Create a page filled with pictures that begin with the letter that the class is learning. Have each student choose a picture he associates with the letter. He will then cut out the picture and glue it onto an index card. On another index card, write the letter that the object in the picture begins with. For example, if the object is a banana, the student will write a "B" on another index card. Every day should begin with a review of the previously learned letter or letters. The teacher will hold up the letter to the student and ask what this letter is and what word starts with this letter. When the teacher holds up the picture index card, she should ask, "What letter does the object in the picture start with?"
Preschool students benefit from activities that involve actions stimulating the brain. Take a piece of paper and place some colored sand on it. Ask the student to carve specific letters in the sand. This activity is also used to assess which letters the student recognizes well and which ones she needs to review some more. Have the student say the letter as she carves it out, since this will help the student ingrain the information in her brain.
Create or photocopy a passage that has the letter that the student is currently learning. Give the student a colored pencil and have him look for words that begin with the letter he is learning and put a circle around it. For example, if the student is learning the letter "H," he will circle all the "H"s in the passage with the colored pencils. If a student is working on two letters, he can designate one color for circling one letter and another color for the other letter.
Working with letters helps a child increase her letter recognition knowledge. Buy magnetic letters and place them on a magnetic board. Tell the student a word and sound out each letter in the word slowly and clearly so the student can find the letter that corresponds to the sound. Have the student place each of the letters next to each other until she creates the entire word being sounded out.