#LETTER GAMES FOR KINDERGARTEN PLUS#

As the letters are called out, children look to see if they have that letter, and if they do, the letter is put back in the letter basket. Go through a stack of shuffled letter cards, calling out each letter to the children. Letter HuntĬhildren choose any 10 letters from the letter manipulatives (use foam letters, magnetic letters, letter tiles or other letter manipulatives). Children shake their letter shakers only when they hear their letter called out in the song. Jean’s “The Alphabet’s in My Mouth” or “Who Let the Letters Out”, or Jack Hartmann’s “Animal Alphabet Cheer”. We sing the traditional Alphabet Song, or another alphabet song, such as Dr. An easy way to make instruments is to put rice inside a plastic Easter egg, and hot glue it closed. Label each rhythm instrument with a letter. We use this game to practice matching uppercase to uppercase letters, lowercase to lowercase, or uppercase to lowercase, depending on what we are working on.

At the end of the game, all of the Kisses are put in the middle of the table, and children can choose about 3 pieces to eat. If they do not match, they have to put them back. If the letters match, they keep those Kisses. Children take turns lifting two Kisses at a time. For my Pre-K kids, I usually put out about 5-10 pairs of letters at a time. Write pairs of letters on sticker dots and place them on the bottom of several Hershey’s Kisses. We always cheer when they make it in the basket! This game could also be played with alphabet bean bags if you have them.

If they miss, they get as many chances as needed to get the “ball” in the basket and can move closer if needed. They pick up the letter, crumble the paper into a ball, and stand on the tape to toss it into the trash can. As each child has a turn, I tell them which letter to find. I make a line with masking tape on the floor and place the trash can about 4 feet away.

#LETTER GAMES FOR KINDERGARTEN PLUS#

I make enough papers for each child, plus one or two extra. To prepare this game, I cut copy paper or newsprint paper in half, and write letters on several pieces. This is one of my prekinders favorite letter identification activities every year. You can find many more Alphabet Activities here.

Letter games for kindergarten