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Magna Tile Uppercase Letter Cards

by Angela Thayer 8 Comments

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy here for more details. Do you have Magna Tiles at home or in the classroom? One way to use them is to create letters with the tiles! It's a really fun, tactile way to learn alphabet letters, too! To do this activity, you'll need two things: alphabet cards (find the printable at the end of this post) magnetic tiles, such as Magna Tiles or Picasso Tiles Children can use the printable to guide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alphabet Tagged With: alphabet, magnatiles

Alphabet Building Activity from Lakeshore Learning

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construct a letter activity center

Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received the product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.  Kids learn alphabet letters at different rates. Most kids need a lot of different multi-sensory activities to learn the alphabet letters. Learning letters doesn’t occur in a straight line from A to Z. Students learn from repeated exposure over time and they learn letters at their own pace. It may only take 1 day for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alphabet Tagged With: alphabet, fine motor skills, hands-on learning, lakeshore learning

Q-Tip Painting for Lowercase Letters

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

q-tip lowercase painting activity

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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet Tagged With: alphabet, lowercase

Q-Tip Painting for Uppercase Letters

by Angela Thayer 10 Comments

Q-Tip Letter 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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Printables Tagged With: alphabet, uppercase letters

Digital Alphabet Clip Cards

by Angela Thayer 6 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Digital Resources, Preschool Tagged With: alphabet, google slides, seesaw

Alphabet Bingo Game

by Angela Thayer 4 Comments

alphabet bingo

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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: alphabet, games

The Best Alphabet Books for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 8 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool Tagged With: alphabet, children's books

5 Ways to Teach the Alphabet

by Angela Thayer 240 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool Tagged With: alphabet

Alphabet Activity with Train Tracks

by Angela Thayer 4 Comments

Alphabet Activity with Train Tracks

Do you have a train lover in your family? My two younger boys (ages 5 and 2) are big fans of trains. When my middle son was younger, there were days were all we did was play trains. I really wondered if there would be a day where he wouldn't like trains?! It's safe to say that we used our wooden train tracks daily. I recently was sent a new book called Old Tracks, New Tricks. As soon as it arrived, my boys begged to read it. They were hooked! Today I'm sharing with you an alphabet activity we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Book Activities, Creative Play, Fun Kid Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: alphabet, book review, tracks, trains

Valentine Beginning Sounds Match

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

Valentine Beginning Sounds Match

Happy February! Valentine's day is around the corner, so hearts and love is a big theme in preschool right now. I created a Valentine beginning sounds match game to share with you all. This is a fun way to practice listening to beginning sounds, which is an important skill for beginning readers. This activity is simple. Print the printable (download at the bottom of the post), cut out the hearts, cut them in half, and then have your preschool match them up! Each letter has a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Kindergarten, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: alphabet, beginning sounds, hearts, valentines day

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