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Letters, phonics, and Word Building Activities for Kindergarten Literacy Centers

3/20/2021

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Alphabet Letter Tubs

These letter tubs are an absolute MUST for a kindergarten classroom! 
Our favorite game goes like this:
-We pull each object out of the tub, stating what it is, and placing it below the projector.
-I say, “Heads down, little clowns.” The kids hide their eyes and put their heads down on their tables.
-I take one object away, and say, “Heads up, buttercups!”
-The students raise their hands to guess which object I took away. They are completely engaged!
- Once all objects have been removed (and then placed back), the final challenge is to name something that starts with the letter of the week. The biggest challenge...they cannot repeat another student’s answer. When they complete the challenge, they earn the coveted letter stamps on their hands! 
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Alphabet letter Toys

Our favorite letter manipulatives include letter acorns, letter robots, and letter locks!   What I love about these is that the kids enjoy just playing with them at the beginning of the year, and by the end of the year, they are using them with intention! 
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Letter Tiles and Word Building

I love to give the kids open-ended opportunities to work with letter manipulatives! Seeing them come up with their own differentiated activities makes me one proud teacher!
​Here are a few of their ideas:
-match letters
-build names (their own names, along with using their locker tags to build peers' names)
-sight words (using the classroom word wall)
-build the alphabet
-put letters in alphabetical order
​-write words in shaving cream

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Mini Erasers and Word Building in Kindergarten

You guys, I have an obsession.  These mini erasers are everything.  As an avid eraser collector in my youth, this is something I am so excited I get to continue in my adult life, AND with a purpose!
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Our mini erasers are used SO much in our classroom, and here's just ONE of the ways!  Build names and words!
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Alphatales Books

I can't possibly do a post about our favorite kindergarten literacy activities without mentioning the AlphaTales books!  We create a letter anchor chart that we refer to throughout our week of studying each letter.  At the end of the week, the kiddos do an amazing job with connecting these books to our chart.  Each time an object on the chart is mentioned, they raise their hands.  This keeps them really listening throughout the entire book.  At the end of each book, there is a picture hunt for items that start with the noted beginning sounds.  Because of the repetition and practice, students do an awesome job!  I project the pages on the board, and students take turns coming to the board to circle the objects with a dry-erase marker.  They love it!  AND it's SUCH simple prep!  You can see below that I keep our letter and sight word books together, in order, in crates made from pallet wood!  This organization makes pulling the next set out super simple!
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Kindergarten Alphabet Activities

We offer a variety of alphabet activities in our store, too!  Engage those little ones with some hands-on opportunities to practice letters and sounds!

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Alphabet Activities with Crafts, Hats, and Drawing Prompts for Literacy Centers

$87.50 $43.75

This little packet has every option you need to celebrate learning new letters throughout the entire school year, including vocabulary and fine motor development! It's a super low-prep packet to easily prep for morning work, center time, and/or daily instruction.


Be sure to check out the PREVIEW to see what each letter craft example! (Note that this is a visual for this craft pack. The letter poster is not included with this download.)


Letter Craft:

Note that the letter craft is the same throughout the letter content, but crafts are created in different formats.  


-Options 1 and 2: There is an option to print on construction paper and a coloring option, too.  


Letter Hat:

-Option 3: The craft is downsized and printed on a hat for kids to simply color and cut out. Add a hat strip, too, of course (not included). Students write the uppercase and lowercase letters, followed by a word of their choice that starts with the letter.

In our classroom, we change up our craft options to keep things fresh. We typically choose one of these options to complete for the week. Note that the coloring and cutting options are perfect for alphabet centers. 


Drawing Sheet:

Also included in this letter packet content is an “I Spy” page. Students draw things they see that start with our letter of the week! 


Content for Each Letter Includes: 

Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Pages that Follow Include:

-Option 1: Coloring 

-Option 2: Construction Paper

-Hat

-I Spy Sheet


See more about this craft pack here:

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/freebies-for-families/school-supplies-are-in-stores-its-time-to-gear-up-for-another-year-plus-two-freebies-because-i-couldnt-pick-just-one#/

and

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/freebies-for-families/ultimate-letter-crafts-bundle#/


Download the Letter Aa Craft Pack, FREE, to check it out!

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/store/p565/Letter_A_Craft_Pack_for_Kids.html#/

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Alphabet Poems, Handwriting & Letter Posters (Distance Learning, Back to School) for Preschool and Kindergarten Kids

$16.00 $10.00

Enhance your Alphabet Letter Learning Curriculum TODAY with this pack that includes the compilation of our favorite alphabet activities into one resource! Letter posters that coordinate with poems and letter hunts, along with progressional handwriting sheets are included to make your phonics lesson activities flow beautifully! 


Note that we have an additional craft bundle that correlates with this letter learning pack that are PERFECT for centers or morning tubs! The craft bundle has crafts for the uppercase and lowercase letters on the posters that are included in this pack. The craft bundle also includes letter hats and “I Spy” drawing sheets.


Contents for Each Letter:

Page 1: Handwriting Directions with suggested youtube links provided

AND Suggestions for:

-snack

-youtube song that correlates with the letter poster

-animal research topic

-fine motor practice

-creating the letters

-additional activities

Page 2, 3: Letter Poster (color and black and white version)

Hang these posters in your classroom for students to refer to throughout the year. With both the Zaner Bloser letters on lines and the pictures that are in the shape of letters, letter identification skills stick!  

Page 4: Letter Poem (Day 1)

Each letter has a silly poem to go along with the poster. Student creates a color code and finds the uppercase and lowercase letters. Student counts how many letters s/he found, and writes numbers on the lines. Practice the poem of the week daily to learn letter sounds. I recommend using the letter sign language with the last line of each poem. (Note that you are to say the letter first in the sentence and the sound last.) As you learn each letter, read the poems that go along with each one daily. Be sure to act them out for fun and engagement!

Page 5: Uppercase Letter and Lowercase Letter (Day 2)

Student traces letters, and write letters in spaces below.  

You might use crayons or markers for a extra fun.  

Page 6: Uppercase Letter (Day 3)

Student traces, writes, and draws a picture that corresponds with the uppercase letter on the poster.

Page 7: Lowercase Letter (Day 4)

Student traces, writes, and draws a picture that corresponds with the lowercase letter on the poster.

Page 8: Uppercase and Lowercase Letters (Day 5)

Student traces, writes, and draws pictures or writes words that begin with the letter.



See more about this craft pack preview:

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/freebies-for-families/school-supplies-are-in-stores-its-time-to-gear-up-for-another-year-plus-two-freebies-because-i-couldnt-pick-just-one#/


Or download the Letter Mm Pack, FREE, to check it out!

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/store/p257/Letter_Poster%2C_Handwriting_Worksheet%2C_and_Phonics_for_Kindergarten%3A_Letter_M.html#/


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products include exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 

Our Full site is available athttps://krazyforkindyland.com/</a>


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provide engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice and opportunities to practice spatial awareness skills while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated, based on student needs and allow room for teacher choice

-include consistent layouts; easy for students to understand and follow directions

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions? Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Q and U Wedding Craft Activities with Cake and Church Writing Prompts, Hats

$10.00 $6.00

Celebrate the unity of the letters Q and U with these simple craft activities! Bake a cake and draw pictures of the happy couple, create a church and draw gifts that begin with QU, and wear crowns for the ceremony! Please see individual product listings in our store for specific details about each craft.


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Pages 3-10: Cake

Pages 11-18: Crowns

Pages 19-25: Church


Be sure to check out our DISCOUNTED BUNDLES prior to purchasing individual products.


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provides engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated kindergarten activities, based on student needs and also allows room for teacher choice

-includes consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions?  Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com


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Alphabet Activities with Crafts and Writing Prompts for Literacy Centers

$91.00 $15.00

Prep for back to school with this letter craft pack that we use every week in our classroom that contains a craft for each letter of the alphabet! The craft connects directly to a silly song (or for letters O and V, a learning activity). There is a fill-in and a drawing space on each craft that allows for differentiation to add more words and label in the drawing space or to have the teacher write the word on the blank while the child just draws. The cutting involved with this packet also allows for growth in the area of fine motor throughout the your learning.  


As we complete our weekly letter study, we sing the kids’ song of the week and build an anchor chart with pictures that start with our special letter daily. On Friday, we create the correlating craft from this pack. Children refer to the anchor chart to complete the fill-ins on the crafts. They look forward to finding out what our letter craft of the week will be, and they love to copy from the anchor chart!  With the letter Aa, for example, we sing, "The Ants Go Marching." Below are the songs that connect to each of the 26 letter crafts:


A: The Ants Go Marching

B: Baby Beluga

C: Sally the Camel

D: How Much is that Doggie in the Window?

E: Do Your Ears Hang Low?

F: Baby Fish

G: The Green Grass Grows All Around

H: If You’re Happy and You Know It

I: Itsy Bitsy Spider

J: Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed

K: Five Little Kittens

L: We’re Going On a Lion Hunt

M: Skinnamarink

N: I’m a Nut

O: (Activity: move your body like an octopus)

P: Peanut Butter and Jelly

Q: Five Little Ducks (quack)

R: If All the Raindrops

S: You Are My Sunshine

T: I’m a Little Teapot

U: Under the Sea

V: (Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar)

W: Down By the Bay (Where the Watermelons Grow)

X: What Does the Fox Say?

Y: Yakety Yak

Z: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah 


Read more about this craft pack here:

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/craft-blog/lets-sing-and-learn-with-letters#/


Check out a preview of this craft in action here! (Scroll to photo of a palm tree, and then scroll to the left!) The ant craft is included in this packet!

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/who-we-are.html#/


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products include exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 

Our Full site is available athttps://krazyforkindyland.com/</a>


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provide engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated, based on student needs and allow room for teacher choice

-include consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions? Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Letter Poster, Handwriting Worksheet, and Phonics for Kindergarten: Letter M

$0.00

Oh, my goodness, I am so excited to share this product with you! After years of teaching, I have finally compiled my favorite alphabet activities into one resource. The handwriting sheets are just right for the progression of developing the formation of the letters throughout a week of learning. Suggested activities provide SO much fun while learning each letter, and the kids are excited to find out what each day of school has in store! 


Note that this is a preview pack.  Once you give it a try, pick up the entire alphabet pack, available here: LETTER POSTERS, HANDWRITING WORKSHEETS, AND PHONICS POEMS FOR KIDS


We have an additional craft bundle that correlates with this letter learning pack that are PERFECT for centers or morning tubs! The craft bundle has crafts for the uppercase and lowercase letters on the posters that are included in this pack. The craft bundle also includes letter hats and “I Spy” drawing sheets: ULTIMATE LETTER CRAFT PACK.


Contents for Each Letter:


Page 1: Handwriting Directions with suggested youtube links provided

AND Suggestions for:

-snack

-youtube song that correlates with the letter poster

-animal research topic

-fine motor practice

-creating the letters

-additional activities


Page 2, 3: Letter Poster (color and black and white version)

Hang these posters in your classroom for students to refer to throughout the year. With both the Zaner Bloser letters on lines and the pictures that are in the shape of letters, letter identification skills stick! 


See more about this craft pack preview:

https://www.krazyforkindyland.com/freebies-for-families/school-supplies-are-in-stores-its-time-to-gear-up-for-another-year-plus-two-freebies-because-i-couldnt-pick-just-one#/


(IMPORTANT NOTE - Once you get to the checkout screen, it will ask for your billing address. The system requires this and we can't change that. But once you click 'continue to payment' it will show you that it is FREE and you will be able to finish the transaction without putting in any credit card or paypal information. A link will then be sent to your inbox where you can download the file!)

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Q and U Wedding Activity with Church Craft and Drawing Prompt: Literacy Center

$3.50

Engage your students with a fun phonics wedding ceremony! Celebrate the unity of the letters Q and U by drawing gifts you'd like to give of the happy couple on their wedding cake! This is perfect for a literacy center and to make a QU wedding bulletin board display! Check out the PREVIEW option on this page to get a glimpse of how the church craft turned out in our classroom!


Contents:

Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Inside of Q, Drawing Sheet

Students draw pictures of things that start with QU.

Page 6: Frame

Page 7: Q, U (2 sets)

Page 8: Church

Students color hearts red.



Be sure to check out our DISCOUNTED BUNDLES prior to purchasing individual products.


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provides engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated kindergarten activities, based on student needs and also allows room for teacher choice

-includes consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions?  Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Q and U Wedding Hats Crafts for Literacy Centers, Morning Work Activities

$3.00

Celebrate the unity of the letters Q and U with this simple hat craft! Girls wear Q and boys wear U. Attach letters to long strips of paper (not included), and wrap around students’ heads to create crowns. Students wear crowns to the wedding ceremony of Q and U!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Q Circle, Q Kickstand, 4 Circles

Page 6: Q Crown, Inside of Q (3 sets)

Page 7: U (2)

Page 8: Helmet, Two Face Mask Rectangles (2 sets)


Be sure to check out our DISCOUNTED BUNDLES prior to purchasing individual products.


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provides engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated kindergarten activities, based on student needs and also allows room for teacher choice

-includes consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions?  Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Q and U Wedding Activity with Cake Craft and Drawing Prompt Literacy Center

$3.50

Celebrate the unity of the letters Q and U by drawing pictures of the happy couple on the hearts of their wedding cake! Another option may be to draw two pictures of gifts you'd like to give them on the day of their wedding ceremony. This activity is perfect for literacy centers and creating a Q and U wedding bulletin board!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Cake

Students color hearts red.

Page 6: Two Inside Hearts, Inside of Q (2 sets)

Page 7: Q, Q Piece, U, Two Outside Hearts

Page 8: Plates (3)


Be sure to check out our DISCOUNTED BUNDLES prior to purchasing individual products.


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provides engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated kindergarten activities, based on student needs and also allows room for teacher choice

-includes consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions?  Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Unicorn Craft for Kids: I Love Reading

$3.50

Children practice sight words as they create this sweet little unicorn! Our crafts are downloads you can print at home. Each craft includes a cover and a contents page, so you know exactly how to put pieces together. The only supplies you need are paper, scissors, glue, and crayons! Enjoy creating with the kids!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: head, ears Students color hearts pink.

Pages 6: horn (3) Students color heart pink.

Page 7: words (3 sets)


Book companions to go along with this craft include, but certainly are not limited to the following titles:

How to Catch a Unicorn

Today I'll Be a Unicorn

Goodnight, Unicorn

Thelma the Unicorn

Lily the Unicorn

That's Not My Unicorn

Phoebe and Her Unicorn

The Magic of Unicorns

Fancy Nancy and the Quest for the Unicorn


**Before purchasing individual products from us, be sure to check out our Discounted Bundles!

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Letter O Alphabet Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Writing Lesson Activity: Octopus

$3.50

Move your body like an octopus as you make a kinesthetic connection to the beginning sound for the letter Oo! Do some animal research during science. During phonics, develop a list of words that start with Oo. Teacher or student fills in the blank on the craft. Student draws a picture to match the filled in word.


Our kindergarten arts and crafts are downloads you can print at home or school. Each craft includes a cover and a contents page, so you know exactly how to put pieces together. The only supplies you need are paper, scissors, glue, and crayons! Enjoy creating with the kids!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Head, 3 Legs

Pages 6: 5 Legs


Book companions to go along with this craft includes, but certainly are not limited to the following titles:

Tickly Octopus

Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!

If I Were an Octopus

Octopuses One to Ten

Octopus's Garden

How to Hide an Octopus


**Before purchasing individual products from us, be sure to check out our Discounted Bundles!


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 

Our Full site is available at https://krazyforkindyland.com/</a>


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provide engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated, based on student needs and allow room for teacher choice

-include consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions? Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Letter M Alphabet Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Writing Lesson Activity: Morning, Moon (Skinnamarink)

$3.50

Engage your class as you sing along to “Skinnamarink” and make a connection the letter M for morning and moon! During phonics, create a list of words and pictures that start with Mm on an anchor chart. During writing, teacher or student fills in the blanks on the crafts. Student draws pictures to match the filled in words.


Our kindergarten arts and crafts are downloads you can print at home or school. Each craft includes a cover and a contents page, so you know exactly how to put pieces together. The only supplies you need are paper, scissors, glue, and crayons! Enjoy creating with the kids!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Background (Copy 1 per student on blue.)

Pages 6: Sun Rays

Page 7: Suns, Moon (2 sets)


Book companions to go along with this craft includes, but certainly are not limited to the following titles:

Sun Up, Sun Down

I Love You, Sun I Love You, Moon

Hello, Sun!

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me

Happy Birthday, Moon

Good Night, Moon


**Before purchasing individual products from us, be sure to check out our Discounted Bundles!


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 

Our Full site is available at https://krazyforkindyland.com/</a>


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provide engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated, based on student needs and allow room for teacher choice

-include consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions? Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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Letter J Alphabet Kindergarten Arts and Crafts Writing Lesson Activity: Jelly Beans

$3.50

Engage your class as you sing along to “5 Little Jelly Beans” and make a connection the letter J! During phonics, create a list of words and pictures that start with Jj on an anchor chart. During writing, teacher or student fills in the blanks on the crafts. Student draws a picture on the yellow jelly bean to match the filled in word.


Our kindergarten arts and crafts are downloads you can print at home or school. Each craft includes a cover and a contents page, so you know exactly how to put pieces together. The only supplies you need are paper, scissors, glue, and crayons! Enjoy creating with the kids!


Page 1: Cover

Page 2: Krazy for Kindyland Note

Page 3: Product Details

Page 4: Example

Page 5: Lid (5)

Pages 6: Jar

Page 7: 5 Jelly Beans


Book companions to go along with this craft includes, but certainly are not limited to the following titles:

The Jelly Beans and the Big Art Adventure

Arthur's Jelly Beans

Happy Easter, Mouse!

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick


**Before purchasing individual products from us, be sure to check out our Discounted Bundles!


Note:

The cover of Krazy for Kindyland products includes exact JPEG(s) of included craft(s). 

Our Full site is available at https://krazyforkindyland.com/</a>


What our customers are saying about our products:

-provide engaging, hands-on fine-motor practice while learning across the curriculum

-easily differentiated, based on student needs and allow room for teacher choice

-include consistent layouts; easy for students to understand

-low prep and a huge time saver; GREAT for subs


Questions? Requests? 

Email us at krazyforkindyland@gmail.com

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