Are vowels tricky for your students to learn? If so, you'll want to check out these spooky letter mazes! The alphabet is not always easy for kids to learn, especially when it comes to learning what vowels are and their sounds. I'm excited to share this 8-page printable activity pack to help with teaching children the 5 vowels. This pack comprises of two pages of reading and writing practice, three maze designs to encourage vowel recognition and three blank templates for parents, teachers, … [Read more...]
Tricky Letter Activities for Halloween
Learning the alphabet can be easy for some kids, but more challenging for others. The English alphabet comprises forty different shapes and that’s a lot for kids to learn! Some letters have multiple sounds, are harder to recognize or learn to write and need more time on it. Most kids can recognize O, B, X, and A, but when it comes to lowercase letters b and d, it’s more challenging. Today I'm sharing a resource for teaching tricky letters. It's also a fun activity for Halloween! This … [Read more...]
Why Letter of the Week Curriculum Isn’t Effective
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. For more information, please see my disclosure. Do you use Letter of the Week curriculum? I've used it in the past and while it does have some benefits, it's not my first choice. The concept is great...children will learn a letter every week and then at the end of 26 weeks, they will know all the alphabet letters! But the reality is, most children aren't going to magically know the alphabet letters after 26 weeks. In my opinion, … [Read more...]
The Best Alphabet Books for Preschoolers
One thing I always try to incorporate in my lesson plans is children's books. Books are so powerful and are very useful with connecting with children. I've found that using books for teaching the alphabet is so helpful for little ones. There are so many great books out there, but today I want to share the best alphabet books for preschoolers. I believe that children don't need to practice memorizing the alphabet letters and that a "Letter of the Week" program isn't very effective. The … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Teach the Alphabet
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure for details. Teaching the alphabet is foundational for reading and writing. Around the age of 2, children begin showing interest in learning alphabet letters. While some kids learn letters very quickly, others need more repetition and time to learn letters. Today I'm going to share with you some of my favorite ways to teach the alphabet to little ones. This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for … [Read more...]
Brush the ABCs
February is National Children's Dental Health Month, so it’s the perfect time to try this Brush the ABCs activities. We LOVE dental activities for preschoolers because they are fun and they help teach little ones about the importance of teaching kids about dental health. I have a simple printable for you for this activity. All you do is just print it on card stock paper and either laminate or place in a plastic sleeve. To do the activity, you’ll first write alphabet letters on the white … [Read more...]
Arctic Animals Alphabet Puzzle
Winter is the perfect time to learn about arctic animals! I know my boys are always interested to learn about animals and these animals are quite interesting! I've put together an arctic animals alphabet puzzle. This is a great way for kids to work on recognizing alphabet letter and putting them in order. Here's what you need: Arctic Animals Puzzle card stock paper wide craft sticks glue scissors Print the puzzle on card stock paper. Then cut each alphabet letter apart. … [Read more...]
Hibernation Activities for Preschoolers
The winter season is the perfect time for children to learn about hibernation. Kids are naturally curious and they like to know what animals do during the winter months. Since my kids ask a lot of questions, we've done several activities to teach them about hibernation. The kids had fun and we learned a lot! First off, we talked about what hibernation means and which animals hibernate. I created a small emergent reader book for them to read. I made two versions. One is very simple and … [Read more...]
Alphabet Christmas Tree
I've got a super easy activity for you today! I think you'll love this Alphabet Christmas tree because it is super simple to set up. This one is Christmas-themed, but you could definitely modify it for any time of the year! Here's what you need: alphabet tree printable dot stickers marker Print out the Christmas tree printable and then write uppercase alphabet letters around the tree. Write matching lowercase letters on the dot stickers. Make sure to mix up the letters so … [Read more...]
Christmas Alphabet Puzzles
It's time for me to share my Christmas alphabet puzzles! I've had requests to make these, since my other puzzles have been a hit with children! These puzzles are so simple to make. All you need is the printable, wide popsicle sticks, and glue. I created two Christmas puzzles. One is the manger scene with baby Jesus and the other is Santa Claus with his sleigh and presents. The manger scene uses lowercase letters and the Santa scene uses uppercase letters. Both are fun to … [Read more...]