Kids ABC Games

• Alphabet mat

• Using the pinky finger of the writing hand, student points and names the letters of the alphabet.

• The rules are same as Simon Says.

• Students only move to a new letter if the teacher says, Pinky point.

• If s/he moves and the teacher did not say, Pinky point, the student is out.

• If students are having difficulty, pair weaker and stronger students for this activity.

• Example: Pinky point to A. (The students move pinkies to A.) Point to G. (The students don’t move their pinkies because Pinky did not say to move.)

• Alphabet mat

• Ask student to put both arms in the air above their heads.

• Demonstrate with your back to the student that the right hand is the after hand.

• Have student lower his/her right arms as they say, "My right hand is my after hand."

• Ask student to form the pointer fingers of both hands into a pointer and point to the letter T on their mats as they say T.

• Ask the student to move his/her after (right) hand to the letter after T.

• Ask the student to name the letter after T.

• Then ask the student to say in a sentence: "U comes after T."

• Continue through 4 or 5 more letters with the same process.

• Alphabet mat

• Student places the writing finger on A on the arc on the mat and echoes the letters after the teacher as s/he points to each letter.

• Ask student to Show Me the letter A.

• Repeat with 5-7 letters.

• Go as quickly or slowly as the student needs to go.

• If students are having difficulty, pair weaker and stronger students for this activity.

• Alphabet mat

• The child places the index finger of his/her writing hand on A.

• The child points to each letter while naming the letter.

• To prevent having a run-away-train, hold up a stop sign or say, stop during the activity.

• The child stops and then starts again touching and naming when the teacher/leader says, go or lowers the stop sign.

• Alphabet mat

• Student places the writing finger on A on the arc of the mat and echoes the letters after the teacher while pointing to each letter.

• Ask student to place the pointer finger on Z and put his/her engine in reverse.

• Student touches and names the letters starting with Z and going backwards to A. Repeat 2 times.

• Alphabet mat

• Child places the writing finger on A on the arc and echoes the letters after the teacher as s/he points to each letter.

• This activity is done daily at the beginning of all alphabet activities.

• Capital letter alphabet mat

• Children signs the letters of the alphabet using the signs provided on the capital letter mat.

• Introduce 2-3 signs during a lesson and review those already learned.