University of Texas
Alphabetic Understanding, Phonics, and Spelling
Have your youngsters reading in no time with with collection of literacy activities and lessons. Starting with a basic understanding of the alphabet, this unit progressively builds students' phonemic awareness and ability to decode and...
Nosapo
Writing the Alphabet
Straighten out those A's and Z's with a helpful, versatile handwriting worksheet. Whether your class is learning to write the English alphabet for the first time or could use some review on proper handwriting, the worksheet is a great...
Freeology
Lowercase Letter a Coloring
Help young learners master their alphabet with this simple series of worksheets. Including a separate instructional activity for each letter of the alphabet, children first trace the letters four times before writing them on their own...
Education.com
Alphabet and Number Derby!
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 or letter...
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies
Activities to Support Teaching the Alphabet
Whether or not your class includes kids with significant disabilities, teaching the alphabet to emergent readers and writers can be a challenge. Here's an activity packet designed for all learners.
Jackson Public Schools
Summer Reading Activities
Provide parents with the tools they need to bridge the summer learning gap with this collection of fun activities. Whether it's creating an alphabet poster with illustrations for each letter, playing a game of sight word concentration,...
Fun Fonix.com
Fun Fonix
Who says you can't have fun while learning to read? This collection of matching, tracing, and spelling worksheets engages beginning readers as they develop an understanding of consonant digraphs.
Curated OER
Language Arts: Scavenger Word Hunt
Participate in a scavenger hunt to find objects beginning with a particular letter sound and take digital photos of them with your scholars. Using software, they find word pictures beginning with particular letters and locate picture...
Free Reading
Letter Cards
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 perfect...
Curated OER
Turtle and Tortoise Preschool Lesson Plan
One of the best parts about teaching the littlest learners is that you can create thematic lessons that use one topic to address every subject. Here is a nice set of thematic teaching ideas that uses turtles and tortoises to teach...
Ken Baker
Phonemic Alliteration Lesson Plan
Old MacDonald had a ... dragon? A shared reading of this funny take on the classic children's song engages beginning readers as they learn about phonemes and alliteration.
Kindergarten Worksheets
Christmas Learning Fun: Spelling Practice
Get in the holiday spirit with winter-themed handwriting and spelling practice. Pupils trace the words for three cartoon images: reindeer, snowman, and candy cane. Another line is provided for each image that can be used for practicing...
Curated OER
Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo
Students explore the letter sounds and read the book, "A, My Name is Alice." They create a page for a class alphabet book or zoo animal display.
Curated OER
It's All Greek to Me
Introduce your class to the Greek alphabet and language. Examine how the Greek language influenced the English language. Study the history, timeline of achievements, and the role oral history played in Greece.
Curated OER
The Letter Ff: Alphabet Theme
Students complete several cross-curricular activities to learn the letter Ff. In this letter recognition lesson, students complete activities that include geography, music, physical education, science, seasonal, space science, and online...
Curated OER
Alphabet Animals
Second graders create an encyclopedia of unusual animals, using a variety of resources to collect their information. Each student illustrates an animal and provides a brief description for each letter of the alphabet. A very nice,...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Photo Chart
Have fun with student photographs in this phonics activity! Learners sort their classmates' photos by initial sound on a large poster board with the alphabet written vertically down the left side. Also provided are various pictures...
Originator
Endless Alphabet
Engage emergent readers with colorful monster animations as they practice sound-letter correspondence, develop phonemic awareness, and gain new vocabulary.
Curated OER
Our Illuminated Alphabet
Young scholars write letters of the alphabet and explore how decorated letters can be used to convey stories or symbolic ideas. In this decorating alphabet lesson, students create an “illuminated” alphabet in which each letter conveys...
Curated OER
Learning the Letters
Students identify the letters of the alphabet. In this letters lesson, students use an iPad to play games, draw pictures, and listen to videos about the alphabet. They use pipe cleaners to create their name.
Curated OER
The Alphabet Game
Students spell words using cards with each letter of the alphabet on them. In this alphabet lesson plan, students word in 2 teams and get points for the first team to spell the word correctly.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Phonics: Encoding and Decoding, Make-A-Word
Little learners place a picture card on a magnetic board, say the name of the object on the card, then sift through alphabet magnets to find and spell the word they said.
Reading Resource
Bubble Letters
A fun way to display the alphabet in your classroom! Each letter of the alphabet is featured on a full-page piece of paper, ready for decoration or use as a learning tool.
Arcademics
Puppy Hop
Young scholars recognize the letters of the alphabet in a dog-themed learning game. Participants listen to letters read aloud, then click on the matching tennis ball, ultimately landing on a comfy bed.