Today's Classroom Activities :

Using the Alphabet

It's a Match
Reading Hang a set of capital letters at eye level for the students. Provide lower case letters with Velcro® or paper clips. Students can connect the matching letters. Repeat when cursive is being introduced or with various fonts.

Alphabet Flowers
Reading/Art Make or cut out large individual letters for the center of the flower. Then have students find the same letter to form the flower's petals and words that begin with that letter for the stems and leaves. Display around the room in alphabetical order.

Quick Move
Language Play this game with letter tiles of any kind. Begin with all the kids having a word, maybe "cat," on their mat. Announce the "quick move c to b" and have the children read the new word. Play the same game with number tiles when practicing place value or the reading of numbers.

Before the Final Bell—Eliminate the stress of the last days of school by hooking your students with these innovative activities.