Give each child in the classroom a paper with all 26 letters of the alphabet randomly placed on it. Use flashcards or draw a letter on the board and challenge your students to find that particular letter on their paper. Have the children cross the letter out with a crayon or place a token over it. Reward the child who gets five in a row or covers the entire paper. This activity helps children with letter recognition, matching skills and attention.
Create 52 cards (two for each letter of the alphabet, one lowercase and one uppercase). Lay the cards out on a desk or the floor. Let each child come up and attempt to match the uppercase letter with its lowercase counterpart. If the child gets it right, he keeps the letters to be turned in later for a prize. If he gets it wrong, he sits back down until his next turn. This activity helps with letter recognition, matching and attention skills.
Give each child a flashcard with a different letter of the alphabet written on it. Tell the children to line up according to their letter of the alphabet as quickly as possible. Count to three then start timing the children. They will need to help one another get in the appropriate places in line, as well as know the order of the alphabet. Do this activity several times to see if the children can beat their previous time.
Take the children outside to the recess area for a game of alphabet freeze tag. Tape a piece of paper with a letter of the alphabet to the back of each child's shirt. Have the vowels be "it" first and attempt to "freeze" the consonants. Children should remain frozen until the teacher calls out a word beginning with the letter on their back. They can then go back to running around. Take turns having different children be "it" until everyone has had a chance to play.