Letter Names and Sounds
Work with your child to learn the names of the letters and the sounds the letters make through fun activities:
Sing alphabet songs – you can find some fun ones on You Tube!
Look for letters in environmental print (signs, packages, labels, book titles, etc)
Model how to write the letters in your child’s name and encourage him/her to copy the letters
Play with magnetic letters to build words or match the first sound to pictures
Build letters out of Play Doh or modeling clay; use cookie cutters for letters and spell words with dough or clay
Make an alphabet book with pictures of things, animals, and people that are familiar to your child. Write the uppercase and lowercase letter on each page and label the pictures.
Read alphabet books aloud with your child. Ask them to find letters in the book.
Look for letters in environmental print (signs, packages, labels, book titles, etc)
Model how to write the letters in your child’s name and encourage him/her to copy the letters
Play with magnetic letters to build words or match the first sound to pictures
Build letters out of Play Doh or modeling clay; use cookie cutters for letters and spell words with dough or clay
Make an alphabet book with pictures of things, animals, and people that are familiar to your child. Write the uppercase and lowercase letter on each page and label the pictures.
Read alphabet books aloud with your child. Ask them to find letters in the book.
