Singing the alphabet every day in kindergarten is a great routine to establish. Most children know the song coming into class and you can begin to transition them into an understanding of each letter having a sound. Some students may also know the alphabet as one big long string of sounds - aabeeceedeeefgeeaitcheyejaykay.
Asking your little ones to slow their singing down and initially and getting one lucky student to point to each letter as the song progresses can help clarify that each letter has one name. And build 1:1 correspondence for reading and math!
Did you also know that daily singing may help you and your learners
- manage stress
- clear the sinuses
- improve posture
- live longer and happier
We have a bright and happy poster for you to display to focus your students attention and remind them of the daily routine. It comes in 2 options:
- DIY poster (print 16 pages and glue together (as shown in these photos)
- giant wall print (you can get this printer professionally too)
Three more ways to use our alphabet poster:
- play a game of 'what is missing' - cover a letter with a post it note and ask students to identify what is missing
- play 'what starts with' - have a student point to a letter and ask all the other students to brainstorm as many words as possible that begin with that letter/sound
- play 'move like the letter' - describe one of the animals without naming it to your students - once they guess, ask them to move around the classroom like this creature and make the letter-sound in their best animal voice! e.g. I am thinking of an animal that crawls on the ground and likes to eat leaves - it will grow into a butterfly soon (one student guesses caterpillar, all children move around learning space like caterpillars, perhaps chomping on some leaves, and make the 'c' sound)
If you need some more fun, bright and happy classroom decor - find our growing collection over on the website.
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