Young children roll and shout their way to victory in this simple number and letter recognition game. Using the included game board students roll a die, move the number of squares indicated, and call out the name of the number...

Help young scholars name the letters of the alphabet. They use the provided alphabet border and letter cards to take turns saying and finding various alphabet letters. This simple game can be extended by having learners focus on the...

Getting comfortable with the sounds associated with each letter is crucial in a young learner's path to becoming literate. This lesson plan provides a terrific way to reinforce this skill in an engaging and fun manner. It's a game that...

All you need is a file folder and these fun kites to help kids with their letter identification! After laminating a set of kites on the inside of a file folder, kids match additional kites to the ones on the game board.

Practice letter recognition using this fun alphabet game! Focusing on a suggested six target letters, this partner activity has learners saying and recognizing letter names as quickly as possible. Using a randomly chosen letter as the...

Turn spelling practice into a game with this letter card template. Including domino-sized cards for all of the upper- and lower-case letters, as well as common digraphs, this resource can be used in a variety of ways and is a...

This fun game is a way to help your littlest learners build strong phonological awareness. Scholars equipped with letter triangles, a stack of picture cards, and counters choose a picture card, say the name of the image, and attempt to...

As scholars are learning about letter sound correspondence use this activity to help them with the /u/ sound. Learners examine a large u on the board, identifying it if they can. They listen to you make its sound, explaining to...

Search for the correct letters of the alphabet with a game of ABC bingo. Each card contains uppercase and lowercase letters for kids to locate as the caller announces them.

Adding hula hoops to any activity can present a fun challenge. This worksheet explains how to conduct an activity that combines the recognition of capital/lowercase letters and a hula hoop relay. Outside on the playground, each student...

How is data able to move in a congested network? Groups simulate moving data around a congested network by passing fruit around a circle, following specific rules, until everyone ends up with their own fruit. Extension activities...

Scholars join a field expedition team to unearth a plethora of treasures from Central America. Artifacts listed in alphabetical order come with an informational blurb and a picture designed for participants to color. Activity pages...

Ollie the octopus is occupied! Use this tongue twister to help youngsters learn the /o/ sound. After practicing the target sound, learners should print the letter. When they are familiar with the letter and its sound, the group will...

Young scholars build a strong understanding of medial sounds, vowels, and letter sound correspondence while playing Bingo. Taking turns, peers choose a card and say its name and medial sound; all players look for the vowel on their card....

Th, wh, ch, and sh are only some of the consonant digraphs early readers need to master. Increase skills and digraph recognition with a fun game. Children find words containing an initial or final digraph, circle them, and then write...

Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.