A little time spent making picture cards with objects that start with each letter of the alphabet provides you with an easy, portable alphabet sound game. Look through magazines and cut out a picture of an object with a starting sound that corresponds to each letter of the alphabet. For instance, for A, B and C you might choose a picture of an alligator, baby and cake. Glue the pictures to pieces of construction paper and scatter them throughout a room. Have a child choose a letter flash card, then search for the picture that starts with that sound.
For kindergarten students just learning their letter sounds, a game of name sounds is a fun ice breaker. Start by telling the students your name, then emphasize the first letter sound and ask them to guess the starting letter. Students take turns telling the class their name, so they can guess the first letter sound. This game works well with objects in the classroom, on the playground or anytime a new group of people is introduced.
One way to teach your students about letter sounds is to connect them with the child's own life. Play a game of alphabet likes and dislikes during small bits of time between lessons, or as part of language arts time. Choose a letter and give students a chance to name something they like or dislike that starts with the sound of the letter. For instance, if you choose the letter A, a student might say she likes apples and dislikes asparagus.
A large beach ball, updated with a permanent marker, makes students enjoy learning letter sounds. Write all 26 letters, evenly spaced around a beach ball. Toss the ball to one child and call out a finger. For instance, you might say left pinkie or right pointer. The child catches the ball and looks at the letter under that finger and says the sound the letter makes. Once the child has given the sound, she tosses the ball to another student.