
Start your letter activities with the most important word of all: your kid’s name! Paint their name on a paint stick and have them pin the letters in the correct order. Watch out for the Kabooms! If learners draw one, they must return all their sticks to the cup. Raise the stakes of letter recognition with this fun game! Kids will pull a stick out of a cup, identify the letter by name, and then also tell you what sound it makes. Print two sets of cards to match letters with other letters. This printable game is a fun idea for busy bags or quiet play time! Flip the cards over until you find a matching picture and starting letter. They can then practice building flowers with matching initial letter sounds. Build a Flowerĭecorate your classroom with colorful letter flowers! Design a flower center with the same letter that starts with each of your student’s names. Be sure to emphasize the sound of each initial letter. Stack your letter sound ice cream cones high! Go through all of the pictures for each letter before building. Then, have your kids pin the pictures that start with the letter sound in the middle. Go around the wheel and have your learners slowly pronounce each item. All you need are the templates and a few clothespins. Work on beginning sounds with these adorable letter sound wheels. After they’ve said the sound, see if they can write the correct letter. Race through the alphabet to the finish line! To stay on their square, students have to say the correct initial sound of each item pictured. Try to match end letter sounds to talk about how some letters are silent in words. Grab your magnetic letters and get ready to match those sounds! For each picture, match the magnet of the initial letter sound. Learn More: Crystal McGinnis Kindergarten Creations 2. Use their favorite candies for a tasty, post-lesson snack! Say a letter sound and have kids place a counter on each circle that depicts that letter. These printable letter mats are a great start to letter sounds and recognition. With a bit of review, your kids will be reading in no time! 1. These activities are sure to quickly become beloved classroom games that’ll get little ones excited about all the awesome letters of the alphabet.

Get your preschool and kindergarten students ready to read with these fun letter activities! Set up your literacy centers to include cool picture cards, bingo markers, and lots of construction paper.
