The Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
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.
These alphabet uppercase and lowercase flash cards help preschool to 2nd grade children match all 26 capital letters to their small letter partners. A practice page and answer key are included.
The Letter A Song teaches the Letter A Sound, Uppercase and lowercase letter a, vocabulary words with the letter a sound, and letter A handwriting practice.
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 B Song teaches the Letter B sound, uppercase and lowercase letter b, vocabulary words that start with b, and letter B 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 C Song will help teach the Letter C Sound, Uppercase and Lowercase Letter C, Vocabulary words with the C sound, Letter C 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.
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 Alphabet Song (Animated Music Video) will help students learn letter names and sounds by listening to the catchy lyrics and colorful video.
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.
The Letter L Song teaches the Letter L Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter L, vocabulary words with the Letter L sound, and Letter L handwriting practice.
The Letter O Song teaches the Letter O Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter O, vocabulary words with the Letter O sound, and Letter O handwriting practice.
The Letter G Song teaches the Letter G Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter G, vocabulary words with the Letter G sound, and Letter G handwriting practice.
The Letter J Song teaches the Letter J Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter J, vocabulary words with the Letter J sound, and Letter J handwriting practice.
The Letter K Song teaches the Letter K Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter K, vocabulary words with the Letter K sound, and Letter K handwriting practice.
The Letter I Song teaches the Letter I Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter I, vocabulary words with the Letter I sound, and Letter I handwriting practice.
Lines, curves and first letters
Preschool handwriting is about getting hands and eyes ready to write. Kids practice the building-block strokes: straight lines, curves, circles and crosses. They learn to start at the top and pull down, and to hold a crayon with a pinch grip. Letters made of straight lines, like L, T and E, usually come first, then curvy letters like C, O and S. Most preschoolers begin with the letters in their own name. The click moment comes when a child writes their name across the top of a drawing, even if a letter or two is backwards.
Strong hands first, letters second. These moves make handwriting feel like play.
Begin with a tracing page of lines and curves before any letters. Kids trace with a finger first, then a crayon. Following a path with control is the skill that makes letters possible.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withFine Motor Skills Practice WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Play the Letter T song and have kids draw a big T in the air: down, then across. Start with straight-line letters like T, L and E before moving to curvy ones. Early success keeps kids excited.
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 T Song (Animated Music Video)SongsOpen it →Hold up a letter card and have kids trace it with their finger, saying the strokes out loud: "Down, across." Then they try it on paper. Saying the strokes helps kids remember how to form letters.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withAlphabet Uppercase and Lowercase Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Messy, silly and full of letters. Here are preschool favorites.
VideosSing the Letter C song, then trace big C curves in rainbow colors.
Open Letter C Song (Animated Music Video) →
VideosAfter the Letter L song, kids make L's with craft sticks, then draw them on paper.
Open Letter L Song (Animated Music Video) →
VideosSing about M, then draw big mountain M's across a page. Up, down, up, down!
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Most preschoolers are ready for pre-writing strokes like lines, circles and crosses around age 3 to 4. Writing letters, especially in their own name, often begins around age 4 to 5.
Letters with straight lines, like L, T, E, F, H and I, are often easiest. Curvy letters like C, O and S come next. Start with the letters in your child's name.
Yes! Reversals are very common and normal in preschool and kindergarten. Gentle modeling and lots of practice help, and most kids outgrow it by 7 or 8.
Use short crayons, chalk or broken crayons that encourage a pinch grip. Activities like play dough, tweezers and peeling stickers build finger strength.
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