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Interactive Alphabet Book for Matching Letters

Make an interactive alphabet book for matching letters. Materials: tagboard large printed letters (2 sets) glue string hole puncher velcro Activity: TIP: Read all the directions before beginning… Take one peice of tagboard and glue 2 letters to each side (a&b side 1, c&d side) Continue doing that until all of the alphabet are on […]

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Student-Created Alphabet

We have learned through several years of teaching and several classes on literacy that a print rich classroom is the “way to go”. The past two years I have allowed my students to create their own alphabet for our room. We usually do this in February when they are becoming writers. Materials: 26 pieces of […]

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We Learn Our ABC’s Media Center Lesson

The children attend Library class for 30 min. each week. They learn the letters of the alphabet as well as learn to recognize words and objects that begin with those letters. They also learn how the library is organized. Materials: Patience, Love, Courage, and Determination poster board cut out in the bear pattern construction paper […]

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ABC Yummy Treat Book to Reinforce Alphabet Sounds

Reinforce phonics/alphabet sounds by making a class book to follow up ABC Yummy. Materials: Book: ABC Yummy writing paper with a large space for illustration and a spot to write a sentence markers pencils crayons Lesson Plan: Read ABC Yummy by Lisa Jahn-Clough The book uses phrases for each letter such as Carlos Cosmic Carrot […]

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Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo ABC Review Activity

Review the alphabet with A, My Name is Alice & an animal alphabet hall display or class book. Materials: Book: A, My Name is Alice One large sheet of construction paper for each child. markers crayons glue magazines scissors Lesson Plan: Create a “Kindergarten Zoo” to display in the hall, or turn into a class […]

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Alphabet Quilt

Students make a quilt with 26 squares for each letter of the alphabet. This activity is designed as a family project. Materials: felt, cut 9″ x 9″ for each student large piece of felt fabric glue Lesson Plan: Allow each child to select a letter of the alphabet. Provide students with a piece of 9″ […]

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Alphabet Recognition Game

Objectives:  Students will recognize letters of alphabet Materials:  ABC’s (I use large 3″ plastic letters) Activity: Students participate in alphabet race: Place alphabet letters on the floor at one end of the room. Line the students up by two’s and call out a letter. The students race to the pile and try to be the […]

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Alphabet Activities: Letter S

Letter S Spaghetti Party Learning about the letter S can be fun with a spaghetti party I copied a large letter S onto a red piece of paper (for the red spaghetti sauce, of course). At home, I over-cooked some spaghetti noodles until they were nice and sticky. I stored the noodles in a plastic […]

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Alphabet Activities

A collection of quick ideas to use for teaching about the alphabet. March Around the Alphabet  This is a lot of fun. The children gain added exposure to the letters while including the excitement of a stop-and-go game! Write each letter of the alphabet on large index cards. Be sure to put the capital letter […]

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Alphabet Learning Centers

A growing collection of independent activities for use in alphabet learning centers. Hanging Out the Alphabet by: T. Smith This is great for Spelling Center. Put up a string up like a clothesline. Write the alphabet on clothespins. (You will write the vowels and several other frequently used letters on more than one clothespin.) The […]

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