35+ Alphabet Activities and Alphabet Crafts for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Learn ABC
I LOVE teaching my boys the letters of the alphabet. There are sooooo many ways to make it fun and hands-on for the little people in your life. Here are a range of alphabet activities and alphabet crafts for toddlers and preschoolers we have loved doing!
Alphabet Activities
1. Alphabet Squish
2. Sticker Letter Tracing
3. Hershey Kisses Alphabet Memory Game
4. Flashlight Spot-and-Tell
5. Alphabet Parking Lot
6. Letter Boxes
7. Invisible Letters
8. Hide & Seek Alphabet Puzzle
9. Clothespin Capital & Lowercase Matching Activity
10. Outdoor Alphabet Track
11. Letter Pounding
12. Alphabet Sort & Match
13. Playdough & Alphabet Stamps
14. Making Letters in Shaving Cream
15. Floor Tape Letters
16. Letter b, d, p, q Spinner
17. Pound a Sound (can do with letter names or sounds)
18. Wet, Dry, Now You Try
19. Capital & Lowercase Letter Stamping
20. Magnetic Capital & Lowercase Matching with the Build-a-Word Tray
Alphabet Crafts
Apple Seed A
Apple A Peel-away Art
B is for Bear
C is for Cow
D is for Dinosaur
E is for Egg
F is for Fire
H is for Heart
L is for Leaf
M is for Monster
O is for Octopus
O is for Olympics
S is for Sunflower
S is for Snake
T is for Tent
X is for X-Ray
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Is there a certain order to teach the alphabet in? What do you prefer? Thanks!
I think the best letters to start with are the letters in your child’s name. Obviously, start with the first letter of his/her name. M is also a popular starting point (most kids can recognize an M for McDonald’s). :)
Thanks!
Absolutely love these ideas. My pre-K-ish boy is not going to be an easy one to teach with anything resembling traditional methods. These are fabulous ideas. Thank you so much.
So many great ideas! Definitely pinning!
awesome ideas..good way to teach alphabets to kids..also do try another game that i found..this is also very awesome..learning with fun : http://goo.gl/z517Ov
Hi ma’am. I’m a first time mum who is trying to homeschool.
Where exactly do I start from please my son is 3+. We have leart ABC letters recognition is been pretty difficult but have come across articles that says teaching sounds is better than letters. What’s your advise on this? Also when do I introduce him to lower case letter? Should I teach numbers along letters?
All these I don’t know how to go about. Thanks ma’am
First of all, don’t stress! Your child will learn the alphabet when he/she is cognitively ready. All we can do as parents (and teachers) is facilitate opportunities to expose them to letters and sounds. There is no “right” formula. I would suggest starting with a letter that your child is interested in. For a lot of kids, this is the first letter of their name. For others, it might be “M” for McDonald’s (or other letters they see in their environment) as they can easily recognize it when out and about. Again, immerse your child in play-based activities and the learning will follow!