75+ Ideas, Resources, and Printables for Teaching ABCs and Reading
Teaching ABCs and reading can be such a fun and rewarding experience for you and your children! The resources below will help you teach your children letter recognition, letter sounds, and sight words. Also included are resources for teaching your children to read when they’re ready to move beyond ABCs! And finally, we’ve included some articles with information about helping your children enjoy reading and about keeping reading logs.
Keep in mind that some articles cover more than one of these topics/heading, so be sure to take a look at all of the categories since there may be links to resources that will help you. Enjoy!
ABC/Alphabet:
Alphabet Dot Activity Pages for Preschoolers
Focus on the Alphabet Printables for Preschool
Super Fun Hands on Alphabet Activities for Kids
3 Ways to Introduce Phonics with Magnet Letters
Dump Truck Pick Up the Alphabet Game
3 Ways to Learn the Alphabet with Play Dough
ABC Learning The Alphabet Printables, Alphabet Games and More
Learning to Read Series: Part 4- Play Letter and Phonemic Awareness Games Often
Phonemic Awareness Free Worksheets for Kids
Stuffed Felt Alphabet Letters (Sewing Tutorial)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Small World with Free ABC Printable
Preschool Letter Activities: 3 Ways to Teach the ABC’s
Preschool Letter Worksheets and Preschool Letter Activities
Free Printable Alphabet Letters Bingo!
Learning the Montessori Way: Letters and Sounds
Teach Letter Sounds Using Montessori Principles
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Photo Scavenger Hunt
Top Learning Tools: Best Alphabet Videos
10 Alphabet Songs You May Not Know
ABC Chalk Activity for Preschoolers
Read to Me and ABC: Letter of the Week Preschool Program
ABC Fishing Preschool Activity Bag
ABC Lapbooks for Early Learners
5 Days of Letter Recognition Activities (ABC Memory)
Learn Your ABCs on an Architecture Scavenger Hunt
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Book Activities
Alphabet Activities Inspired by Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
How Do You Teach the Letters of the Alphabet?
Free Alphabet Letter Case Puzzles
Free Road Letters printable for learning the alphabet {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Erasing Letters with a Q-Tip {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Letter Puzzles {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Beginning Sounds Alphabet Clip Cards {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Alphabet Lacing Cards {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
DIY Letter Sounds Practice Mat
Raising Readers/Reading Logs/Special Situations
Is Your Child Ready to Learn to Read?
How to Raise Kids Who Are Readers
Does My Child Have Dyslexia? Plus Free Printable Bookmarks
Printable Fall Reading Logs and Report Forms
Free Minecraft Printables for Reading: Bookmarks, Reading Logs, and Book Reports
5 Easy Ways to Encourage a Reluctant Reader to Read
14 Things You Should Know About Reading Readiness
Phonics: Your Questions Answered
Reading & Pre-Reading:
Pre-Reading Printables, Activities and Games for Kids
The Best Reading Strategies to Get Your Kids to Love Reading
Reading Comprehension Strategies and Games
10 Word Family Activities for Beginning Readers
Herding Cats: Cultivating a Love of Reading in Your Toddler
Latticed Learning: Daily Resources
R!K: A Reading Incentive That’s More Than Just a Reward
Top Learning Tools: Reading Resource Edition
Fantastic Free Books You Can Download Right Now
Great Reading Incentive Programs
31 Days of Phonics Cards: Introduction
Build Reading Fluency with Reading Charts
Word Family Coloring Cards for Your Beginning Reader
Pre-Reading Using Montessori Language Objects
5 Ways to Use Games to Teach Reading
5 Fun & Active Reading Games for Kids
Your Child Learns. Teaching Your Child to Read.
Simon Says with a Reading Game Twist
Montessori Pre-Reading Activities
Beginning Letter Sounds: Free Matching Cards
Easy and Free Beginning Letter Sound Match
Free Printables for Reading and Dr. Seuss
Icy Fun: Frozen Words Language Arts Activity
Teaching Kids to Read Without Really Teaching
Sight Words:
Pre-Primer Sight Words Poster and Flash Cards
Teaching Reading with Sight Word Games, Activities, and Worksheets
Sight Word Printables and Activities
Fine Motor Skill Fun with Sight Words
Color Grab Bag: Color Sight Words Game
Sight Word Game: Read to the Top!
