Alphabet Fun Crafts!

As Kindergarten teachers know, getting the kids to work on one letter a week can be...well....boring. We like to spice it up with more than just handouts. We do activities like Highlight a Letter where they get to use a highlighter to color letters. We like to make a snack with foods that start with the letter of the week. We like to make art with the letter of the week. And we like to do the Alphabet Crafts each week. Here is what they look like:

This is the old version of what I using, but it shows the work very well. Each week we do a page like this with a different letter and material. Some of the activities have food and some don't. Of course, the food ones are the most fun. If you would like to do something like this with your kinders, GRAB IT HERE

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Learning the Letters in Our Names

The first week of Kindergarten is soon upon us! Ok, ok, it's a month away. But, I still need to be ready to handle the first day and the first week of school. The theme for our first week of school is Names.
We will make our names in all kinds of way. We will trace them, cut and glue them, find them, and sing them. Here is one activity that we will do the first week.

 

I will write my students' name on the line with a highlighter so that they can trace it correctly. Then we can color our special letter and glue fun things to it like sequins, beads,etc.  This activity is a nice one to hang up for Back to School Night so the parents can see it. Grab it HERE.

Letter Bracelets

I am always looking for new ways to reinforce a child's learning at home. This year I am going to do ABC bracelets. Every week we explore a new letter. When I introduce the letter of the week on Monday I am going to give each student the letter bracelet and help him or her put it on with tape (less dangerous than staples and more durable than a glue stick). My students will be able to take them home and tell their parents what letter we are learning and what sound it makes. I am all about parent communication, so this is just one more way to get them involved. Here is the link for the ABC Bracelets.