Teaching ABCs to Preschool Age Children

If you have a preschooler you are most likely teaching the ABC’s to them. Your child doesn’t need to know all the academics of the ABC’s, just the basics. Get them ready to learn the ABC’s by reading to them and discussing the pictures and the story. Point out common symbols such as stop signs and the McDonald’s arches and any others they see frequently. Let them see you read to communicate the importance of reading, but stay away from formal academics or you run the risk of turning them away from this kind of learning.

So how do you go about teaching the ABC’s to preschoolers? There are many methods that work, so we will just go over a few.

Most everyone will tell you the best method to teach the ABC’s is to read. Make the time to sit down with your child and read. You can purchase alphabet books and focus on reading them until your child has the ABC’s down. Reading numerous types of books will help your child to be exposed to different types of new words and understand their meanings.

You can find several books at your local library that focus on the ABC’s and learning one letter at a time. If your child looses interest in one book, pick out another. Toddlers typically enjoy seeing new things that help their growing curiosity become satisfied.

Some popular books that others like for teaching the ABC’s are: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Curious George by H.A. Ray, or There’s A Monster Under My Bed by James Howe.

Coloring letters is also a great way to teach the ABC’s to preschoolers. Have your child use a crayon that starts with the letter such as B for Blue or G for green and have them color in the letters with that color.

Alphabet puzzles made from wood are a great way to learn the ABC’s. Playing with 3d wooden puzzles not only teaches your child the ABC’s, but they also learn shapes and colors. Preschoolers like to build things so using the ABC’s as building blocks is a wonderful way to help them develop motor skills. If you don’t like working with wood, you can purchase a Styrofoam set of ABC’s or even a magnetic set. These are all great tool to teach the ABC’s to your child.

Babies and toddlers learn well from fun videos, and learning the ABC’s is easy to learn when they have an entertaining video to watch. Through fun songs, animal pictures and other attention-grabbing sounds and visuals, these entertaining and educational baby alphabet videos will have your preschoolers singing the ABCs in no time. There’s a baby or toddler alphabet learning video to match any learning style, from high energy to low-key and soothing.

Flash cards are a popular method for teaching the ABC’s. Many children can correspond colors, shapes, or animals to letters. Have your child help you make flashcards with their favorite animals and have them write the letter on the card. You can purchase flash cards at the store or even download templates online.

Play the “I Spy” game with your child. This is a fun game to play with the whole family as you can sit in a circle and start pointing out objects in your home and what letters correspond to them. You can also play other games with your child to teach the ABC’s. Using the flashcards is a fun game to play when your child starts to recognize the letters. They are able to read through the flashcards quicker and this allows them to challenge their mind.