Inside: Put together a week’s worth of fun alphabet ideas! These activities expose young children to letters in a fun, hands-on way, getting them ready for reading. Teaching the alphabet to toddlers and young preschoolers is all about exposure. Today I’m sharing a collection of alphabet activities that are playful and hands-on. Pick and choose what you want to do for the week … you can even extend it to several weeks!
A Week’s Worth of Alphabet Ideas
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Sensory
Truck lovers will have fun with this construction sensory table, and it includes letters from the alphabet! Put together an alphabet flower sensory bin that uses homemade letter stones.
Blocks and Cars
Create your own alphabet parking lot and match the cars to the parking spots. (I Can Teach My Child) Tape letters to boxes for some alphabet building. (No Time for Flash Cards) Put together a simple playdough letter activity using beads. (School Time Snippets) Create letter clouds with playdough and letter beads. (Kindergarten Connection)
Sorting and Matching
Use Post-Its for a fun alphabet matching activity. (Bored Toddler) Sort magnetic letters by color on the refrigerator. (Happy Toddler Playtime)
STEM
Build an alphabet tree and see how many letters it can hold. (Preschool STEAM) Rescue the letters with a magnet wand. (Innovation Kids Lab) Toddler Alphabet Activities Alphabet Learning Through Play 20+ Alphabet Activities To Do At Home Here is my Privacy Policy
