My favorite CD's to sing with my kindergarteners is Dr. Jean Feldman.  She uses familiar tunes and adds lyrics involving letter sounds, ABC order, numbers etc.  You can visit her website by clicking here!

Just click on the CD covers to order Dr Jean's CD's through Amazon.com

            

Magazine Letters

Oh, there are so many things to do with magazine letters! 
Have your students search through magazines and cut out the letters.
Here are some of my favorites activities to do with the letters:

*  Have the children write their names
*  Letter matching - glue all the D's on one page etc
*  Make a letter book
*  Find and cut out a picture that begins with the letter.

Magnetic Letters

Use magnetic letters to match upper / lowercase.  Cookie sheets or burner covers (cheap ones can be found at the Dollar Store) can be used as individual magnetic boards.

Here I used a laminated ABC poster and had the children match the magnetic letters.
 

Seasonal Match-Ups

Use seasonal notepads to make letter matching games.  You can use it to match upper - upper, upper - lower, or lower to lower.  On the left side of the paper write a letter with its match on the right.  Cut each one in half differently.  Laminate.  To play this game the children put the matches together like a puzzle.

Clip-On ABC's

Write the ABC's on a sentence strip or seasonal boarder.  Laminate.  Hang the border on the wall or chalkboard ledge.  Label 26 clothespins each with a letter.  To play the game the children choose a clothespin and clip it to the correct letter.

Seasonal ABC Order

Use a small seasonal notepad and write one letter on each piece.  Laminate.  Stick Velcro on the back of each piece.  Have the children put the letters in alphabetical order on the chalkboard ledge (with Velcro).  Keep an ABC order close to the center so the children can refer to it when playing.

Our Book of Names

This is a great book that is used throughout the school year.  To prepare the book I always use a 3-ring binder (with a window) and make a cover titled "Our Book of Names".  Then program 26 pages with the words: 
I have letter ____ in my name.  Write one letter for each page.  When working on a particular letter have all the children with that letter write their name on the page.  I always have them write all the letters in black except the letter we are working on - you can choose any other color but they all write in the same color.

For example:

I have letter Mm in my name.
Tammy
Matthew
Emily
Cameron

Letter Stamps

I have a set of uppercase and a set of lowercase letter stamps. 
There are so many things your students can do with stamps:
*  Write names
*  Make patterns
*  Match letters
To match letters fold a piece of paper until you have 8 boxes.  Hold the paper the long way.  On the left hand side stamp one letter in each box.  Now the children have to stamp the matching letter on the right hand side. 
I do this to practice sight words also.

Letter Line Up

When it is time to line up let each child use your pointer to point to a letter on your ABC chart, say the letter and then line up.  I use pencils with seasonal erasers as pointers.

Sponge Letter Match

If you have a set of sponge letters trace around each one on an index card.  Put the sponge letters into a container.  To play the game, the children simply take a letter sponge out of the container and place it on the matching index card.

Swat-A-Letter

Cut a small rectangle out of the center of a flyswatter.  When working on a letter allow the children to use the "swat-a-letters" to find letters on your charts, posters and bulletin boards.  They simply place the swatter on top of the letter so they can see the letter through the hole.  Later in the year you can add a clipboard and pencil to this center and have the children write the word that the letter is in.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

is everyone's favorite ABC book and one that children love to hear over and over again!  The rhyming text encourages children to chant the story and read along.  The tape is wonderful, too, and always a favorite in the listening center!

*  Decorate your bulletin board with a large coconut tree for beginning of school.  Read the story several times during the first week of school.  Give each child a precut letter that is the first letter in their name and allow them to decorate it with collage materials.  On another day, have the children trace and cut out a brown circle for the coconuts.  Take each child's picture and glue it to their coconut and put their decorated letter beside it.  Title your bulletin board "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Look Who's In Our Room!".


 

Printables

Printable Alphabet Coloring Pages
Alphabuddies
Jan Brett's Alphabet
Practice Letters A - Z
Alphabet Coloring Pages
Printable Activities for Each Consonant

The Alphatales books are a great resource for teaching letter sounds!