alphabet

Yarning up letters!

A great tactile way to review the alphabet is by making yarn letters!

Matching upper and lowercase letters on the light table

A fun way to review the alphabet is by matching upper and lowercase letters on the light table.

Building block drawing game in preschool

A fun way to get preschoolers thinking and talking about letters and numbers while having fun with a little drawing and block play too!

The Amazing Action Alphabet phonics program review and give-away

Enter to win the Amazing Action Alphabet CD and Chart we used in our classroom this past school year!

Alphabet kitchen for toddler play

Going on an alphabet scavenger hunt in the kitchen can lead to all sorts of toddler play and learning!

Exploring capital and lowercase letters with my preschoolers

Exploring upper and lower case letters with my preschoolers…

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Aluminum foil alphabet game in preschool

After doing a little foil texture painting, tearing, and gluing – we played a little foil alphabet ball game.

A daily review of the letters of the alphabet in preschool

As part of our morning greeting, we take a few short minutes to review the letters of the alphabet. When we review the letters of the alphabet, we sometimes sing the traditional alphabet song. Using the alphabet song helps the children remember the order of the letters. As an adult, I still use the alphabet [...]

E is for elbow in preschool

I have already shared how we integrate the letter of the week with a tactile experience but I wanted to take a minute to elaborate on what we did for the letter E. Trying to find something that the children could glue on the letter E that started with the sound of the letter E [...]

Tactile letters (a to e) in preschool

To integrate the letter of the week with a sensory experience the children glue or paint something on each letter. Presenting the Letter A! A tactile experience is integrated to reinforce the sound of the letter as well as the shape of the letter… Presenting the Letter B! We try to make [...]

The Alphabet Tree and activity for preschool

Today the children explored letters with alphabet stamps and a book titled “The Alphabet Tree” by Leo Lionni This really was a very simple activity that included paper leaves, alphabet stamps, and ink pads. The teacher read the book to the children first and used this activity as a way to extend the concepts from [...]

Can your preschooler say “a, a, a”?

The mailbox brought me a little package several months ago and inside was the Amazing Alphabet Action CD and Book written by Esther Kehl. Along with the book was a little note from Vanessa Kerr who asked me take a listen and see what I thought. Vanessa indicated in her little note that her child [...]