Balanced Literacy: Alphabet Awareness
Do your students need to learn letter names, sounds, or sequence? I've successfully used the following ABC activities in 1 on 1, small group, and whole group situations. They are suitable for independent student work times as well.
Materials and Resources:
Alphabet Task Bins or Tubs Activities:
Alphabet Tasks Bins or Tubs Storage
Alphabet Charts to Use as a Reference:
Pointers for Students
Alphabet Activity Downloads and Links: The files below correlate with the PDF download you see above ("Alphabet Activities"). When you download the PDF, you will see directions, pictures, and materials lists.
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Pictures of Alphabet Activities (as seen in the YouTube video) |
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Alphabet Sound Tub Items from Montessori Services #1 |
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Alphabet Sound Tub Items from Montessori Services #2 |
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Alphabet Sound Tubs from Lakeshore Learning |
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Alphabet Sound Tub A-Z List of Objects |
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Alphabet Magnets (Print on Business Cards and Put on Business Card Magnets) |
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Alphabet Charts for Magnet Letter Matching (Set Your Margins to 0" Before Printing) |
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Sign Language Letter Magnets (Google "finger alphabet magnets") |
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A to Z Objects for Alphabet Chart Frieze |
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Itty Bitty Alphabet Sheet Books |
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Discount School Supplies Alphabet Pocket Chart Sort |
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Resources for Reading Alphabet Pocket Chart Sort |
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Oriental Trading Alphabet Pocket Chart Sort |
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Fun Fonts Sort |
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Baby Soda Bottles for Bottled Up Letters/Letter Sounds |
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Amenity Bottles for Bottled Up Letters |
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Alphabet Arcs |
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Alphabet Letter Sort - Manuscript/D'Nealian (Print on Magnetic Sheets) |
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Alphabet Letter Sort Sorting Mats |
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Alpha Phonics Tiles Directions Sheet |
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Alpha Phonics Tiles |
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Clothespin ABC Game Sheets |
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Connect Four Uppercase Letter Game Board |
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Connect Four Lowercase Letter Game Board |
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Connect Four Blank Game Board |
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Letter Find/Search Sheets |
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Parking Lot Recording Sheet Game Board |
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Roll-Say-Keep Recording Sheet Game Board |
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Spin a Letter Transparent Spinners |
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Spin a Letter Uppercase Game Board |
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Spin a Letter Lowercase Game Board |
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Spin a Letter BLANK Game Board |
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Which Letter? (Letter Sound Picture Sheets) |
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A to Z Items List for Tactile Letter Book |
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EZread Magnetic Beginning Sounds Pictures from Really Good Stuff |