Tuesday: Alphabet Review

Let's practice singing the alphabet, recognizing/identifying letters and writing letters!

A tip: whatever you decide to do - make it fun!  If the kids aren't having fun - they aren't learning!


Singing the Alphabet.
Here are some fun songs within videos we use in the classroom:

Have Fun Teaching Alphabet Song: this song/video reviews uppercase and lowercase.  It also practices the letter sounds.

The ABC Song by StoryBots:  a quick song, and most kids love the StoryBots!  We practice singing like robots for fun when we watch this video - try it!

Do You Know Your Alphabet?:  a fun song that the kids enjoy!

Finally, there is no replacing the Alphabet Song that we all learned as children - no video required!  You can mix it up by singing it slower, faster, or using silly voices.


Recognizing/Identifying Letters.
Here are just a few suggestions:

• Read books (or anything you have available!).  You can point to letters (uppercase or lowercase) and ask "What letter is this?"  Expand on the activity by naming words that start with the letter.
• Look for letters around you and ask what they are.  There are letters everywhere!  You can find them on: food items, the clothes we wear, on appliances, on grocery ads, again - they are everywhere!
• If you are able to print items out - search the internet for "free alphabet printables' and you will find lots of options to choose from, such as: flashcards, alphabet worksheets, or uppercase and lowercase matching activities.  You can also create all of these without a printer - you just need some paper and something to write with!

An internet search will provide you will lots of other ideas.  Whatever you find, or decide, keep it simple and make it fun!

Writing Letters.

Here are some suggestions:

• Practice writing their name.  It doesn't have to be perfect - the letters may be out of order, they may write a letter backwards, they may forget a letter, they may write big and run out of room and their name will be two rows of letters - this is all okay!  It's more about practicing, and getting positive feedback about their efforts!
• Provide them with letters to trace, or their name to trace.
• Put sugar, salt, or flour on a plate, and write letters - provide a written sample to follow!
• Have shaving cream?  Spread shaving cream in the bathtub/shower and practice!
• Learning to write is supported by fine motor activities such as: scribbling, coloring, and drawing.  Each of these help to support the development of writing and practices the strokes we use to write.