Bending those Qtips is a great way to make the curvy parts of the letters. Skeleton Bone Writing (bending Qtips!) – We use Qtips a lot over here for learning games like this one. Pipecleaner and Popsicle Stick Letters – Forming letters with pipecleaners and popsicle sticks on a homemade sticky board – popsicle sticks can be used for so many purposes! This letters activity for preschoolers is great for introducing capital and lower case letters. This one uses painter’s tape in a different way the painter’s tape forms the road while the cars hold the letters.
Zoom and Sort the ABCs – All you need is painter’s tape and some toy cars for this one. And we all know 3-year-olds LOVE to learn with their whole body. This alphabet activity is absolutely perfect for preschoolers as it engages the whole body. Swat the ABC Balloons – We love using balloons for fun learning games. Pop that first group of alphabet letters (s, a, t, i, p, n) on the ground using painter’s tape and let those little ones throw paper airplanes to learn their ABCs! Ready to start helping your little ones learn their letters? Here are some great ideas and fun games that will have those letters mastered in no time!ĭigging Up Letters – Grab some dump trucks, diggers, and pebbles and “dig up” some letter learning fun with your preschooler! This post shares more information about the order for teaching the letters.įlying into Letter Recognition – This fun one just requires painter’s tape and construction paper. Of course, ideas and games for introducing letters can be found all over How Wee Learn! Games to Help Little Ones Learn their Letters I know it is hard (trust me, I know!) but waiting until your little one is ready will save you both mounds of frustration, and ensure your little one loves learning. And since you waited to introduce the letters (you did wait, right?) they are absolutely ready and will be catching on right away, grasping those letter names and sounds easily. Introducing the letters and letting little ones begin to make words almost right away creates a huge sense of pride. After learning the first 6 letters kids can make words in the “at,” “an,” “it,” “ip,” “ap,” and “in” word families. By teaching the letters in this manner, children are able to begin forming words very quickly. The letter order is similar to the way the letters are taught in the Jolly Phonics Program. Clearly, little ones need to know both upper and lowercase letters, but since so much of the print in our everyday lives is lowercase, I find it beneficial to start in that way. Starting with the lower case is helpful, and something I have begun doing-though I haven’t always. Once they are mastered, we add in the next row. Then we do lots of activities playing with those letters: their sounds, shapes, and names. Once children know their name letters well, I would introduce the other alphabet letters (and sounds) in this order:Īt first, relatively quickly, I would introduce the first row of letters, maybe over a week. So for “Sammy” he learned all about s, a, m, and y. I began with “name letters” as these letters hold a very important meaning to children. When I was in the Kindergarten classroom, I did not teach letter recognition in alphabetical order.
What Order to Introduce the Alphabet Letters And just in case the video above doesn’t work for you, you can also watch it right here on YouTube.
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