Source lots of ideas for your next alphabet-related class with the help of 28 of our favorites! A child's success in the area of letter learning has a major impact on their later success in learning to read. Alphabet activities should therefore be incorporated into early childhood lessons and letter learning should be prioritized in a fun way!
1. Find and Cover
This activity provides teachers with an accurate way of measuring a learner's letter recognition. The children are required to find the dictated letter and color it in.
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2. Build a Natural Alphabet
Get in touch with nature and practice how letters are formed by crafting giant letter- replicas using elements from nature such as leaves, sticks, or even acorns!
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3. Magic Letters
Get in touch with your inner artist with this creative alphabet activity. Write uppercase letters or lowercase letters with a white wax crayon on a piece of white paper. Then paint over the letter to unveil it.
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4. Spongy Alphabet Fun
Bath time is made extra fun and turns into a good learning opportunity with the help of these spongy letters! Cut the sponge out according to the provided templates and play alphabet games in the bath.
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5. Sensory Tray
This calming activity is wonderful for learning letter formations in a hands-on way. Fill a tray with beads and allow your kids to replicate the letter formation by copying a guiding card.
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6. Navigate an Alphabet Maze
Another awesome opportunity for fun learning! Build a letter maze for your child to navigate and drive their toy cars through. The better a learner's memory of letter order, the faster they are able to race through the maze!
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7. Build a Letter Pizza
This adaptable paper plate activity works perfectly for introductory letter learning classes. Cut out paper letters that could represent tomatoes or pepperoni. Using a paper plate, paint, glue, and other "topping" cut-outs to build your pizza!
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8. Clothesline Names
This activity incorporates a motor skills element and increases letter knowledge. Learners get to work pegging their names onto a clothesline-like creation.
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9. Letters From Pipe Cleaners
Pipe cleaners are another adaptable resource to utilize in activities for kindergarteners. This fun idea invites students to form letters with pipe cleaners.
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10. Play Dough Letters
Make natural playdough with the help of our favorite dough recipe, linked below. Consider using dough mats to guide students in creating letters.
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11. Tactile Letter Tiles
This sensory activity gives learners a unique opportunity to learn about the alphabet. Make your very own tactile cards with the help of the guide video below!
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12. Make an Alphabet Book
Alphabet book reading for preschool learners is encouraged to form recognition of letter shapes from an early age.
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13. Hide and Seek Bin
This letter tub activity is awesome for young learners. Challenge your child to pull a letter that's hiding in the tub and tell you what it is.
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14. Bean Bag
Store your letter beans in a bag and toss them on a clean surface when you wish to play. There are so many ideas for this game- match uppercase and lowercase letters, group letters into uppercase or lowercase categories, or even ask really young learners to simply identify the letters.
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15. ABC Exercises
These movement ABC instructions are awesome for a quick break in between class activities. The card gives an instruction that the teacher reads aloud for the class to follow.
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16. Alphabet Beach Ball
Some of the best activities for preschool-aged learners are movement-based. Write the letters of the alphabet on a beach ball and toss it around outside. Learners are required to say the letters their hands are touching when they catch the beach ball.
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17. Chalk Sidewalk Alphabet Flowers
Draw out letters on the buds of sidewalk flowers. Your students are then free to walk through their alphabet flower meadow and name the letters as they go.
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18. Alphabet Journal
One of the best motor alphabet activities available is an alphabet journal. This allows a learner's letter journey to be as unique and varied as it needs to be. When creating an alphabet journal, absolutely anything about the stipulated letter can be included, so get creative!
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19. Go Letter Fishing
Letter fishing encourages motor fun and assists in motor skill development. Kids are invited to use a magnetic fishing rod to pick up letter fish according to the chosen letter.
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20. Build a Letter Snack Mat
Snack mats are adaptable when it comes to letter learning classes. Students learn to differentiate between uppercase and lowercase letters as well as learn one or two related words.
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21. Use Amazon's Alphabet Post-its
The use of post-its around the classroom provides educational activities for kids 24/7! Surf the internet for ideas on where to post your educational notes.
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22. Live Alphabet
Practice sound recognition with this beginner online activity! Students can click on the picture and have an audio play. They are then encouraged to repeat the sound in order to produce the letter sound and practice its' pronunciation.
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23. Alphabet Neighborhood Walk
Take your child on a neighborhood walk and point out various objects along the way. Get them to describe the object and what letter the word begins with.
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24. DIY Chalkboard Letter Circles
DIY chalkboard letters are unique learning tools for kindergarten students. These loose part letters can be worked into games, name writing, and more!
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25. Alphabet Hopscotch
Get your students moving with this fun hopscotch activity in which they can enjoy letter-sound jumping! Enjoy the game outdoors and encourage students to say the letters and their sounds as they land on them.
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26. Watch an Alphabet Video
Interactive videos and songs in which students are invited to sing and dance and great for learning! Encourage the class to do their best to follow along and utter the words- learning in a fun way!
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27. Write the Letter From It's Sound
The teacher will play an audio of a letter sound. Afterward, students should circle the correct letter on their activity sheet before writing the letter independently.
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28. Make Alphabet Puppy Food
A fun activity for pet lovers! Make alphabet puppy food by asking your child to say the letters as they put them in a bowl to later feed to their stuffed animals to enjoy.
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Our selection of alphabet activities encourages motor activity, recognition of individual letters and sounds, letter writing, and many other opportunities for letter learning. Make use of natural objects around the neighborhood, classroom, and house to enhance future lessons and make your letter activities effective!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the alphabet so important?
The alphabet provides one with a good foundation for important skills development such as reading, writing, and pronunciation. It allows us to communicate and express feelings appropriately.
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