About 2 months ago I started teaching my 2 (almost 3) year old son the alphabet. At first, I thought singing the alphabet song over and over would get him interested but that was a big fail. Every time I’d start to sing he would say, “stop mommy, stop singing!” Ultimately, I decided on a different approach— the letter of week strategy.
Starting with the letters in his name, each week I concentrate on one letter of the alphabet.
Reading, crafts, sensory, and fine motor play are all great ways to engage a toddler or preschooler when teaching the alphabet. I’ve been working with my son on his alphabet skills for about 10 weeks and his progression and interest in letters has exceeded my expectations tenfold.
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Don’t be intimidated if your toddler doesn’t take to the lesson plan right away. It took my son a few weeks but eventually, he got the hang of it and started to look forward to activity and craft time.
Below, you can print my free Letter Aa Lesson Plan that includes flashcard study, crafts, reading, activities, and worksheets— all concentrating on the letter A. You can also find some substitute crafts and additional resources below.
Have Fun!
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Print your free Letter A Lesson Plan for preschoolers below.
Free worksheets, flashcards, and books to buy and download from the above lesson plan:
Free download- Letter A alphabet book The Measured Mom.
Flashcards from The Measured Mom.
Letter A Crafts:
- Uppercase A- Alligator
- Lowercase a- airplane
- Ambulance
- Ant puppet
- Alligator
Letter A Books:
Letter A Activities:
- Apple Tree Letter Matching Game- Download printable below, make a large tree, on one side draw an uppercase A and then on the other side draw a lowercase a, cut out the apples, and have your child match the appropriate letters to the tree.
- Apple Stamping
- Ape Puppet
- Letter Stamps in Playdoh
- Shaving Cream Letters
Free Letter A Worksheets (click banner below):
- Free A is for Ambulance Printable-Find the Letters
- Free A is for Apple Printable-Find the Letters
- Do A Dot Page- Letter A
More Letter A Worksheets:
- Block Letters
- Letter Workbook/Tracing
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Substitute Crafts
Substitute Reading
- The Alphabet Tree
- Hey Little Ant
- Ten Apples Up on Top
- The Lady With the Alligator Purse
- The Ants Go Marching
Substitute Activities
Click the banner below for my FREE Letter A Lesson Plan Printable
What’s your approach to teaching the alphabet to your preschooler? Share some of your ideas below.
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Meagan is in her mid-thirties and has been married for almost 10 years. She is a proud boy mom, happily navigating her way through the toddler years. She met her husband 20 years ago in high school; they got married 10 years later after graduating from the University of South Florida. Meagan currently helps run a family business with her parents and sister, while blogging about her life and taking care of her three-year-old son full time (at work)!
When she isn’t chasing her son around and constantly picking up Matchbox cars, she enjoys spending time with her family on a beach anywhere. She also loves decorating and organizing her home, delving into fun DIY projects, bargain shopping, and eating at unique restaurants. She also loves Barbecue anything and a good show or movie on Netflix.
It’s great that you are making learning a fun, tactile experience for your son. Teaching him the letters in his own name is a great starting point! (I love that moment when they first learn to read, and then write, their own name!)
This would be great for my 2.5 year old!
That’s a really great idea to teach preschoolers the alphabet in this way! Love these ideas, I think most of kids will enjoy this kind of activities, as they seem to be really fun! 🙂
Such a helpful kit for parents of toddlers. I am really impressed how creative this is!
Easy to follow and understand.
I love all of these ideas! I should be doing more activities like this with my girls this summer!
This is going to be helpful to anyone looking to teach alphabets to their kids. I wish education was this fun when I was a kid!
There are so many great craft ideas and printables. Where to start?
DOING is really one of the greatest ways to teach kiddos. Good job mom!
I’ve been doing a lot of work with both of my kids on their letters and letter sounds, this is great!
Wow! This article is so comprehensive. Lots of great ideas teaching the letter A!