Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon for your convenience. See my disclosure for more details. Learning alphabet letters is an important thing to learn during the preschool and kindergarten years! A fun, hands-on way to learn this is through this Q-Tip Painting Activity. This activity I'm sharing with you today is for lowercase letters. I've also created Q-tip painting printables for uppercase letters and numbers, too. I love teaching alphabet letters through … [Read more...]
Q-Tip Painting for Uppercase Letters
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon for your convenience. See my disclosure for more details. There are so many fun ways to teach kids alphabet letters! One way to do it is with this Uppercase Letters Q-Tip Painting activity. This free printable includes 26 pages for all the uppercase alphabet letters. Each page has an alphabet letter that can be filled in with Q-tip painting. At the bottom of each page, there are two pictures that begin with that letter. For the … [Read more...]
Digital Alphabet Clip Cards
Learning the alphabet is foundational for reading and writing. While some kids learn letters very quickly, others need more repetition and time to learn letters. There are so many hands-on ways to teach the alphabet! During this time of school closure, I wanted to provide an easy activity for your kids to practice identifying beginning letter sounds in words. I created these digital alphabet clip cards for preschoolers and kindergarteners. The best part is you don't have to print anything! I … [Read more...]
Lowercase Alphabet Bingo Game
Last week, I shared an uppercase alphabet bingo game. I loved hearing how much you liked it, so I created a lowercase letters version of the game. I hope you have fun learning lowercase letters with your students using this interactive game. Just like the uppercase version of the game, this is a classic game of bingo. I know my kids love games, so anytime I can add learning with games, it's a win in my book! Alphabet Bingo Directions Cut out the alphabet cards. Place the cards in … [Read more...]
Alphabet Bingo Game
Alphabet Bingo is a fun way to practice recognizing alphabet letters. My kids love playing games to learn, which is why I thought of creating an alphabet Bingo game. This game is great for kids learning uppercase alphabet letters, which is typically in preschool. Alphabet Bingo is a simple activity to put together and your kids will love it! Alphabet Bingo Directions Cut out the alphabet cards. Place the cards in a container. Draw one card at a time and say the letter name. … [Read more...]
Vowel Letter Mazes for Halloween
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. Here’s what a preschooler should know before … [Read more...]