Letter Identification Activities

So it’s late November and we have just a few first graders who have not yet mastered their letters and sounds. For these little firsties, we needed to readjust their intervention plan and bump it up a knotch in terms of intensity. It’s always difficult to find time in a jam-packed school day, but mastering letters […]

(oise.utoronto.ca) Letter wands to find items that start with that letter around the room - great idea for the classroom!

I love being able to repurpose things that would otherwise end up in the trash. And if you have children in your house, chances are the two items

For a few dollars and a few minutes you can create some great LETTER POPS for your classroom. You will need a set of magnetic letters and jumbo craft sticks. Glue a magnetic letter to each craft stick. (I LOVE E6000 glue that you can get at Walmart or hobby stores.) Pass these out to the children to hold up as you sing alphabet songs, such as “Alphardy,” “Who Let the Letters Out?” “Letter Pops”, etc. *Have children match letter pops to classroom print and letters in alphabet books. *Call out…

Alphabet block pattern free printables

Okay the first week back has come and gone and I have to say it was the BEST FIRST WEEK EVER! Seriously, my class is awesome! No criers, n...

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Today, I’m so excited to continue my 4-Part Series of Teaching the Alphabet with 101 Alphabet Activities and Printables for this School Year! Readers ask me for ideas on a continuous basis for teaching letters and their sounds, so before I share all the Alphabet Activities & Printables below, I have one new exciting announcement: We ... Read More about 101 Alphabet Activities and Printables

Free "find the letter" alphabet worksheets! Get them for uppercase, lowercase, and both!

A blog of teaching ideas and activities for K-2 classrooms, including centers, reading and writing ideas, thematic learning, and much more!

Sharpen letter recognition with this upper and lowercase letter matching hole punch activity, which includes a free printable.

Oh my word. Can you believe we are already talking Halloween? And right after Halloween comes Thanksgiving. And then it’s Christmas. And then it’s 2017. So that means it’s practically 2017! Woah let’s slow down. Today I’m just talking Halloween activities for Kindergarten! Thanksgiving and Christmas will come later. Halloween took on a whole ... Read More about Halloween Activities for Kindergarten {with FREEBIES!}

Every teacher is sometimes in need of that simple no prep activies they can have on hand for all sorts of reasons. Printables that practice basic skills are great to have on hand and can be used in a number of ways including for, but not limited to, morning work, homework, fast finisher work, or for just some extra practice with a skill. I have a variety of printable packs in my store and they are also available in a bundle for a discounted price. Here’s a sneak peek at all of them. My…

Practice the letters of the alphabet, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and more with these Spot and Dot alphabet pages for preschoolers!

This alphabet game will reinforce letter recognition and letter sounds. It is a simple and easy way to learn the alphabet!

Free printables to practice letter and number recognition. Grab a few crayons and start coloring to find the Hidden Letter A and Hidden Number 1. Perfect for preschool or early elementary as a way to practice letter and number identification and fine moto