Free Reading
Free Reading: Catch a Sound: Letter Sound Accuracy Activity
A quick alphabet game for the whole class. Students stand in a circle and throw a beanbag to each other. When they catch it, they must say a word that begins with the letter given. Continue this in alphabetical order.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Alphabetic Principle
Children's knowledge of letter names and shapes is a strong predictor of their success in learning to read. Knowing letter names is strongly related to children's ability to remember the forms of written words and their ability to treat...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Alphabetic Principle
What are predictor's for a child's success in reading? Use this site to learn more how the knowledge of the alphabet and shapes is a factor for reading success.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: Coloring Alphabet (Traditional,cursive,modern)
Provides coloring pages for each letter of the alphabet in three styles: traditional, cursive, and modern. Each page features a printed upper and lower case letter of the particular style as well as an illustration of something that...
Other
Effective Decoding Instruction for Diverse Learners: Alphabetic Principle
What is the definition of alphabetic principle? This site focuses on the stages of effective decoding for all types of students and learning strategies.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Alphabet and Word Recognition With Phonics
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are actively engaged with this interactive flipchart that prompts the students to use the eraser, pen, highlighter, and arrow tools along with a link to a website that continues to build on the...
Education.com
Education.com: rf.k.1.b Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the Common Core standard of recognizing that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Alphabet Words
In this activity for grades K to 2, students use letter sounds to identify words that begin with each of the letters of the alphabet.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Kickin Kk
[Free Registration/Login Required] This kindergarten flipchart introduces the letter Kk, initial and final consonant /k/ words, and writing the letter Kk.
Other
Basic Handwriting for Kids: Manuscript
Great place to go for help teaching basic manuscript writing skills. Printable resources available include blank lined paper of various sizes, alphabet and number tracing guides, "make your own" traceable worksheets, and more. There's...
Other
Design a Study: How to Teach Handwriting
Very specific advice on teaching the skill of handwriting to young children. Making correct letters, making letters the same size, and the slant of the letters are all stressed.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness
Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...
SEDL
Cognitive Framework: Instructional Resources Database: Instructional Activities
This professional resource includes a database to find the answer relative to the best instructional practices related to alphabetic literacy. This site offers activities in English and Spanish to help teach literacy topics.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Abc & 123 Magnets
Children can practice alphabet, number, and punctuation recognition by clicking and dragging magnets to the refrigerator. Children will hear the letter or number when they click on a magnet. Practice writing names, birthdays or short...
Chateau Meddybemps
Spinner's Writing Guide
Watch Spinner the Spider draw the letters of the alphabet, both upper and lower case.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Space Man!
Without understanding spacing, students will not be able to successfully track print. In addition, students who do not understand spacing will also not be able to write appropriately. Students will be introduced to Space Man. This tool...
Teachnology
Teachnology: A Variety of Printable Handwriting Worksheets
Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.
ESL4kids
The Efl Playhouse: Phonemic Awareness for Young Language Learners
A group of ten simple activities easily incorporated into the course of a day to reinforce phonemic awareness.