One of the primary skills we work on with our students in kindergarten is the alphabet. It is essential that students have a good understanding of their letters. They need to recognize them, write them, and know the sounds they make.
For that reason, we will spend a lot of time in the classroom working on letters. And I mean a lot of time. That being said, it’s so important that we make it fun for students. The last thing we want is for them to get burned out and bored with the alphabet a couple of months in!
How do I make the alphabet fun?
There are so many things you can do with students that are this age! Check out my post here on fun alphabet activities for kids for some ideas. My favorite has to be alphabet craft printables. They are simple to use and students love them.
Here are 5 reasons to use crafts in the classroom
- Fine Motor Skills. When completing a craft, students will need to put their fine motor skills to use. Doing things like cutting and putting pieces together requires a lot of fine motor work and this is a fun way to do it!
- Creativity. This is one of those skills that we don’t talk a lot about but it is so important that we teach our students to flex those creative muscles.
- Letter writing. Making alphabet letter crafts will help students get to practice writing the letter without them even realizing it!
- Letter identification. When learning is fun, students are more likely to retain what they learn. So by turning letters into fun crafts, students will be able to use that to help them identify that letter going forward.
- High engagement. What kid doesn’t love doing a fun craft? It goes without saying that when kids are having fun, they are more engaged in learning.
My A – Z alphabet crafts resource includes engaging activities for every letter in the alphabet.
Use these printables and crafts in centers, whole group, small group, or for homework. This is an A-Z BUNDLE!
These provide hands-on options as well as worksheets to help with busy mornings. Students will learn how to work independently after the first couple of letter sets are used because every unit follows the same pattern. There are plenty of things to choose from for the week if you are doing a letter a week. Students will practice fine motor skills with writing, cutting, and tracing.
What is the download?
- LETTER A (16 printables which include 3 crafts, a spinning game, letter identification, forming letters, playdough letters, BINGO daubing, tracing letters (upper and lowercase), letter sounds, and beginning sounds of words.)
- LETTER B (16 printables which include 3 crafts, a spinning game, letter identification, forming letters, playdough letters, BINGO daubing, tracing letters, letter sounds, and beginning sounds of words.) See Previews
- LETTERS C-Z (These will follow the same format as units for letters A & B, but with different crafts.)
- OVER 450 Print & Go Pages
What are your favorite ways to practice the alphabet in the classroom? Let me know in the comments!