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.
This short vowel a word sort activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade readers 24 word cards to sort into the at, an, ap and ag families, plus a sort mat and practice page. Answer key included.
This alphabet match activity has preschool and kindergarten students match 26 picture cards to the letter of their beginning sound, then practice on a worksheet. Answer key included for quick checking.
This lowercase letters activity is a Gumball Hunt card game for Preschool to 1st grade that helps children name all 26 small letters. Answer key included for quick checking.
This alphabet picture matching activity helps preschool and kindergarten students say each picture name and match it to its beginning letter. Answer key included.
This alphabet dice activity has children roll, name, and match uppercase and lowercase letters for Preschool to 1st Grade, with an answer key included for quick checking.
This alphabet bingo activity helps children find and name lowercase letters with 16 game boards. Made for Preschool to 2nd Grade, with a practice page and answer key included.
This short vowel e word sort activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade readers 24 word cards to sort into the et, ed, ell and est families, plus two sort mats and a practice page. Answer key included.
Using this Short Vowel Sounds Activity, students sort the short vowel sound picture cards and place them under the matching vowel sound letter card.
This rainforest ABC order activity has kindergarten and 1st grade children line up animal picture cards by first letter and write them in order. Answer key included.
This vowel letter i activity has kindergarten to 2nd Grade children sort under-the-sea picture cards by the short i or long i sound. Sorting mat, practice page and answer key included.
This alphabet letter recognition activity for Preschool and Kindergarten has kids match lowercase apple cards to capital letters on an apple board. Answer key included.
This short vowel i word sort activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade readers 24 word cards to sort into the it, ig, in and ip families, plus a sort mat and practice page. Answer key included.
This farm alphabet letter matching activity helps preschool to 1st grade children match uppercase and lowercase letters on a fun farm board. A practice page and an answer key are included.
This letter order activity has kindergarten and 1st grade children find the letter hidden under a parked car and write it, with an answer key included for easy checking.
This vowel letter e activity has kindergarten to 2nd grade children sort under-the-sea picture cards by the short e or long e sound. Sorting mat, practice page and answer key included.
UsingFind the Missing Letters Sequencing Activity, students place alphabet letter cards to complete the alphabet sequences.
Using Connect Four Putting Letters in Order Activity, students play Connect Four to practice putting letters in alphabetical order.
This RF.K.3 common core activity has preschool and kindergarten students sort 26 picture cards onto letter cards by beginning sound. Answer key included, so practice stays quick and fun.
This short vowel o word sort activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade readers 24 word cards to sort into the ot, op, og and ock families, plus two sort mats and a practice page. Answer key included.
26 letters, endless fun!
In kindergarten, the alphabet goes from a song kids sing to a code they can use. They learn to name every uppercase and lowercase letter, match the pairs, and say the sound each letter makes: b says /b/ like ball. They practice writing each letter and start using letter sounds to read and spell simple words. The click comes when kids realize letters aren't just shapes. They're sounds that make words!
Songs, movement and lots of quick practice. These moves get kindergarteners naming and sounding out letters fast.
Play one letter song each morning and have kids do a motion for the sound, like biting an apple for /a/. Songs with sounds teach two things at once: the name and the sound.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withLetter A Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Use a simple letter recognition check every few weeks to see which letters each child knows. Then focus your small groups on the letters still missing. It saves tons of time.
Why it works: researchers who compared ten study methods found practice testing is one of the two that work best (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withAlphabet Letter Recognition AssessmentAssessmentsOpen it →Hand out uppercase and lowercase letter cards and have kids find their partner. Matching pairs like b and d or p and q gets them looking closely at the shapes.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withAlphabet Uppercase Letter Matching ActivityActivitiesOpen it →The alphabet should be the most fun part of kindergarten. Try these.
GamesPlay a quick letter sound game in centers. Kids love beating their own score!
Open Letter A Sound Game →
VideosSing the whole alphabet with fun animated videos as a warm-up or brain break.
Open Alphabet Songs (Classic Video Collection) →
Flash CardsFlip through colorful alphabet cards and call out the letter, the sound and a word.
Open Color Alphabet Flash Cards →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Uppercase Letter Matching Activity, Short Vowel A Word Sort Activity and Alphabet Match Activity.
By the end of kindergarten, most kids should name all 26 uppercase and lowercase letters and know the most common sound for each. Many kids start kindergarten already knowing some letters, and that's a great head start.
Most teachers teach them together. Kids learn faster when they connect each letter's name, shape and sound at the same time. Songs that include sounds are a great way to do this.
Many programs don't teach letters in ABC order. They start with letters that make easy sounds and build words quickly, like s, a, t, p, i and n. Separate letters that look alike, like b and d.
Point out letters on signs and cereal boxes, play I Spy with letter sounds, and sing alphabet songs together. Short, playful practice every day works best.
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