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We Ate Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s House is a registered trademark of Dr. LeAnna Hale-Ball.
First printing January 2024
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hale-Ball, LeAnna
we ate dinner at grandma and grandpa’s house / by leanna hale-ball
Paperback ISBN: 9798876875426
Published by AR PRESS, an American Real Publishing Company
Roger L. Brooks, Publisher roger@incubatemedia.us americanrealpublishing.com
Interior design by Roger Harvey
Printed in the U.S.A.
Dedication Page
To my fab four children, Andrew, Jeremy, Sara, and Matthew, who helped make this book a reality. This is an activity we enjoyed throughout the years. This activity was designed to help my children with language skills, auditory memory and visual skills. We know your family will enjoy this book and activities as we did.
To the Colonel (Michael B. Ball) for being my Administrative Assistant. Love to you all.
Activities for Teacher and Students
Before (reading)
Ask students what they call their grandparents. 1. Write down names students call their grandparents. 2. Ask students to name their favorite food. Write the food on a sticky note.
3. Have the student place their sticky note under the corresponding letter of the alphabet.
4. Discuss foods students eat at their grandparents house. 5.
During (reading)
As you read the book to students discuss the pictures and remind them the ABC order of the foods as they are introduced.
1. As each new food is introduced in the story have the students do a thumbs up if they like the food and thumbs down if they don’t like the food. 2.
After (reading)
Hand a student a sticky note with a picture of an apple and the word apple and have them place the sticky note under the correct letter of the alphabet.
1. Hand a student a sticky note with a picture of a banana and the word banana and have them place the sticky note under the correct letter of the alphabet. 2. Continue having the students place the sticky notes under the correct letter of the alphabet. 3.
This book should be read in the following progression
Student 1
“I ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and I ate an apple.”
Student 2
“ I ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and I ate an apple and a banana.”
Student 3
“I ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and I ate an apple, banana and a carrot.”
The story continues in this pattern throughout the book. Each student remembers what food was eaten first and second and third and fourth… and then adds a new food with the next letter of the alphabet.
A
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's House and we ate apples.
B
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples and bananas.
C
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples, bananas and carrots.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, and doughnuts.
E
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts and eggs.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, and
G
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries,
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries, grapes, and hamburgers.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries, grapes, hamburgers, and ice cream.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries, grapes, hamburgers, ice cream, and Jell-o.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries, grapes, hamburgers, ice cream, Jell-o, and Kit Kats.
We ate dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house and we ate apples, bananas, carrots, doughnuts, eggs, french fries, grapes, hamburgers, ice cream, Jell-o, Kit Kats, and lollipops.
