TITLE:  Reinforcing Alphabet Names/Sounds

AUTHOR:  Julie Van Osdol, Kindergarten coordinator/teacher
Pocatello, Idaho

GRADE LEVEL/SUBJECT:  K-1, language arts

OVERVIEW: Knowledge of the alphabet is essential to
beginning reading.  This activity is a way to reinforce
these skills with young children in a fun way.

OBJECTIVE: The student will say the letter and something
that begins with that sound to their neighbor.

RESOURCES/MATERIALS: alphabet cards, record, hat

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1.   Children sit in a circle.  Each child draws an alphabet
     letter (a different one for each child or every other
     child, use caps to begin with then mix in lower case)
     out of a hat.
2.   Have them identify the letter as they draw it out of
     the hat and think of something that begins with that
     sound.
3.   Place letters on the floor and stand up.  Play a
     musical march and children march around the circle
     until the music stops.
4.   When the music stops the children sit down by a new
     letter and repeat the above procedure.  You can spot
     check to save time and have kids help each other if
     they don't know the letter.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER:  Repeat the procedure several times,;
You could use words, shapes, math facts, anything you want
to reinforce.  Kids like to play the game.