Fun and Easy Alphabet Crafts for Kids

Learning the Letters of the Alphabet in Preschool

PRESCHOOL LITERACY ACTIVITIES

PRESCHOOL IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO BEGIN DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS IN CHILDREN. THEY WILL FEEL PROUD AS THEY LEARN TO READ AND WRITE.

The alphabet animal crafts introduce these weird shapes called letters in ways that are interesting and fun for young learners. They won’t even know they are developing foundational reading skills!

These fun ABC crafts help teach kids that learning uppercase and lowercase letters is fun! I love using these craft ideas to teach kids because they also need fine motor skill practice. Kids won’t even realize they are learning to read until one day, they suddenly recognize a letter outside of class and are so surprised!

Get All 26 Uppercase Letter Crafts

Using our fun uppercase letter craft series, you can easily introduce kids to the uppercase alphabet, beginning sounds and work on important fine motor and direction-following skills!

Can Preschoolers Learn Phonological Awareness With Crafts?

ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

WHILE NURSERY RHYMES AND READ-ALOUDS ARE TYPICALLY USED TO DEVELOP PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, CRAFTS CAN WORK, TOO!

As students learn letter names, preschool teachers can also teach the sounds. Ask children:

• What else starts with /b/?
• What sound do you hear at the beginning of your name?
• Are there other kids in our class with the same sound in their name?

Why Is It Important For Kids To Learn About Letters?

Children are naturally curious about everything around them. Learning about letters sets them up for success when they later learn letter sounds and decoding.

Background Knowledge

Learning letter names gives children valuable background knowledge to draw upon as they learn the sounds the letters make, or how to write their names.

Compare and Contrast

Discerning between uppercase and lowercase letters, or identifying different characteristics of the letters helps young brains develop the skill of comparing and contrasting.

Alphabetic Principle

As children learn letter names and sounds, they begin to understand the alphabetic principle: Our written language is a code of letters that represent the spoken sounds in our language.

Increases Fluency

When naming letters/sounds is quick and effortless, children will find it easier to learn to decode short vowel words, and then be able to progress to more complex letter patterns.

Fun and Easy Alphabet Crafts for Kids

ABC Bracelets from Life Over Cs

Letter of the Week Crafts from Crystal and Co

Process Art Alphabet Crafts from Fantastic Fun and Learning

A-Z Crafts for Kids from B Inspired Mama

Letter of the Week Crafts from The Measured Mom

Easy Letter Crafts from The Letters of Literacy

A-Z Letter Crafts from School Time Snippets

Paper Plate Alphabet Crafts from Happy Hooligans

Extend the Activity:

Wall Decor

Displaying the example letter crafts on a bulletin board is a great way to reference letters and sounds as you accumulate them throughout the school year.

Sensory Bin

Children love sifting through the sensory bin to find and identify letters and/or sounds. You can incorporate this simple activity into every theme all year long.

Read Aloud

As you work your way through the ABCs, make sure to draw attention to letters/sounds during read aloud, as children write their names, and throughout the day.

More Alphabet Activities You’ll Love:

• A-Z Alphabet Worksheets (Convenience Bundle)
• Alphabet Beginning Sounds Sorting Activity
• Mini Alphabet Books
• Uppercase Alphabet Posters
• Food Theme Alphabet Play Dough Mats