30+ Awesome Ways to Teach the Alphabet (Without Using Flash Cards)

Inside: 30 Awesome Ways to Teach the Alphabet -And You Won’t Need Flashcards. Free printables included!

Preschool parents are concerned their children won’t learn their ABCs. I get that. I was that parent.

Then I became a preschool teacher. I relaxed. As a teacher, I know that alphabet learning  should be hands-on. It’s about providing playful literacy activities that excite young children to want to learn more.

If you are a preschool teacher, you might wonder at what part of your day should you include alphabet learning. My answer? All day long.

Remember my post about how to add literacy in all areas of the classroom? (If not, I’ve got you covered. Just click here.) Parents can add similar activities in the home.

Bottom line: keep it fun while you teach the alphabet and let them explore!

Children can make their own watercolor alphabet chart to hang in their rooms. (Homegrown Friends)

Do you explore a letter of the week? If so, check out B-Inspired Mama’s letter-of-the-week collection.

Add literacy to music with some fun alphabet songs. (Fun-a-Day)

Blocks

Create letters with Duplos after downloading these free letter printables. (123 Homeschool for Me)

Add letters to your block area for some added literacy fun.

Sensory

Explore letters in the sensory table. Both toddlers and preschoolers love this activity!

Make your own tactile cards! Tactile cards allows children to explore the alphabet by tracing the letters with their fingers. (Teaching Mama)

Science

Add some science to your literacy activities – one for each letter of the alphabet. (Science Sparks)

Break the ice and find the letters. (Super God Not Super Mom)

Find out what happens when you drop watercolors onto letters with glue and salt. (A Dab of Glue)

Games

Help children learn their letter sounds while playing an alphabet sorting game. (Free printable from Tot Schooling)

Feed the shark some alphabet fish. (Toddler Approved)

Small World

Use letters in small world play by making a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree. (Buggy and Buddy)

Cooking

Get in the kitchen and make alphabet pretzels. (Simple Today Life)

Large Motor

Get your body moving while learning the alphabet with bean bags. (Teach Preschool)

Identify letters by name and sound while kicking a ball. (Fun Learning for Kids)

Outdoors

Practice the alphabet outside by making a letter museum. (Rubberboots and Elf Shoes)

Trace letters on the ground and watch them erupt. (Learn, Play, Imagine)

Name Recognition

Help your children learn the letters in their names with fun, hands-on name activities.

Press letters into playdough to make your name. (123 Homeschool 4 Me)

Build your name using Duplo bricks. (No Time for Flashcards)

Magnetic Letters

Make a simple letter box for recognizing and sorting letters.

If you have some magnetic letters, you will want to try one of Growing Book By Book’s ideas from their magnetic alphabet collection.

FREE alphabet matching printables!

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