Printables @ A to Z
Learning About the Alphabet
114 printable pages: Student Alphabet Card for writing workshop & guided reading, ABC Cards to display in the classroom, Alphabet Mini-Book, and pages for poster-sized Alphabet Chart.
Banana Uppercase Alphabet
Print banana cards onto cardstock and laminate for durability, if desired. Use alone for alphabet recognition, or combine with banana lowercase alphabet set to match uppercase and lowercase letters. Variation: May be printed on magnetic paper and used on a cookie sheet or magnetic board. Also: @ BANANAS
Banana Lowercase Alphabet
Use these bananas labeled with letters for alphabet recognition, or combine with banana uppercase alphabet set to match uppercase and lowercase letters. You can also print these on magnetic paper and use on a magnetic surface. Also: @ BANANAS
B is for Banana Coloring Page
This coloring page features a simple outline of a banana along with the letter Bb and the word: banana. Also: @ BANANAS
Lowercase Tactile Letters
Large ‘dashed outline’ letters of the alphabet to trace or stick things on to make large tactile letters.
Alphabet Wheels
Five Alphabet Wheels that cover the initial letters. Children turn the wheel to match up an alphabet letter with a picture that begins with the same letter sound.
Alphabet Picture Lotto
ABC Teaching Ideas @ A to Z
ABC Yummy Treat Book
Reinforce phonics/alphabet sounds by making a class book to follow up Yummy ABC.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K
Alphabet Activities
A collection of quick ideas to use for teaching about the alphabet
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
Alphabet Activities – Misc.
These are just a few things I do in my class to reinforce letter recognition.
Grade Level(s): K
Alphabet Book
Make an interactive alphabet book for matching letters.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K
Alphabet Learning Centers
A growing collection of independent activities for use in alphabet learning centers.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Alphabet Quilt
Students make a quilt with 26 squares for each letter of the alphabet. This activity is designed as a family project.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Alphabet Recognition Game
Students play game to identify letters in the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo
Review the alphabet with A, My Name is Alice & an animal alphabet hall display or class book.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree
Use Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to review letters of alphabet once they are all taught.
Grade Level(s): Preschool
Fun With Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
A beginning of the year activity for a great alphabet book – Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Letter Dance
A creative movement activity in which students explore letter shapes with their bodies.
Grade Level(s): Preschool
Letter S Spaghetti Party
Learning about the letter S can be fun with a spaghetti party
Grade Level(s): K
March Around the Alphabet
This is a lot of fun. The children gain added exposure to the letters while including the excitement of a stop-and-go game!
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K
Phonics Activities for Aa and Ii
Here are a few activities to learn about the letters Aa and Ii.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K
Sound Can
This idea can be used to learn about the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
Student-Created Alphabet
We have learned through several years of teaching and several classes on literacy that a print rich classroom is the “way to go”. The past two years I have allowed my students to create their own alphabet for our room. We usually do this in February when they are becoming writers.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
We Learn Our ABC’s
This is a Media Center lesson. The children attend Library class for 30 min. each week. They learn the letters of the alphabet as well as learn to recognize words and objects that begin with those letters. They also learn how the library is organized.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
Resources @ Other Sites
EFL Playhouse Phonemic Awareness
Alphabet Chants, The Alphabet Song, The Vowel Song, Alpha Toss, Alphabet Big Book, Alphabet “I Spy,” Alphabet Taboo, Create-A-Letter, The Letter Hunt, Letters in the Sand develops letter-sound association skills; especially good for tactile learners
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Alphabet Battle
Students will get exposure to the placement of the letters of the alphabet in relation to all the other letters of the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
Alphabet Words
Students will identify words that begin with certain letters of the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): K, 1-2
Alphabuddies by DLTK-Kids
Print and create crafts for each letter of the alphabet.
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Jan Brett’s Alphabet Cards
Modern or Traditional Manuscript – Printable! Use letters together as an alphabet line or separately as flash cards
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5
Alphabet, Reading, and Writing Songs
A handful of songs for learning
Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2
Books @ Amazon.com
The Alphabet from Z to A With Much Confusion on the Way
Chicka Chicka Boom, Boom
Chicka Chicka ABC Magnet Book
by Eric Carle.
