Free Kindergarten Week 1 Print Concepts & Letter Recognition (K-2)

Pick a favorite picture book. Before reading, explore:

• “Where is the front of the book? The back?”

• “Where do we start reading?” (top left)

• “Which way do we go?” (left to right, then down)

• “Point to a word. Point to a letter. What’s the difference?”

Read the book aloud. Point to each word as you read.

After: “What was the story about? Who was in it?”

Sing the alphabet song. Point to letters on an alphabet chart or poster.

Focus on A–M (uppercase only for now).

“Letter of the Day”: Pick one letter. Find it on cereal boxes, signs, book covers.

Practice: show letter flashcards for A–M, child says the name.

Activity: Sort magnetic letters A–M by straight lines vs. curves.

Read a different picture book. Point to words while reading.

After reading: pick 3 letters. “Can you find the letter B on this page?”

Play “I Spy Letters”: “I spy a letter that looks like a stick with a bump” (b/d/p).

Practice naming letters A–M from flashcards again.

Writing practice: Trace your child’s first name. Help them identify each letter by name.

Extend to N–Z (uppercase).

Same activities as Day 2 but with N–Z letters.

“Letter Matching”: lay out A–Z cards, parent says a letter name, child finds and holds it up.

Activity: make a letter collage — cut letters from magazines, glue onto paper, label each.

Quick check — show uppercase letter flashcards randomly:

How many can your child name without help? / 26

Which letters are tricky? Write them here:

Book concepts check:

Hand your child a book upside down. Do they flip it right?

Can they point to where to start reading?

Can they point to a single word?

Fun activity: Make an alphabet book — one page, child draws something for A, B, and C (or whatever letters they know best).