Hide the letters of the alphabet in pictures. The letter A might hide behind an apple. The letter B peaks out around a baby or bed. A big C forms around the face of a cat. A dog barks at the letter D. Kindergarten children will learn the letters as they find them hidden in the pictures. Hide larger letters around the classroom. Starting with the letter A, have the children search clockwise around the room until they find each letter. Have kindergarten children look in magazines to find the different letters of the alphabet as you call them out. Have them find items in books, newspapers and magazines that you provide that start with the letter you give them.
Work with the students to come up with a favorite thing or person for each letter of the alphabet. A might represent Aunt Anna, B might represent Bert from a popular children's show, and H might represent house, horse or horn. Ask families to provide pictures of people, pets and places, such as the home, that make up their child's favorite things. Use the pictures received and downloaded illustrations to create an alphabet board for each child. Starting with the letter A, have each child glue his favorite things to his board. If pictures aren't readily available from families, have the children draw pictures to use. The personal alphabet boards help them associate letters of the alphabet with something or someone special.
Take the kindergarten children on a walk about the room, the playground and a park. Point to different items such as a book, a plant, the sky and ask "What letter does that begin with?" To help the kindergarten children understand the order of the alphabet, point to items in alphabetical order. Turn the game around. On the walk ask, "Can you point out something that starts with the letter A?" and go on down the alphabet as the children find items that begin with the letter you called out.
Use wooden blocks with letters on them. Ask the kindergarten children to put the blocks in alphabetical order. Create sets of alphabet letters. Divide the kindergarten children into teams. Give each team a set of alphabet letters that are mixed up and in a pile. The kindergarten teams find the different letters and put them in order.