like Apple, ape, etc. This will definitely come to help as a lot of times, you won’t remember words that you learned while growing up as a kid.
The letter A can be pronounced as ‘Aa’, ‘Ae’, and A like abroad’. Make sure to teach your kid each of these variations.
35 Show and Tell Ideas that Start A
- Apple
- Aunt – Show a picture of your kid’s favorite aunt.
- Ant – Show a picture of an ant or even better if you could show a real ant.
- Annabelle – Not every kid likes creepy things. If your toddler is one of them then you can use only a picture of the famous Annabelle from Annabelle. But if they seem to like these things, then definitely buy them an annabelle doll.
- Airplane
- Army – Get him an army costume and who knows, they might develop some interest in joining the Army someday.
- Answer – The opposite of the word ‘Question’.
- Alphabets – Buy your kid a word puzzle game and show them the letters.
- Armor— Get a knight’s armor costume set for your kid.
- Axe— Bring out an axe from your toolbox to show and tell the name.
- Abroad
- Alarm Clock – It’s better not to use a mobile app. Instead buy him a cute little physical alarm clock and get your kid used to it. Because that’s more effective.
- Academy – Show him pictures of institutions and ask for the synonym.
- Apron – Whenever your child is doing something messy like cooking or playing with colors, make them wear an apron. So, later while playing show and tell letter A for apron, just show him that apron.
- Art
- Astronauts – Show an astronaut costume.
- Animal – Show the Animal Planet channel and ask your kid to name the A word.
- Alien – Show the alien from ET.
- Acne
- Angel – Show angel wings for reference.
- Angle – Time for some geometry. Show different geometric angles and ask your kids to name all the angles.
- Ariel – Show a picture of the famous Disney character, Ariel from The Little Mermaid.
- Adults
- Archery – Old but never out of trend. Get your kids a good archery set for practicing their aim.
- Arrows – Part of Archery Set.
- Aladdin – Show the famous Disney character Aladdin.
- Ankle
- Anklets – Show from your wardrobe. If your kid is a girl, you can get her one too.
- Antenna – You can either show the antenna of insect-like bees, mosquitoes, etc. or you can show the antenna or a vintage radio or television set. But pick one at a time, so that your kids don’t get confused.
- Area
- Airpod
- Armchair – Show an armchair from your home furniture.
- Animation – Show different animated cartoons and characters like The Little Mermaid, How to Train Your Dragon, Snow White and etc.
- Accident – Hope that you never have to experience a big accident to show and tell letter A. But explain little things like your kid falling down or breaking a glass as an accident.
- Abracadabra – Act like you are performing magic. Dress likewise, and move a stick around something while asking your kid to say the magical word.
Final Words
This list is definitely not exhaustive. Use your own imagination and you will find a lot of different words that you can show and tell your child. Make sure to pronounce the words clearly so your kid doesn’t get confused.