Beginning Letter Recognition

Links verified on 8/8/09

An adult might need to read instructions to Kindergarten students for the activities below

1. The Alphabet - States the Alphabet in order. This is a British site and the Zis not called a Z. When you click on the letters across the top, you have a choice of listening to the name, listening to the sound, learning how to write the letter. Would be good to use on phonemic awareness.
2. Alphabet Bang -Hit a key on the keyboard and hear the letter names.
3. Alphabet Match - Match capital to small letter. Find the Mommy (or Daddy) Kangaroo for each joey.
4. Alphabet Action - Click a letter to hear its name and see a picture
5. Beginning Phonics - Select a letter, listen to the beginning sound that you select and find the pictures that start with that letter.
6. Big Bird's Letters - press a letter key to see and hear that letter
7. Find the letter - Audio provided; Rabbit names a letter for student to click on; feedback given for wrong response.
8. Keyboard-O-Rama - Type a letter on the keyboard and hear a word that starts with that letter.
9. Letterella - Meet the letters of the alphabet. Listen as Letterella sings each letter and pronounces each phoneme in words beginning with the letter
10. The Literacy Center - A great site for pre-K to first grade. Activities with colors, numbers, letters, shapes and words. Site translated in Spanish, Dutch, French and English. Also has a typing component in the Keyboard Section.
11. Nursery Tutor - Click on letters and set a time. Flash cards on line!
12. Special Names - Find the correct capitalization of proper nouns.