Play games instead of writing the alphabet repeatedly. Alphabet bingo is an interactive game that can make learning fun but also informative and successful. Each child holds a bingo card and places a chip over the letter when the teacher calls out the letter. This game works best when played after singing the alphabet as a group or listening to songs about the alphabet. This can be played in singles or groups of two.
Use alphabet blocks for students to recognize the alphabet, including matching uppercase letters with lowercase letters, learning alphabetical order and learning how to spell basic words for their level. The use of blocks allows them to play, build and use their imagination to understand structure and language fundamentals.
Create an alphabet floor game with construction paper. Use patterns or trace a kindergartner's shoe for an accurate size to cut out. Make 52 copies. On each shoe print, write a letter of the alphabet. Begin with writing the uppercase letter and then write the lowercase letter on the corresponding shoe print. Place them onto the floor in alphabetical order as a trail for them to follow. Once they get accustomed to alphabetical order, mix up the order and play alphabet hopping. For example, say "Find letter A. Find letter J." The student whose turn is up has to jump from one letter to the next.
Incorporate alphabet train patterns. This exercise also helps with fine motor skills as it involves coloring and cutting. Give each child a sheet with several train cars with different letters in each car. For example, one student may have five cars that have the letters T, Q, S, P and R. Have them cut out the train cars and link the cars together based on alphabetical order. Punch holes into the end of the cars and hold them together with string.
Play the match letter game. Give out sheets with patterns, such as a cracked egg or broken heart. The pattern must be split in half. One half contains an uppercase letter and the other contains a lowercase letter. After the children color in the shapes, they must cut them out and mix them together in a pile. The students will learn to match uppercase letters with lowercase letters by sorting out through the pile. When they find matches, they can glue them together onto construction paper.