Alphabet Literacy Centers

To go along with our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book study, my students have been participating in literacy centers that reinforce the alphabet.

PLAY DOH LETTER MATS

Students create the alphabet letters on these playdough mats.

ALPHABET & LETTER SOUND WORK

 missing letters

 beginning sounds

 vowel sounds

 ending sounds

CVC words

Find the alphabet phonics cards here:

 

We also have a Chicka Tree at this station, where students can reenact the story using Velcro-backed letters.

ALPHABET BEAN BAG CENTER

{previously posted about here}

Students lay alphabet flashcards around the carpeted area of the classroom. Then they take the beanbags, and, taking turns, toss the beanbags onto the flashcard that has the same letter.

LETTER BINGO

No explanation necessary, right?

Just one note: I have my students fill their entire card to win...they get some extra practice that way!

ORGANIZING STUDENT CENTERS

My students do one Literacy Center per day, and rotate through the activities until they have had a turn at each center. Here are a few of the options...there are tons more!

I have students at each station, and they rotate through all the activities.

The group numbers and names do not change, I simply move the activity card over one space each day.

I find the visuals on the cards really help...most students go over to check out the chart each morning to see what they get to try that day!

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