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Home / Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

These alphabet activities for preschoolers and toddlers make teaching and learning the alphabet letters hands-on fun! I’m a firm believer that teaching children their alphabet letters through their five senses and especially through play is the best way for a child to learn.

Here at Fun with Mama we believe in tapping into your child’s natural interest in language and the alphabet to learn through play! Below you will find hundreds of ideas to engage your toddlers or preschoolers through hands-on exploration that will teach them the foundation of their alphabet knowledge!

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How do you teach the alphabets effectively?

  1. Read, Read, and Read Some More! Reading to your child teaches them to get excited about books. This interest in books will be the perfect foundation for their pre-reading skills. Check out my favorite ABC Books for kids.
  2. Notice Print in the world around you. Traffic Signs, Cereal Boxes, and everywhere else – call it to your child’s attention whenever you can to help them see how print is used.
  3. Start with the Letters in Your Child’s Name. The most personalized and meaningful letters a child can learn are the ones that spell their own name.
  4. Work through Letter by Letter Letter of the week is an easy and fantastic way to maintain structure while exploring the alphabet. If you are needing inspiration make sure to check out our Letter of the Week curriculum!
  5. Be Flexible Every child is going to pick up different concepts at different paces. Go at your child’s pace and adapt your lesson plans as needed.
  6. Do Hands On Alphabet Activities that encourages children to use as many of their senses to learn. These senses are easy to incorporate into learning: sight, smell, and touch. Alphabet Letter Fishing and Alphabet Playdough Mats are great starting points.
  7. Have Fun! Kids this age learn the best through play and you know your child the best. Pick activities that you know they will love and play!

You will be able to find free printable preschool activities on this page along with some printables from our shop.

What you’ll find on this page:
  1. How do you teach the alphabets effectively?
  2. Alphabet Printables in Our Shop
  3. Alphabet Activities for preschoolers
  4. Alphabet Toy Favorites
  5. Alphabet Letter Crafts
  6. Letter of the Week Activities
  7. Alphabet Games
  8. Hands On Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
  9. What Does a Preschooler Need to Know About the Alphabet Before Kindergarten?
  10. FAQ
  11. Why is letter recognition important?
  12. What is phonological awareness?
  13. What is phonemic awareness?

Alphabet Printables in Our Shop

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Alphabet Activities for preschoolers

The alphabet activities for toddlers I’d suggest you start with are finding good alphabet books, creating some fun alphabet sensory bins, and exploring alphabet clip cards. The alphabet calming jars are wonderful for babies too!

For preschoolers, I’d suggest you work on letter matching activities.

Alphabet Crafts

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Flower Alphabet Matching Activity Printable

Train Theme Alphabet Matching Activity

Fall Leaves Alphabet Matching Activity

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Ice Cream Alphabet Matching Activity

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Letter A Books For Preschool

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Printable Alphabet Valentine’s Activities

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Preschool Snowman Printables – Alphabet Matching

ABC Books – Best Alphabet Books for Kids

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Alphabet Wheels Clip Cards – Alphabet Learning For Kids

Alphabet Sensory Bottles DIY

How To Make Crayon Names

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Alphabet Shaving Cream Letters

Counting Cube Alphabet Mats

Hibernation Preschool Alphabet Letter Matching Activity

Easy DIY Crayon Letter Names – Fun Crayons Art

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Preschool Homeschool Resources for Early Learners

Magic Letters Activity – Recognizing Letters of the Alphabet

Popsicle Uppercase Letter Printables – Fun Teaching Letters Activity

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Carnival Letter Hunt – Fun Preschool Letter Worksheets

Alphabet-Themed Summer Coloring Pages Printable For Young Learners

Summer Themed CVC Word Building – Fun CVC Words Worksheets

Lego Letters – Lego Alphabet Mats

Alphabet Slap – Alphabet Water Play for Toddlers and Kids

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Spring Alphabet Recognition Handwriting Worksheets

Diving for Letters Activity – Alphabet Learning for Preschoolers

Popsicle Puzzle Set

Alphabet Pattern Block Mats

Alphabet Playdough Mats – Interactive

Color By Letter

Alphabet Tracing Playdough Mats

Beginning Sound Monster Matching

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Ice Cream Alphabet Matching Fun

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Alphabet Printables Q-Tip Painting

Short E Sound Playdough Mats

Alphabet Letter Matching Clip Cards

Alphabet Playdough Mats

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Our Honest ABC Mouse Reviews

Alphabet Handwriting Worksheets

Alphabet Coloring Pages

Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching Clip Cards

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Learning Through Play Phonics Activities

Owl Babies Alphabet Matching Game

Printable Alphabet Worksheets To Turn Into A Workbook

Alphabet Beginning Letter Sound Match Eggs

Alphabet Letter Formation Cards

Easter Alphabet Letter Match Activity for Preschoolers

Alphabet Letter Sound Mats

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Alphabet Letters Hunt Game

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Baby Penguin Alphabet Letter Matching

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Alphabet Letter Fishing

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Alphabet Art Letter Painting

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Alphabet Letter Activity Ideas For Each Letter

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Preschool Corner – Letter A

Tot School – Letter A

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Alphabet Toy Favorites

EduKid Toys 72 Magnetic Letters & Numbers (Tote) 1.25' - 1.75'
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Educational Insights See & Stamp Jumbo Alphabet Transparent Stamps - Lowercase Alphabet Stamps, Set of 26 Lowercase Letters & 4 Punctuation Marks - Perfect for Homeschool or Classroom, Ages 4+
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Alphabet Letter Crafts

Some of these alphabet crafts include printables but you can easily recreate them by drawing on paper or cutting out construction paper in these shapes.

Alphabet Crafts

Free Letter B Crafts B is for Bee

Letter Crafts With Cricut + Silhouette CUTTING Files too!

Printable Letter A Crafts A for Apple

Printable Letter A Crafts A is for Alligator

printable letter b crafts

Printable Letter B Crafts B is for Butterfly

Printable Letter C Craft: C is for Caterpillar

Printable Letter C Crafts and Activities

Printable Letter C Crafts: C is for Cat

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Printable Letter D Crafts D is for Dinosaur

Printable Letter D Crafts D Is For Dots

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Printable Letter U Craft Unicorn

Letter of the Week Activities

The letter of the week alphabet activities encourages not only alphabet recognition, but also phonological and phonemic awareness. The preschool activity packs work on a child’s fine motor skills, cutting skills, letter recognition, and more. There are alphabet coloring pages, playdough pages, alphabet art pages, puzzles, etc. Make sure to print out only the pages that interest your child each week and change up which activities you do.

Printable Letter C Crafts and Activities

Letter A Preschool Printable Pack

Letter B Preschool Printable Pack

Letter C Worksheets and Printables Pack

Letter D Worksheets + Activities

Letter E Worksheets + Activities

Free Letter F Worksheets

Free printable letter g activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter G Worksheets

Free printable letter h activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter H Worksheets + Activities

Free printable letter i activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter I Worksheets + Activities for Preschool

Free printable letter j activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter J Worksheets + Activities

Free printable letter k activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter K Worksheets

Free printable letter l activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter L Worksheets + Words

Free printable letter m activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter M Worksheets

Free printable letter n activities, worksheets, crafts and learning pack.

Letter N Worksheets

Letter O Worksheets and Activities Pack

Letter P Worksheets + Printables

Letter Q Preschool Printable Pack

Letter R Worksheets and Printable Preschool Activities Pack

Letter S Worksheets, Printables and Crafts

Letter T Worksheets for Preschool and Kindergarten

Letter U Worksheets for Preschool + Kindergarten Pack

Letter V Worksheets for Preschool + Kindergarten

Letter W Worksheets for Preschool

Letter X Worksheets For Preschool + Kindergarten

Letter Y Worksheets For Preschool + Kindergarten

Letter Z Worksheets For Preschool + Kindergarten

Alphabet Games

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alphabet letter activities for preschoolers

Hands On Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers

Alphabet Song

Learning the ABC song is actually a helpful way of learning the alphabet.

Check out the Alphabet Song on our YouTube imaginary play and kids toy channel. The ABC Song is paired with an imaginary play activity.

What Does a Preschooler Need to Know About the Alphabet Before Kindergarten?

  1. Recite/Sing the Alphabet Song
  2. Indentify Upper Case Letters
  3. Indentify Lower Case Letters
  4. Match Uppercase Letters to Lower Case Letters
  5. Identify Letter Sounds
  6. Trace Letters
  7. Write Some Alphabet Letters

FAQ

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Why is letter recognition important?

Letter recognition forms the base of learning to read. Children will learn letter sounds and/or letter names first. In Montessori, children learn letter sounds first and then learn their names. This makes it easier for them to start reading. In traditional school’s children learn the letter name first and then their sounds.

By Kindergarten, under the Common Core curriculum, children need to be able to identify uppercase and lowercase letters. You can find some letter recognition suggestions and activities here.

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What is phonological awareness?

Phonological awareness is the ability to notice, hear, and manipulate the individual sounds, or phonemes, in spoken words. Thus it involves being able to break up words into their component sounds, both within a word and between words. This concept is sometimes described by experts as the most critical precursor to reading, with the ability to decode written words into their component sounds being a close second.

Individuals can be phonologically aware if they are able to rhyme, count syllables, blend phonemes together, or delete them from words.

Some research suggests that, to develop phonological awareness, young children should be engaged in activities which highlight the initial and final sounds of words, as well as those in the middle, such as: nursery rhymes; songs; chanting; and reading books about rhyming words or nonsense words.

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What is phonemic awareness?

Phonemic awareness is the ability to detect, pronounce, and even manipulate individual sounds within words. Phonemic awareness can be seen as a subset of phonological awareness, with its focus being on smaller components of language rather than an entire word. It involves recognizing that words are made up of syllables and other small units of sound, and that sounds can be changed, removed, or added without altering the meaning of a word. You can learn more here.

Learn more here about phone about phonemic awareness.

This page was originally published on June 14, 2017 and updated on January 7th, 2022.

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