ABCs Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png ABCs Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Fall Writing Tray Activity with Cornmeal https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/ https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:14 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10665 Inside: Preschoolers can celebrate the harvest with this story-based cornmeal writing tray activity and free printable letter formation cards. Add this to your Little Red Hen unit! This week, I stumbled on a fun, multicultural companion story to read aloud after your kids hear The Little Red Hen. Then, I created a hand-on early literacy...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/fall-writing-tray-activity-with-cornmeal/feed/ 0 Bat Letter Sounds Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:50:05 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10676 Inside: Help preschool and kindergarten students practice letter recognition and beginning sounds with a fun bat letter sounds activity perfect for October and Halloween. There’s just something about bats that captures kids’ curiosity. Whether you’re reading bat stories like Stellaluna, making bat crafts, or exploring nocturnal animals, they always seem to draw children in. Plus,...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/bat-letter-sounds-activity/feed/ 0 F is for Flamingo Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:40:10 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10634 Inside: How to make a low-prep torn paper flamingo craft with preschool or kindergarten students. This project uses just a free printable and basic supplies. Flamingos are such a fun bird! What’s not to love about a pink bird? My only complaint is that I have to visit a zoo or pull up a flamingo...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/flamingo-craft/feed/ 0 Birdhouse ABC Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/#comments Mon, 19 May 2025 19:01:25 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10568 Inside: a free printable birdhouse ABC activity where kids put alphabet bird cards into a birdhouse. Includes a letter spinner, uppercase letter cards, and recording sheets in both uppercase and lowercase letter versions. Spring and summertime are for the birds! Here in Texas, we love watching barn swallows build nests over the grandparents’ porch every...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/feed/ 2 Preschool Pot of Gold Craft for St. Patrick’s Day https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:56:20 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10400 Inside: Grab the free printable template and make an ABC or torn paper “pot of gold” craft with your preschool or kindergarten students. Today is your lucky day! I have a free printable “pot of gold” craft for you just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. There is the ABC version shown above, or you...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 2 Christmas Letter Sound “Gifts” https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/ https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:57:21 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10273 Inside: Free printable Christmas letters sounds cards that are hands-on interactive! Use these to help preschoolers learn letters and letter sounds this holiday season. Get ready for some festive learning fun with this Christmas-themed free printable! Children can practice naming letters (and their sounds, if they’re ready) before unfolding a ‘present’ to reveal a hidden...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/christmas-letter-sound-gifts/feed/ 0 Free Printable ABC Zoo Hats https://booksandgiggles.com/zoo-hats/ https://booksandgiggles.com/zoo-hats/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:51:42 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9903 Get ready for your zoo field trip or just a zoo unit with these free printable Zoo Hats that feature letters of the alphabet! Alphabet Zoo Hats I’ll find any excuse to make a fun hat for little kids to learn from and wear proudly, and these are no exception. I hope you and your...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/zoo-hats/feed/ 2 Letter Y Sensory Bin https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:21:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9843 Inside: Capture your preschoolers’ interest with this easy prep letter Y sensory bin. I had fun creating a letter X sensory bin for you last month, and readers said they liked it. So I thought I’d create another one for the letter Y. This one is a bit simpler – and Y is a little...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-y-sensory-bin/feed/ 0 Letter X Activities and Crafts: Words that End in X https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:08:56 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9790 If you’re teaching your preschoolers or kindergartners about the letter X, you may want to focus on words that end in the /x/ sound, like fox, box, and fix. These letter X activities, crafts, and printables can help. I hope you found some valuable ideas here that help you teach the letter X and the...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-activities/feed/ 0 Letter X Sensory Bin Activity with a Fox Theme https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-sensory-bin/ https://booksandgiggles.com/letter-x-sensory-bin/#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 21:53:54 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=9781 It’s tricky to teach preschoolers about the letter X! Unlike all the other letters, no words start with the /x/ or ‘ks’ sound. This activity and free printable will help you teach it playfully. Say hello to the Letter X Sensory Bin, featuring a pretend fox den and a set of engaging printables… Let’s dig...

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