"One day a cat..." A Moveable Alphabet Saga

Part 1

These two stories come from students in Ms. Boyle’s Primary class. They created the stories using a Montessori material called the Moveable Alphabet.

The Moveable Alphabet

• The Moveable Alphabet is part of the Primary language curriculum. This material is typically introduced once a child has a firm knowledge of many sandpaper letters, between 4 and 6 years of age. 

• The key purpose of the Moveable Alphabet is to prepare children for writing, reading, and spelling. 

• The child’s use of the material progresses from single words, phrases, and eventually to stories. In this way, the Moveable Alphabet teaches children how to symbolize their own thoughts, and begin to write creatively.

Part 2