- Longfellow Elementary School
- Letter and Sound Practice
Mrs. Howell - Kindergarten
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Ways to Practice Learning Letters and Sounds at Home
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- Recite each letter of the alphabet clearly so you can hear each letter
- Make ABC flashcards and point to each letter as you read them
- Start by learning the letters in your first name
- Write your name and identify each letter
- Adult writes child's first name, cut apart each let, and student recites and builds name
- Find and circle/highlight letters in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- Write letters in shaving cream, sand, or salt
- Use magnetic letters to explore, order, and recite letters
- Use Play-Doh, pencils, sticks, straws, etc. to form uppercase letters
- Play letter I spy
- Line up a series of toys and say the beginning sound of each one
- Use sidewalk chalk, markers, or crayons to write letters in different colors
- If you have internet access, watch alphabet videos on YouTube
- Using your finger, write a letter on someone's back and guess the letter
- Hide letters throughout the house and go on a letter hunt
- Hunt for letters with the lights off using a flashlight
- Match upper and lowercase letters using your flashcards
- Using you finger, write giant letters in the air
- Use a post-it note and write the beginning sound of toys to label them
- Make an ABC book: write the letter and draw a simple corresponding picture
- Ask Mrs. Howell for additional resources to be sent home