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Kindergarten Activities on the Letter A

Alphabet Learning for Kindergarteners, Preschoolers, and Toddlers

Aug 24, 2009 Jenny Evans

Teaching the letter A with these educational games, activities, and crafts makes alphabet learning fun for toddlers, pre-K, or kindergarten.

Looking for something beyond handwriting practice worksheets to teach letters of the alphabet? Learning letters can be a blast with these inexpensive games, crafts, and activities focusing on the letter A.

Teaching Letter A in Kindergarten with Ant Farm Observation

Kids love to watch ants in their natural environment. Talk as a class about ants, how they work together, what they eat, and why they dig tunnels. Let kids see ants in action with an ant farm. Commercial ant farms in all shapes and sizes are available at toy stores or Internet retailers. Encourage children to draw what they see, labeling ants with the letter A.

Learning Letter A by Making Anthills

Discuss how ants have homes, just like people do. Take children outside to hunt for anthills, or show them pictures of ants and anthills. Fill the sensory table with slightly damp sand and plastic ants (raisins will do in a pinch) to let kids practice forming their own anthills and arranging the ants.

Preschool Alphabet Craft: Make an "A" Mobile

Provide children with popsicle or craft sticks, some whole and others cut in half. See if they can figure out (with the aid of a picture, if necessary) how to put together two whole sticks and one half stick to make a capital letter A. Have them glue their letter As together and decorate with glitter, markers, or stickers. When all letters are dry, create a letter A mobile with wire coat hangers and display in the classroom.

Imaginative Play with the Letter A

Teach a short lesson about astronauts, emphasizing that 'astronaut' begins with the letter A. A good picture book to introduce the topic is I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton [Crowell, 1988.] In the dress up area of the classroom, take out an astronaut suit and helmet for them to try on.

Letter A Games for Kindergarteners

Find and locate pictures of objects beginning with A from magazines or the Internet and glue them to index cards (apple, ant, astronaut, axe, arrow). Add a handful of cards with pictures that don't start with A. As a class, turn each one over and take turns deciding if it starts with A or not.

Every pre-K and kindergarten classroom needs to equip kids with essential pre-reading skills. Teaching letters can get boring for kids, but it doesn't have to be. Keep it fun and exciting with these original letter A activities appropriate for young learners of any age.

Make sure to check out the rest of the Kindergarten Letter Activities series for more educational fun and games.

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Teaching the Alphabet With Fun Letter A Activities