When S was little, I posted a hand-made poster of the ABC’s on the wall in our dining room. I had both capital and lowercase displayed, so that she could learn both at the same time. She enjoyed having this visual on the wall and at times I would see her pointing to the letters as she …
This impromptu “Spray the Letter” game turned out to be really neat way to make learning fun for N (2 1/2). B (5) wrote letters on the chalkboard (it was fun for him to be involved too). Then, N sprayed the letter that I said. I would say, “Spray the letter S” or “Spray the …
Here is the Summer Alphabet Game that we’ve been playing lately. Print, cut out, and enjoy! Directions: Put the cards face down in a pile. Take turns each picking a card. Say the letter (or letter sound or something that starts with that letter depending on skill level). If you get it right, keep the card. When …
Toilet Paper Tube Alphabet Crafts – What do you do with them? You’ve made them, but now what? Here are some ways you can use your toilet paper tube alphabet crafts. So you’ve made some of our Alphabet Tube Crafts. What now? Ways to Use the Alphabet Tube Crafts: Pretend …
Colored rice or beans, a scooper, and hidden magnetic letters and you are all set for the Alphabet Find and Match Activity! I hid a few letter magnets in this colored rice for N (28 Months) to find. I used four letters that are in her name. I wrote the letters on a piece of …
These Alphabet Activities will inspire you to create different experiences for your toddler or preschooler based on each letter of the alphabet. There are so may ways to play and learn with letters! Many people like to focus on one letter at a time (for a day or a week) so I thought …
I love, love, love creating new activities and games for M. She’s almost 5 but still loves tonging and tweezing, sorting and grouping. Last week, I gave myself a challenge. I call it, “The Dollar Store Challenge.” Clever, huh? My (self-imposed) rule was to come out with as many activities as possible for only a …
Candy Cane Letters (printable) Day 20 – Activity Advent Countdown The candy cane letter matching activity that we did today is from the Christmas Tot Pack at 1+1+1=1. Head over to download and print your own copy!
Christmas Alphabet Book (printable) Day 4 – Activity Advent Countdown Today we are decorating and reading our Christmas Alphabet Books that we printed from Tip Junkie. Tip: Color before cutting and making into a book.
Make your own letter rocks and try these learning activities: This letter rock idea from Small Types is an awesome way to play with letters outside this summer! All you need is rocks, permanent ink, and letters stamps. What can you do with these rocks? Hunt for letters Toss letters into …
Spelling with Toys is a great way for beginning readers and spellers to make words. Spelling with toys is also great for creative thank you notes! We used some of B’s toys to take this picture and make it into birthday thank you notes. I got the idea from Family Fun Magazine. Not only did …
For Christmas, I made B this set of alphabet drawers. I bought the drawers at the hardware store and used address labels to label them. I filled the drawers with miniature items that begin with each letter and used the extra drawers for digraphs and blends. You can use a single drawer and name each …