Let's Learn the Letters of the Alphabet

While the letters of the alphabet seem very basic, learning them has a significant impact on children’s language development because they serve as building blocks for a child’s learning of language. Learning the alphabet can begin at home, rather than waiting until the child has entered school. Parents can teach their children by playing alphabet games, doing activities revolving around the alphabet, and by reading to their children. When a child becomes familiar with the alphabet early on, it enables that child to develop their literacy skills at a younger age as well, so that they may become able readers and better spellers.

• PBS ABC Games: 25 Online games provided by PBS to help teach children the alphabet
• Sesame Street Alphabet Games: Four online alphabet games for children featuring Sesame Street characters
• The Alphabet and Beginning Reading: A list of links to games which help children learn the alphabet using illustrations and audio.
• Alphabet Activities: A list of activities to help children learn the alphabet, used by pre-school teachers but also suitable for parents.
• Teaching the Alphabet: An article with tips for parents about teaching the alphabet to their children.
• Teach the ABC's: A list of activities which help children learn each letter of the alphabet individually. Also includes links directing parents to books, CD’s, and DVD’s which will help children learn the alphabet.
• ABC Teach: A collection of printable worksheets and activities which help children learn the alphabet.
• ABC Match: Online matching game in which children match pictures with the letter that the picture begins with.
• ABC Practice: Interactive slides with pictures and sound for each letter of the alphabet, including words that begin with each letter
• Boowakwala Alphabet Game: Animated game with pictures and sound in which children match sounds with letters of the alphabet
• Alphabet Antics: Online game in which the child must click on the coconut with the correct letter in order to help a monkey escape a snake. Can be played on easy, medium, or hard level.
• The ABC Game: Online game in which children match a letter of the alphabet with the picture of an object that begins with that letter.
• Alphabet Zoo: Online game in which children practice the order of the letters in the alphabet
• Capital and Lowercase ABC games: Online games which teach children to match capital and lowercase forms of letters of the alphabet
• Alphabet Countdown: Online game in which children attempt to put the letters of the alphabet in order in 30 seconds.
• Teach Reading: Tips for parents who would like to help their children learn to read, including a section specifically about teaching the alphabet
• Alphabet Sites: A link to games, activities, and worksheets which assist teachers or parents in teaching the alphabet
• Alphabet Knowledge: An article about how children learn to identify letters of the alphabet and activities that parents can use to teach the alphabet at home.
• Alphabet Coloring Pages: Printable coloring pages with letters of the alphabet and pictures. Also includes a link to “Alphabet Action” game.