Association games are great activities to play with your child around the house, in the car, or whenever you are on the go. Teach your child the ABC's by teaching them words that are associated with each of the letters of the alphabet. For example, if you are teaching the letter "A," ask her different questions such as: Can you name something in this room that begins with the letter "A"? Or hold up an apple and ask, "What letter does this apple start with?" Once you've worked on "A," move to "B" and continue with the rest of the alphabet. A great way to organize when to do which letter is to have a letter of the day. If the letter of the day is "D" spend the entire day looking for associations. Make sure to praise your child when they get questions right, or keep track of how many correct associations she gets throughout the day so she can see how much she is improving.
Making learning the ABC's fun doesn't mean you have to play an actual game. There are other fun things such as activities and songs that can help children learn the ABC's as well. For example, if you and your child are going to be making cookies, use an alphabet cookie cutter so that the cookies are baked into the shapes of letters of the alphabet. Work with your child on what each letter is as you make the cookies. You can also sing the alphabet song; it is a very traditional form of learning the ABC's, but is a great time honored learning tool. Start the morning off with the ABC song, or sing your child the ABC song while he brushes his teeth in the morning. Many times kids will stay more focused on the song, because they don't like to brush their teeth. This will also help ensure your child is brushing his teeth long enough each morning.
Common board games such as "Go Fish" and bingo can be used with letters of the alphabet to help get your child aquainted with the letters. Create a bingo sheet using letters of the alphabet instead of numbers. Call out a letter or hold up a flashcard with the letter on it, and have the child mark off that letter on the sheet. He can shout "Bingo!" out when all of the letters on the card are complete or he has four in a row. This is a great game to have your child play while you are cooking dinner or doing another chore. The popular children's game "Go Fish" can also be played with alphabet letters. Create your own cards from notecards that have letters on them instead of numbers. Play the game that way so that children are more exposed to each letter of the alphabet.
You and your child can create an alphabet book together. This is not only a fun arts and craft activity for you and your child to bond over, but it will also help them learn the alphabet. Purchase a blank paper book or journal, or staple together your own pieces of blank paper. Make each page dedicated to each letter of the alphabet. Write the lower and uppercase version of each letter on the page, and put items that represent that letter on the page as well. For example, if you are working on the "A" page, draw or cut out pictures from magazines of simple words that begin with "A" such as ant, apple or arm. Do this for every page in the book. Try to make the book colorful and eye-catching with bright colors and glitter, so your child is more inclined to pay attention as you read it over and over again.