Alphabet

Crafts

*Letter Pictures - glue pasta letters onto construction paper.

*Sponge Painting - sponge paint with letter shapes on paper.

*String Letters - glue string in shapes of letters.

*Letter Cutting - cut and paste letters and words from magazines.

*Name Tags - cut rectangle shapes from fun foam. Add names and decorate with foamie shapes. Punch a hole in either side of the rectangle, add ribbon for a necklace or a safety pin to the back.

*My Name Begins With Pictures - colour the letter your name begins with.

Science

*Textured Letters - cut letters from sponge, cardboard, material, sandpaper, etc. for a tactile experience.

*Feely box with letters in it - identify by touch

Block Area

*add alphabet blocks

Dramatic Play

*Label items in the center.

*Restaurant - make a restaurant and label different food items, menu's, etc.

Circle Time

*A-B-C-D

*A - You're Adorable

Stories:

*There are many alphabet books... too numerous to name.

Games:

*Going on a Picnic - "We're going on a picnic and I'm going to bring __________." Have each child fill in the blank with an item they will bring to the picnic. Items are named alphabetically starting with the letter A and ending with the letter Z.

Water & Sand Play

*add sponge letters to the water table

Outdoor Play

*Chalk the Walk - provide chunky chalk and let children decorate the walkway with letters and pictures.

*Alphabet Romp - chalk letters all over the playground, children move around and when a letter is called out, they must stand on that letter.

Field Trips / Special Days

*Visit the library.

Songs

A - You're Adorable

A - you're adorable
B - you're so beautiful
C - you're a cutie full of charms
D - you're delightful
E - you're exciteful
F - you're a feather in my arms
G - you're so good to me
H - you're so heavenly
I - you're the one I love
J - you're like Jack and Jill
K - you're so kissable
L - you're so loveable
M,N,O,P - I could go on all day
Q,R,S,T - alphabetically speaking, you're OK
U - make my life complete
V - you're so very sweet
W,X,Y,Z
It's so nice to travel through, the alphabet with you
To tell you what you mean to me!

Printouts

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