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Learning the ABCs and Recognizing Letters Games and Activities for Preschool Children

ABC Printable Activity Sheets (Worksheets) with Hands-on Learning Games and Activities

Letter A Printable Activity Sheet	Letter B Printable Activity Sheet	Letter C Printable Activity Sheet	Letter D Printable Activity Sheet
Letter E Printable Activity Sheet	Letter F Printable Activity Sheet	Letter G Printable Activity Sheet	Letter H Printable Activity Sheet
Letter I Printable Activity Sheet	Letter J Printable Activity Sheet	Letter K Printable Activity Sheet	Letter L Printable Activity Sheet
Letter M Printable Activity Sheet	Letter N Printable Activity Sheet	Letter O Printable Activity Sheet	Letter P Printable Activity Sheet
Letter Q Printable Activity Sheet	Letter R Printable Activity Sheet	Letter S Printable Activity Sheet	Letter T Printable Activity Sheet
Letter U Printable Activity Sheet	Letter V Printable Activity Sheet	Letter W Printable Activity Sheet	Letter X Printable Activity Sheet
Letter Y Printable Activity Sheet	Letter Z Printable Activity Sheet

Learning Activity Ideas for the ABC Printable Sheets

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1. Write Words that Start with the Same Letter

Have your children take turns thinking of words that start with the same letter that is on the sheet. Help them write the word on the sheet.

*Note - If you laminate the pictures you can use a dry erase marker and re-use the sheets over and over.

 

 

 

 

2. Matching Letter Pictures

Print out pictures from clip art, or cut out pictures from magazines, laminate them and then have your children match the beginning sounds of the names of the pictures to the letters on the sheets.

You can time your child to see how long it takes him and then have him do it again to see if he can beat his time.

You can also divide your children up into teams and give each team a certain amount of pictures. See which team can place all its pictures on the matching sheets first.

 

3. Really Big Alphabet Match Game

This is a great game for children who do not like to sit still.

Print out two of each sheet onto card stock (Heavy paper) and laminate them. Turn them upside down on the floor and play match game. Children take turns turning over two cards to see if they match. If they match the child gets to keep the cards, and take another turn. If they don't match, the child turns them back over and the next child gets to try and find a match.

 

4. Vocabulary Display

Print out all the sheets and hang them up on a bulletin board display. As your children learn new words, write the words on the matching sheet. Your children will have a growing record of how many words they have learned. This is also a great way to review the words.

 

5. Practice Writing the Letters ABC Game

Print out the sheets and laminate them. Let your child practice writing the letters on the shapes. Use a dry erase marker and paper towel to erase the letters so that they can be reused again and again.

 

6. Put the Cards in Order Alphabet Game

Print out the cards and laminate them. Mix them up and see how fast your children can put them in order. Time them and then have they try again to see if they can beat their time.

7. Alphabet Matching Items Game

Bring in small items that can be glued or taped to the printable ABC sheets and have your children help you decide where each item should be placed depending on its beginning sound.

A - acorn, paper airplane, almond
B - button, bow, bottle cap, band-aid, bracelet, balloon, blocks, bubble gum, Cheerios, bolt
C - cap, crayon, candy, cross, craft sticks, clothes pin, cup cake wrapper, cashew, hair clip
D - dime, dot, dog bone, dog tag
E - eye (googly eye), eraser, rice, rose petal, envelope, egg (small plastic Easter egg)
F - flower (silk), fortune cookie, feather, fake fur,
G -gum wrapper, guitar pick, glitter
H - heart, toy helicopter, picture of a house, Hershey Kiss, hair, Honey comb (cereal)
I - picture of ice, iron, icicle, iris, igloo, ibis, island, insect, invitation, iguana, pipe cleaner inchworm,
J - jelly bean, juice box, jewel, jack
K - key, kazoo,
L - leaf, lead (from pencil)
M - mitten, M&M Candy wrapper, marshmallow, piece of map, marble, maple leaf, money
N- nickle, nut, finer nail (fake)
O- origami. owl, ornament (Christmas)
P- paper clip, pompom, pin, puzzle piece, pencil sharpener, popsicle stick, pinecone, pecan, pipe cleaner
Q - quarter, picture of a quail, picture of Queen, quill, picture of a quilt, quotation marks
R - rubber band, ring (child's), rock, rickrack, ribbon, rope, raisin
S- stamp, stone, sea shell, sea star or star fish, seed, string, spider, sucker, stone, shoe, straw, baby sock, straw
T - thumb tack, Tootsie roll, tatoo, toothpick, twig
U - umbrella (the kind you put in drinks)
V - piece of velvet, pictures of vacuum, vulture, violin, van, vegetables, vest, veterinarian, volley ball, volcano, valentine card, V8 Juice label
W - whistle, wand from bottle of bubbles, wax, wrapper from candy, walnut, gummy worm
X- x-ray, x-ray fish, picture of x-men,
Y - yellow crayon, yarn, package of yeast, yen, yo-yo, yucca leaf
Z - zipper pull, zero, zebra toy, picture of Ziggy from Internet, picture of a zorilla

 

Bean Bag Toss Alphabet Letter Recognition Game

The following games are great for children who like to move around a lot. They also help develope throwing skills.

Game 1 - Place the printable alphabet sheets on the floor and have your children try to throw bean bags on certain letters. For example, if you are working on the letter F, have your children try to throw the bean bag on that letter.

Game 2 - Have your children try to throw the bean bag on any letter sheet. If the child knows the letter on which his bean bag landed, he gets to keep the sheet. Keep playing until all the cards are gone. The child with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

 

Alphabet Christian Home School Bible Curriculum

Twenty-six lessons Christian lessons based on a letter of the alphabet, a different animal starting with each letter, and a basic Bible truth. Go to the Home School Curriculum Page to find more information

 

Back-to-School Crafts

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My Pocket Buddy Back to School Craft for Kids	Oatmeal Box Monster Tabletop Garbage Can Craft	Back-to-School Teddy Bear Backpack Craft

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