A balloon-popping letter A game where preschoolers find big A, little a, and pictures that start with A, with voice directions and stars. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
The Letter A Song (Original Music Video) will help students learn all about the letter by watching a video about letter sounds, vocabulary words, and letter formation.
The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
The Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
A toy-brick peek-a-boo game where preschool kids tap the moles holding a big B, a little b and pictures that start with B. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
A carnival water-squirter letter A sound game where kindergarten kids squirt the targets with the short a and long a sounds, from apple and acorn to cat and cake. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
A starry dot-to-dot game where preschool kids tap the stars with a big C, a little c and pictures that start with C. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
The Alphabet Songs Collection - Classic will help your kids gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to these ABC Songs.
The Alphabet Songs Pack - Animated will help support your visual learners gain a better understanding of letter names and sounds by listening to this song.
A balloon-popping party game where preschool kids pop a big D, a little d and pictures that start with D. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
A mail-route adventure game where preschool kids find a big E, a little e and pictures that start with E. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
This alphabet letter recognition assessment helps kindergarten teachers quickly check which uppercase and lowercase letters a child can name. Includes a complete A-to-Z answer key for fast, low-prep progress checks.
The Letter B Song (Original Music Video) will help students learn all about the letter by watching a video about letter sounds, vocabulary words, and letter formation.
This alphabet uppercase letter matching activity has preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade children match 26 letter cards to a game board. A practice page and answer key are included for easy letter recognition fun.
The Letter H Song (Original Music Video) will help students learn all about the letter by watching a video about letter sounds, vocabulary words, and letter formation.
The Letter G Song (Original Music Video) will help students learn all about the letter by watching a video about letter sounds, vocabulary words, and letter formation.
The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
This free Alphabet Stories Letter A Reading Comprehension Worksheet pairs a short letter A story with fill-in-the-bubble questions for kindergarten readers. Includes an answer key — a fun, no-prep way to practice phonics and comprehension.
This CVC Word Sounds Worksheet has Kindergarten readers say six pictures and fill in the bubble beside the CVC word with the matching sounds. Answer key included for quick, no-prep phonics practice.
The Letter J Song (Original Music Video) will help students learn all about the letter by watching a video about letter sounds, vocabulary words, and letter formation.
Letters, sounds and first real words!
Kindergarten is where reading begins! Kids learn to name all 26 letters, uppercase and lowercase, and match each one to its sound. Then comes the magic: blending sounds together to read short words like c - a - t = cat. They hear the first, middle and last sounds in words, rhyme like crazy, and start spelling simple CVC words on their own. The click moment is huge: a 5-year-old points to a word in a book and reads it all by themselves.
Kindergarten phonics should be loud, playful and a little bit every day. These are the moves we swear by.
Start each letter of the week with its song. Kids sing the sound, do an action, and name words that start with it. Music gives little brains a hook, and you'll hear them singing it at recess.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withLetter A Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Show kids how to tap each sound on their arm, shoulder, elbow, wrist, then slide down to blend: "/m/ /a/ /p/... map!" Do five words a day. That simple routine turns letter sounds into real reading.
Why it works: teaching letter sounds directly and in order is one of the best-supported findings in reading research (National Reading Panel, 2000).
Try it withCVC Word Sounds WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Every couple of weeks, sit with each child for two minutes and check which letters they know. Mark the tricky ones, like b and d, and practice those in small groups. Little checks tell you exactly who needs what.
Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withAlphabet Letter Recognition AssessmentAssessmentsOpen it →Kindergartners learn best through play. These are big hits.
GamesKids hunt for pictures that start with the letter sound in an interactive game. Instant feedback keeps them going!
Open Letter A Sound Game →
ActivitiesMatch big letters to their spots on the mat. Great for centers and early finishers.
Open Alphabet Uppercase Letter Matching Activity →
Flash CardsFlash bright letter cards and kids shout the sound, not the name. Speed it up when they're ready.
Open Color Alphabet Flash Cards →Teacher favorites right now: Letter A Game, Letter A Song (Original Music Video) and Alphabet Song (Original Music Video).
By the end of kindergarten, kids should know every letter name and sound, hear the first and last sounds in words, rhyme, and blend sounds to read simple CVC words like cat, sit and hop.
Many teachers start with letters that are easy to say and build lots of words, like s, a, t, p, i and n. That way kids can read real words in the first few weeks instead of waiting for the whole alphabet.
Play "I spy something that starts with /b/" around the house, sing alphabet songs in the car, and sound out short words on signs together. Five fun minutes a day is plenty.
Yes, totally normal! Most kids reverse letters at this age. A simple trick is the "bed" hand sign: two thumbs up make a b and a d with the bed in between.
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