Ideas for learning the alphabet and practicing letters and sounds

There are many ways I've taught the alphabet as well as reinforced letters and sounds.  Here are some ideas:

1.  My favorite is to read tons of ABC books.  My son got his first ABC book when he was a baby,   There are ABC books for 0 to adults!

Baby ABC
$4.99 USA
DK Publishing Inc.
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY
10014
ISBN 978-0-7894-3648-1
(A friend gave this one to us when my son was a baby, and she got it at Long's drugs.)

2.  Alphabet Placemat

I have a several kinds of educational and fun placemats for my son.  The alphabet placemat is great for learning the alphabet and for review of letters and sounds.  I got most of mine from Games Unlimited Store in Danville, CA.

Alphabet with Animals
Ruskin Co.

3.  Sing songs, my son loves to sing  alphabet songs in English and Spanish!

Alphabet songs in English
Sounds Like Learning
CD by Discovery Toys 0 +

Alphabet song in Spanish
Lango CD's
Lango.com

4.  Workbooks, dittoes, etc.

There are so many different kinds of these.  A friend recommended letterhead pages for the alphabet, as the characters heads are shaped by different letters of the alphabet.  I haven't personally tried them.

http://www.Letterhead=playground.com

Lakeshore Learning Teaching store in Walnut Creek has a wonderful selection, they also have online choices.

5.  Writing letters in non-edible shaving cream!  This is a great way to clean a table or desk!

6.  Writing letters in edible chocolate pudding or whipped cream.  This is unforgettable.  Also, a great way to practice writing numbers and shapes!

7.  Sandpaper letters

There are different choices on Amazon.com.

Montessori:  Lower and Capital case Sandpaper letters with boxes
$48.16
ASIN:  B003MG2LCI
Item model # LA003

or

Didax Sandpaper Tracing Letters by Diday

8.  Create "Sound Boxes" out of shoe boxes, one letter per box.  Or, purchased plastic boxes or small baskets.    Also, see Jane Moncure's books for each letter, for example:

My "t" sound box,  by Jane Moncure

9.  Montessori based book about letter work

Letter Work
by Bobby George

Bobby George also wrote a books entitled Number Work and Shape Work.

10.  Alphabet book using scrapbook or 3 ring binder with plastic sheets.  Each letter can have pictures, cut outs from magazines, artwork, etc.





7.  Sandpaper letters