Photo credit: MrNussbaum.com BDPQ Bandit is a game that tackles a common issue. It can be difficult to differentiate the difference between “b”, “d”, “p”, & “q”, as they all look very similar to one another. In this game, players will locate and click on all the letters that match the letter that was spoken […]
Photo credit: Sesame Street This is the full episode of Elmo’s Amazing Alphabet Race. Elmo looks around for letters in signs to complete the entire alphabet. This is a fun game that all alphabet learners can play.
Photo credit: ictgames.com Sky Writer is a kinethetic game, where students learn the alphabet by tracing the letters while the plane writes them in the sky. This game was developed by James Barrett, who is a teacher. I love this concept! Disclaimer: This game requires Flash. Save Save
Photo credit: Kiz Phonics Kiz Phonics has a free game demo that helps students match the uppercase letters to their associated lowercase counterparts. Disclaimer: This game demo only includes the letters “a” through “e”. Other letters are available with a registered membership.
Photo credit: One Direction on Sesame Street Here are some of my favorite songs for teaching students about the names of the letters in the English alphabet: ABC-DEF-GHI Song by Big Bird (This is a funny song that points out that students can have misconceptions whenever they attempt to learn something new). This song does […]
Photo credit: https://heartofdeborah.com/toddler-finger-painting-craft.html I can see this project being used in a pre-school classroom. Children use finger paints to make letters of the alphabet on canvas. Besides having a great piece of art that can go home to each family as a keepsake, images of each art piece can also be printed and laminated (as […]
Photo credit: https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com This is a FUN way for students to learn how to read! Teachyourmonstertoread.com is design for children ages 3-8, primarily, but it can be used at any age for anyone who needs to learn English. For example, I have used it in a middle school setting for those who are learning English […]