Make a horn book.
A hornbook was a page of writing that was fastened to a wooden
frame. The writing was covered with a translucent sheet of
animal horn. The handle of the hornbook had a hole so that the
hornbook could be warn around a child's neck or fastened to
his belt with a length of rope or twine.
out the hornbook shape from a piece of brown poster board.
Punch a hole in the handle. Thread a length of yarn through
the hole and tie the yarn's ends. Write the alphabet using
berry ink on a piece of paper. Glue this to the hornbook.
Cover the paper with a clear piece of plastic.