The Preschool Homeschool

We have a work-in-progress going on in our dining room. One of our projects is creating a fun alphabet wall. Right now we have the letters A-F up on the wall. Each time we start a new letter, I print out a copy of it from Here, color it in and tape it up on the wall. It looks like this:

The next couple of weeks we are going to be adding to the alphabet wall to make it more interactive and fun. For each letter we are going to add a coloring sheet or craft that corresponds with each letter. For example, A will have an apple, B will have a ball, C will have cookies and so forth. Since she is 3, my focus right now is learning the names and sounds of each letter. I meet a lot of parents who tell me their child knows the alphabet. Many times these kids know the ABC song and letter recognition but don’t know the sounds of the letters. To me, knowing the alphabet means knowing the name and the sound. We do practice writing, but it’s not a main focus right now. We’ll focus more on writing next year. I’ll post an updated picture of our alphabet wall when it’s complete.

The reason I don’t create the coloring sheet/craft when we are learning the letter is because I use the alphabet wall decorations as a letter review. I don’t rush any lessons. I like to know that when we’re done she really knows it and doesn’t just have a picture or the placement on the wall memorized. If your preschooler is struggling with learning the letters and letter sounds, try creating an alphabet wall somewhere in your house. Like I said, ours is in our dining room. Another idea is to use sticky velcro pieces to stick the decorations on the wall, and create the decorations from felt. This way you have an interactive alphabet with moveable pieces.

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