Alphabet Must-Haves for Little Learners

There are so many resources for little ones who are learning their alphabet, but which activities are best for your kindergartners or even as a gift to a little learners you know.  Here are my TOP 12 Alphabet Must-Haves for little learners.

Find out how to use these resources in your classroom...

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set	Learning Resources Alphabet Soup Sorters	Grandma's Trunk Alphabet Game	Alphabet Bingo Game
Alphabet Go Fish Matching Card Game	Wikki Stix Alphabet Fun Cards for Learning	LeapFrog: Letter Factory	LeapFrog Scribble and Write
See-Inside Alphabet Peg Puzzle	Deluxe Alphabet Stamp Set	Tub Of Letter Tiles	Hot Dots Jr. The Alphabet Card Set

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LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set

This resource is great for an alphabet mini-lesson.  Attach the bus to your white board and sing along together to learn or review the alphabet.

Learning Resources Alphabet Soup Sorters

Need a fun alphabet center or small group activity to use with your little learners...these soup sorters are an awesome choice.  Add them to your home center for some engaging and fun learning.

Grandma's Trunk Alphabet Game

This trunk is an adorable mini-lesson activity to do with your whole class or intervention group.  Extend the activity by creating a chart with their predictions of what they think is in Grandma's trunk.

Alphabet Bingo Game

My students do a lot of bingo in the classroom and having an alphabet bingo game available in their literacy centers is definitely a must-have.  Play the game together a couple times, then place it in a center for your little ones to enjoy.

Alphabet Go Fish Matching Card Game

Card games are a hit with little learners and providing them with alphabet cards to play with combine play with learning.  This game is adorable (seriously...I LOVE the images) and ready to go!

Wikki Stix Alphabet Fun Cards for Learning

Letter formation at its finest...with Wikki Stix!  My kiddos love 'playing' with Wikki Stix and these cards make it easy to practice their letters in our writing center.

LeapFrog: Letter Factory

Indoor recess, assessment time, rowdy class that needs a cool-down...time to put on the Letter Factory.  This video is great for teaching little ones their letters and sounds.  Add the LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set...PERFECTION!!!

LeapFrog Scribble and Write

This resource is another one I love for a writing center.  Technology with a stylus...can you say professional learner?  At least, that's what your students will be!

See-Inside Alphabet Peg Puzzle

There are bound to be a few puzzle lovers in your class and adding an alphabet puzzle to your puzzle center is hands-down a necessity.  This one is my favorite because of the keyword or initial sound pictures under each letter.

Deluxe Alphabet Stamp Set

Whether your learners are matching capital and lowercase letters, making their name or segmenting CVC words, this stamp set is perfect for a literacy center.

Tub Of Letter Tiles

Yep, thats it, a tub of letter tiles!  These tiles are perfect for sorting letters by capital and lowercase or for an in my name not in my name sorting chart and segmenting or blending CVC words.  If you don't have a tub of letter tiles in your room...get some NOW!

Hot Dots Jr. The Alphabet Card Set

I love me some Hot Dots and so do my learners.  This card set is perfect for you little ones and there are even more to choice from on their website!  Grab some pens and you can start a Hot Dots center in your classroom.

Need some more ideas for your classroom or little learner, head over to my blog, Mrs. Jones' Creation Station.

Phonics and Sight Words with Paint Stir Sticks

Hey y'all, I'm Jessica from The Littlest Scholars! I'm so happy to be blogging here with my I Teach Kinder friends. I'm always looking for new ways to engage my little scholars during small group literacy and these paint stir sticks do just that! Use them for word work, phonics, sight words--the possibilities are endless. Here's how to get started...

I gathered these materials at my local Wal-Mart including the paint stir sticks (they are free!). 

I painted the paint stir sticks and it took a few coats but they turned out great!

I knew I wanted to use both magnetic letters to build words and velcro letters, so on one side I adhered a magnetic tape strip and on the other side I placed 3 Velcro dots. When I'm working with my little scholars on building CVC words, the velcro side will work perfectly! 

If we're building sight words, they can just flip the stick over and build sight words like this. 

These paint stir sticks can also be used as a quick assessment. You can say the word, your little scholars can build the word in their laps, then on the count of three they can flash the word they've built. I love when I can build in opportunities for quick assessments into everyday activities! 

Click the picture below to download the printable letter tiles and CVC picture cards for free. 

Have fun building words with your little scholars! 

Awesome Alphabet Songs and Videos

Hi friends! It's Alex from The Kindergarten Connection. I don't know about your class, but in my class, we LOVE to sing! 

We sing songs all the time, and they really help us learn. I often find favorites on YouTube that we can learn to sing, and then also watch the video. It engages my kids and lets them learn in a fun way!

Since it is the beginning of the year, we are focusing hard on the alphabet! Here are some of our favorite alphabet songs! 

Learnin' My Letters! by Harry Kindergarten 

This is a fun rap for kids and has simple, catchy, repetitive text! A nice break from the traditional ABC's, and we can get up and move to the beat a bit!

ABC Phonics Song by The Learning Station

This one is a little slower and great for really looking at letters and their individual sounds. It combines, letters, sounds, and a word that starts with the sound.

Alphabet Song by Have Fun Teaching

This is upbeat and even while it's sung like a rap, you can hear the tune of the traditional ABC's in the background. It also goes through the capital letters as well as the lowercase letters, which I really like!

Letters Sounds Song by KidsTV123

This is a slower one and I love it for transitions. I often put it on as they are cleaning up or after lunch when we need a few minutes of rest time. It is calming but still one they start to sing along to. Simple, yet they are learning!

The ABC Song by KidsTV123

This is the traditional ABC song, (or very similar to it) but I like how it shows one letter popping up at a time, first in uppercase A-Z then in lowercase a-z. It helps them know that as we sing we are saying ONE letter at a time (especially for l, m, n, o, and p)  :)

And... just for fun - we love this one....

Backwards Alphabet Song by ABCMouse.com

This is mostly just for fun, but my class enjoys a moment for silly and also to see if they can, indeed, say the alphabet backwards!  :)

What are your favorite alphabet songs? I would love to add more to my collection for my class!