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 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 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 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.
An ice castle game where preschool kids press and hold to melt ice cubes and free a big I, a little i and pictures that start with I. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
Crack the egg with the letter E! This animated letter E song helps preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade kids recognize E and e with the Funzies and a catchy chorus.
An under-the-sea photo game where preschool kids tap sea friends to snap photos of a big O, a little o and pictures that start with O. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
A sunny beach boardwalk run where preschool kids tap or swipe to scoop shells with a big U, a little u and pictures that start with U. Play online on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer.
The Letter Z Song teaches the Letter Z Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter Z, vocabulary words with the Letter Z sound, and Letter Z handwriting practice.
This Alphabet Micro Lesson is a short 3 minute video that teaches all about the Alphabet, including letter recognition, consonants, and vowels.
This Alphabet Song A will help your students learn all about the Letter A. This Letter A song teaches the Letter A sounds, including the short A sound and long A sound, as well as uppercase and lowercase letter A recognition.
The Letter E Song teaches the Letter E Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter E, vocabulary words with the letter e sound, and Letter E handwriting practice.
The Letter F Song teaches the Letter F Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter F, vocabulary words with the Letter F sound, and Letter F handwriting practice.
The Letter P Song teaches the Letter P Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter P, vocabulary words with the Letter P sound, and Letter P handwriting practice.
The Letter S Song teaches the Letter S Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter S, vocabulary words with the Letter S sound, and Letter S handwriting practice.
This Middle Sounds E or A Worksheet gives kindergarten readers six picture cards to say, hear the short vowel, and write e or a. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep phonics practice.
The Letter R Song teaches the Letter R Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter R, vocabulary words with the Letter R sound, and Letter R handwriting practice.
The Letter M Song teaches the Letter M Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter M, vocabulary words with the Letter M sound, and Letter M handwriting practice.
The Letter T Song teaches the Letter T Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter T, vocabulary words with the Letter T sound, and Letter T handwriting practice.
A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y
Kindergartners learn that five special letters, a, e, i, o and u, are vowels, and that every word needs one. They focus on the short vowel sounds: /a/ in apple, /e/ in egg, /i/ in itch, /o/ in octopus and /u/ in umbrella. Then they listen for the vowel in the middle of short words like c-a-t and b-e-d. Telling short a and short e apart is a common challenge. The click moment is when a child says "Every word has a vowel, even mine!"
Vowels are the heart of every word. These moves help five-year-olds hear and see them.
Play the egg-cracking E song and have kids pretend to crack an egg every time they hear /e/. Short e is tricky, and a big motion makes the sound memorable.
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 E Song (Crack the Egg with the Letter E)SongsOpen it →Say a word like "bed" slowly and ask "What's in the middle?" Kids hold up an A or E card. Listening for the middle sound is the step that leads to reading CVC words.
Why it works: the National Reading Panel found that systematic, explicit phonics teaching clearly improves how children learn to read.
Try it withMiddle Sounds E or A WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Watch a short alphabet lesson together and pause on each vowel. Kids say the sound and make the mouth shape. Short videos let them hear the sound clearly again and again.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withAlphabet Micro LessonVideosOpen it →Little learners love vowel songs and games.
VideosSing the O song and wiggle your arms like an octopus on every /o/.
Open Letter O Song (Animated Music Video) →
VideosShoot pretend arrows at the letter A on screen and shout /a/!
Open Letter A Song - Shoot Your Arrow at the Letter A →
VideosSing the A song, then munch a pretend apple every time you hear /a/.
Open Alphabet Song A →Teacher favorites right now: Letter A Game, Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) and Letter A Sound Game.
The vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y. Every word has at least one vowel sound.
Short vowels come first because they appear in the simple CVC words kids read early, like cat and dog. Long vowels come later.
Use one picture for each sound, like apple for /a/. Sing vowel songs and play games where your child listens for the middle sound.
They sound very similar. Practice with pairs like bat and bet, and show the mouth shapes in a mirror.
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