Helping Kids Learn the Alphabet

Arts n' Crafts for the Letter "A"

You can help children learn the the letters of the alphabet by reinforcing letters with fun activities. Here are some letter "A" activities shared by Chris Yates of http://www.kidcraftsmagazine.com/.

Thumbprint Ants – Draw an ant hill with a marker on a plain sheet of construction paper. Use a black washable stamp pad or black paint and have your child put a thumbprint on the paper (or several thumbprints). Draw six legs and eyes on the thumbprints to make them look like spiders.

Ant Thumbprint Counting Book – You can also adapt this craft to create “Ant Books” to go along with “The Ants Go Marching” song. Create counting books using one page for each verse of the song. On the first page, make one thumbprint ant. If old enough, have the child write a number one. If not, write a one for them. Continue counting up for as many pages and verses you wish for your “Ant Book” when singing the song. This is a great way to get in a little counting practice with children too.

Macaroni “A” – Use this “A” template and print it out onto heavy construction paper. Spread glue onto the A and let children glue different shapes or sizes of macaroni onto the A until it is filled in. You can also have them color the pasta with markers before or after they glue it on the sheet of paper. Of course, you could also use the “A” template and use other media instead of macaroni like tissue paper, beans, buttons, colored sand, or just let them color the letters.

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