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...]
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...]
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...]
Squirrel Alphabet Matching Activity
I am excited to share this cute squirrel alphabet activity with you today! This activity is great for preschoolers to practice matching uppercase letters to lowercase letters. My little one really enjoyed this activity and it was an easy way to practice this skill! Identifying alphabet letters and matching the uppercase letter to the lowercase letter are skills that will help prepare your child to read. This game is simple and a fun way to practice these skills! Here's what you … [Read more...]
Alphabet Coloring Pages Packet
Now that my updated version of The Preschool Journey is out and I want to share my alphabet coloring pages packet! I'm excited to share this with you for free! This is a 29-page packet with a coloring sheet for every alphabet letter. You can use the packet however you'd like, but here are a few suggestions: Simply practice coloring with crayons or markers. Did you know that coloring helps improve motor skills and aids in learning proper pencil grip? They can also be creative with how … [Read more...]
Letter Sounds Matching Game in the Garden
Spring is here and we are so excited for the warmer temperatures and opportunities to get outside! I don't know about where you live, but where we live it is so cold during winter and we cannot wait to get outdoors when spring arrives! This year we are putting together a small garden on our front porch. (Since we don't have space for a garden in the ground, this is what we are doing this year!) While I was putting our porch garden kit together, I thought of how it would be a perfect large … [Read more...]
7 Tools for Teaching the Alphabet
Learning the alphabet is an important step in teaching children to read. Singing the ABCs and reading alphabet books is a good start for this, but there are also some great teaching tools I've used to teach my children the alphabet. Today, I'm sharing with you my favorite tools for teaching the alphabet. This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here are 7 Tools for Teaching the Alphabet 1. Tactile Sandpaper Letters I love using sandpaper letters to introduce … [Read more...]
Lowercase Alphabet Formation Rhymes
I've heard from so many of you that you want lowercase alphabet formation rhymes. Well today, I'm excited to share that they are DONE and ready to share with you! I spent a lot of time creating and writing these rhymes to help you teach your kids how to write lowercase letters. My kids love them and I hope yours will, too! This set of printables explains how to write the lowercase letters with a fun little rhyme. These printables could be used as posters around a room, tracing with a … [Read more...]
Uppercase Alphabet Formation Rhymes
I'm so happy to share my Uppercase Alphabet Formation Rhymes with you! These were very fun to write and create printables for. I've heard from so many of you that the number formation rhymes were very useful, and I thought that alphabet rhymes would be, too! I LOVE these little rhymes. They make teaching handwriting so much fun! My little guys really enjoy these rhymes, too! Not only are you teaching how to write the uppercase letter, you're teaching rhyming words! These printables … [Read more...]
