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We all know that students learn in many different ways, and this is especially true in kindergarten! Every school year begins with a group of students who have had a wide range of previous learning experiences. Some students have attended multiple years of preschool and know most of the alphabet. For other students, this is the first time they have stepped inside of a classroom. When it comes to learning the alphabet, it’s important to provide students with a variety of practice activities. This helps students learn the letters and sounds in a way that works best for them. Keep reading for some of my favorite alphabet practice activities that will keep your students excited about learning letters and sounds!
An important step in mastering letter names and sounds is to actually say them! A great way to invite conversation about letters is to have students wear letter hats. As they wear these hats around the school or to end-of-day pickup, people will want to know more about them. This gives students the chance to talk about letters!
I have created these fun letter hats for each letter of the alphabet. Students can practice letter formation with rainbow writing and by tracing. Students will also be able to choose from a set of pictures to find the ones that begin with that letter sound. After completing and assembling the hat, students will be so excited to show them off! You can take a closer look at these hats in the A Spoonful of Learning shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Crafts are an essential part of the preschool and kindergarten curriculum. As students create crafts, they are practicing fine motor skills, improving hand strength, and learning how to follow directions. I love that alphabet crafts take it one step further and give students another opportunity to talk about letters and sounds.
In the set of alphabet crafts that I have created, there is a letter-shaped craft for each of the uppercase and lowercase letters. When students complete each craft, they can practice the letter name and sound as they talk about what they are making. These crafts also come with letter tracing for even more fine motor practice! This set of 52 crafts can be found in my shop or on TPT.
Another way to help students get excited about learning the alphabet is to create a book for each letter. After completing each book, students will be excited to take them home and share their creations with family and friends! As students flip through their books, they will also be practicing concepts of print by holding the book right-side-up, turning pages, and identifying the cover.
Since these books often have multiple pages and activities, they make a great ongoing activity to supplement your daily ELA activities. Students can work on these books during morning work time, small group rotations, or as a fast finisher activity.
The printable letter books pictured can be found in my shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. Each book in this set of alphabet books is centered around a theme that corresponds to the letter’s beginning sound. Students love to complete all of the fun alphabet practice activities in this low-prep resource!
Since alphabet practice begins at the very beginning of the school year, printable alphabet practice activities can help students grow accustomed to following directions for written activities. Just remember that printable worksheets don’t have to be dull! They can utilize cutting, matching, puzzles, lift-the-flap and more!
I have created a resource full of print-and-go alphabet practice activities that will get students excited about letters! This resource includes sound and letter sorts, find and color activities, letter graphing, alphabet flip books, and so much more! Head over to the A Spoonful of Learning shop or Teachers Pay Teachers to take a closer look at everything included in this activity bundle.
Would you like to try out some of these letter activities for free? You can see if they would be a good fit for your students! Just fill out this form and I will send you a bundle of nine alphabet practice activities for the letter B!
Another thing that is true in most kindergarten classrooms is that these young students love to use technology! That’s why it can be a great idea to channel that interest into digital alphabet practice. Students can learn how to navigate technology for learning activities as they practice identifying letters. Digital alphabet activities are perfect for morning work, centers, and fast finisher activities.
I have created a resource that has 24 fun and engaging slides for each letter of the alphabet. Students can build, trace and sort letters as they practice important problem-solving skills. You can find this digital resource in my shop or on TPT.
Alphabet centers are an excellent way to add many different alphabet practice activities to your classroom! Each center activity can help students practice letters and sounds in a different way. For example, I have created a set of alphabet centers that helps students practice letter identification, upper and lower case letter matching, beginning sounds, letter building, and more!
By using a variety of activities, students will be more likely to stay engaged in the process of mastering the alphabet! This will make it easier to provide the repetition needed to master letters and sounds. If you would like to take a closer look at all of the activities included in this set of alphabet centers, you can check out this blog post.
Would you like to try some of these alphabet practice activities in your classroom? I have created a bundle that will help you save some time and money! In this Alphabet Printables and Centers Bundle, you will find a wide variety of hands-on and engaging activities that you can use in your classroom. Your students will be excited to try each learning activity as they master the alphabet.
If you would like to take a closer look at everything included in this bundle, just click below to visit my shop or TPT store.
I hope that these alphabet practice ideas have given you some inspiration for keeping your students engaged in mastering letters and sounds. If you’d like to come back to this post later, be sure to save this pin to your favorite teaching board on Pinterest! You’ll be able to quickly find these ideas and resources when you’d like to refer back to them.
These alphabet books will have students dive deep into learning about each letter of the alphabet while eager to see what activity they get to complete next!
