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 and long vowel o activity has 1st and 2nd graders build picture words with letter tiles and sort them by vowel sound. An answer key is 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.
Using this Short and Long Vowel A Activity, students sort the short and long vowel A word cards.
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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 find the missing letters sequencing activity has PreK-1st grade students name the missing letter on 24 Christmas cards using an alphabet line. Answer key included, and alphabet order feels like holiday fun.
This short and long vowel i activity has 1st-2nd Grade children build picture words with letter tiles and sort them by vowel sound, with practice and an answer key included.
From A to Z, one letter at a time
Learning the alphabet is really three jobs: knowing each letter's name, its shape in uppercase and lowercase, and its sound. Most kids start with the letters in their own name, and uppercase letters usually come before lowercase. By the end of kindergarten, kids can name all 26 letters both ways and give each one its sound: B b says /b/ like ball. The big click is realizing those sounds build words. Watch out for the tricky twins, b and d or p and q!
These are the moves we use with every new group of little learners. Each one comes with a resource you can grab right here.
Every new letter gets the same routine: say the name, make the sound, then find it in a word. The Letter A Game lets kids practice all three while they play. Keep the routine identical for each letter so kids can focus on the letter, not the directions.
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 withLetter A GameGamesOpen it →Lay out uppercase cards and have kids hunt for each lowercase partner. Start with look-alike pairs like Cc, Oo and Ss, then tackle the tricky ones like Gg and Rr. Kids move, sort and talk about shapes, which beats just tracing.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withAlphabet Uppercase Letter Matching ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Do a quick one-on-one letter check to see which letters each child really knows. Then skip the letters they have and spend practice time on the missing ones. Five targeted letters beat reviewing all 26 again.
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 →Alphabet practice should be loud, silly and full of giggles.
GamesKids race to spot the letter B and the things that start with its sound.
Open Letter B Game →
SongsThe Baby Shark Alphabet Song has kids singing every letter with their arms chomping along.
Open Baby Shark Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) →
WorksheetsRead a short Letter A story together and circle every A you find. Big ones and little ones!
Open Alphabet Stories Letter A Reading Comprehension Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Uppercase Letter Matching Activity, Short Vowel A Word Sort Activity and Alphabet Match Activity.
Most kids learn letter names between ages 3 and 5, and by the end of kindergarten they are expected to name all upper and lowercase letters and know their sounds. Every child moves at their own pace, so focus on steady progress.
Teach them together. Saying "This is B, and it says /b/" each time helps kids connect the name to the sound they will need for reading.
Teach one at a time, and give each a memory trick, like making a "bed" with your fists: the b is the headboard, the d is the footboard. Reversals are very normal in preschool and kindergarten.
You don't have to go A to Z. Many teachers start with the letters in a child's name or with easy, common sounds like m, s, a and t so kids can start making words sooner.
Go on a letter hunt in cereal boxes and signs, sing an alphabet song in the car, or play a quick letter game before bed. A few minutes every day beats one long session.
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