You’re in the right place for early literacy activities for preschool and kindergarten! This is my hub of all the early childhood literacy activities I’ve created – all with you in mind!
These activities – developed from my years as a pre-k and kindergarten classroom teacher – are designed to build a strong foundation in letter recognition, phonics, beginning sounds, and early reading skills through hands-on, developmentally appropriate learning. Whether you’re teaching at home or in a classroom I have printable resources to support early childhood learners as they grow in confidence with letters, sounds, and words – step by step and without overwhelm.
Most of the resources in this collection are bilingual in Spanish and English, making them ideal for dual-language learners, ESL students, and families who want to naturally support literacy in both languages or only one. You’ll find a mix of printables, literacy centers, assessments, alphabet charts, and word wall materials – all options that make learning to read engaging, joyful, and meaningful for young children!
Your kids will love the bright colors and cute graphics! Teachers will appreciate the easy-to-read fonts and print-and-go simplicity! These resources are designed by a pre-k & kindergarten teacher (me!) especially for early childhood educators and homeschool parents to be easy to use and practical so beginning reading can be fun and joyful!
Early Literacy English & Spanish Bundles (Best Value!)
Get the best value with these bundled sets of early literacy activities for pre-k, preschool, and kindergarten!
Pre-K and Kindergarten Literacy Bundle – Spanish
Three amazing resources to teach beginning Spanish literacy to your bilingual and dual language students. Bought together, you save BIG! This bundle includes alphabet words walls, ABC picture cards, beginning sound cards, letters in different fonts for sorting, a colorful ABC chart, alphabet bracelets, and more – all in Spanish!
“Excellent resource! Yo lo he usado para que mis estudiantes aprendan el abecedario en español. My students loved it! Thank you so much!” – Grecia P.
Dual Language Spanish English Bundle
Save 20% when you purchase this fabulous set of 4 resources designed to make your Dual Language classroom set-up easier! Products are color coded in blue and red to go along with the popular Gomez and Gomez dual language model of instruction.
Pre-K Assessment Bundle – English & Spanish
A simple, digital assessment designed to evaluate preschool students on the basics of letters, numbers, colors, and other typical pre-k benchmarks. All you need is your screen and the 1-page assessment sheet (included!). Use it beginning, middle, and end of the school year to document growth!
“Super easy to use. Great way to keep data on my kids.”
Elsy A.
Preschool & Kindergarten Beginning Literacy Activities – English
The following early literacy activities are designed for English speaking students or ESL classrooms. They focus on beginning sounds, CVC words, rhyming games, alphabet recognition, sight words, syllables, and word families – everything a pre-k and kindergarten student is learning for beginning reading.
Pre-k Literacy Center Activities
Beginning Sounds Activities | 3 Literacy Center Phonemic Awareness Activities
Grab three super cute and engaging literacy activities at once to offer practice to your students: (1) a beginning sounds pocket chart activity, (2) a clip-card CVC initial sounds activity, and (3) a magnetic letters word family activity.
Syllable Sorting Activity
Give your preschool and kindergarten students practice clapping syllables with this fun, interactive game perfect for literacy centers. Students sort words of 1, 2, 3, or 4 syllables (up to 5 in Spanish!) using 44 picture cards. Includes separate word cards for English and Spanish words.
“I’m still using this resource every chance I get! Great activity for my kinders!”
Ursula
Letter Matching Uppercase and Lowercase: Mommy & Baby Game
Match uppercase and lowercase letters in small groups of only 6 letters at a time. The uppercase letters are the mommies – match them with their baby lowercase letters! Perfect for beginning literacy in preschool!
ABC Word Wall Posters & Cards, Alphabet Charts
Animal Alphabet Posters with Real Pictures + Flash Cards & ABC Chart
26 colorful Alphabet Posters with real pictures (8.5 x 11 horizontal) plus 26 Alphabet flash cards (fit 4-to-a-page) to match! Also includes an alphabet chart with all ABC letters and pictures on one page!
“Beautiful images, very clear!”
Amanda A.
Phonics Charts & Alphabet Chart – BIG Set!
a HUGE set of 35 colorful printable phonics charts covering everything you need for Kinder, 1st, and 2nd grade English literacy.
“I loved these charts and posters so much I actually printed them all and laminated them before putting them up on the wall of our learning corner at home. So handy to have such a easy to read reference tool.”
Elizabeth
ABC Alphabet Word Wall
Grab this complete word wall set – full page posters of each letter of the alphabet, complete with matching ABC flash cards and a matching ABC chart so students seem the exact same font and picture cues from the word wall to your small groups.
Alphabet Word Wall Cards – Beginning Sounds Literacy Center with Sorting Mats
This set of Beginning Sound Word Wall Cards & Sorting Mats can be used as a word wall, in small group instruction, or as a word work literacy center activity for pre-k and kindergarten students. With a total of almost 100 word cards and 168 letter cards plus 29 work mats, your beginning readers will be mastering those early literacy skills in no time.
“What a great resource for my young learners!”
In the Book Cave with Mrs Cueva
Spanish Beginning Literacy Activities & Printables
These early literacy resources are designed for Spanish speaking students, bilingual, or dual language classrooms. They focus on beginning Spanish sounds, alphabet recognition, and syllables – everything a pre-k and kindergarten student is learning for beginning reading.
Spanish Alphabet Photo Animal Posters, Cards, & ABC Chart – Alfabeto de Español
30 colorful Spanish Alphabet Posters with real photos (8.5 x 11 horizontal) plus 30 Alphabet flash cards (fit 4-to-a-page) to match! Also includes an alphabet chart with all 30 Spanish ABC letters and pictures on one page!
“This resource is very helpful in both English and Spanish!”
Spanish Alphabet Word Wall Cards | Sonidos iniciales | Literacy Center
This set of Spanish Alphabet Word Wall Cards & Sorting Mats works great as a word wall but is also perfect for small group instruction or word work literacy center activities for bilingual or dual language pre-k and kindergarten students. Complete with 30 ABC mats, 90 Spanish picture cards, and 171 letter cards.
“Thank you for your wonderful resources! My students loved working with the activities included.”
Janette
Spanish ABC Word Wall
Strengthen Spanish literacy with full-size posters of each letter of the alphabet as well as flash cards of each letter plus an ABC initial sounds chart with the whole alphabet on one page! Includes Spanish letters ll, rr, ñ, and ch.
“I love your products. Amazing ideas.”
Nery
Beginning Literacy Printables
Every teacher – whether at home or in the classroom needs on-the-go quick and easy printables to make life easier. Your kids will love these ABC printables to introduce, review, or solidify learning.
Alphabet Bracelets | ABC Letter Wristbands | Beginning Sounds – English
Alphabet Bracelets are a fun and simple way to introduce and reinforce letter recognition and initial sounds! Each bracelet shows the uppercase and lowercase letters with three cute pictures. Kids love to wear ’em!
“I used these with my students who did not have the alphabet names and sounds. I gave them the letters they were struggling with and they loved them!”
Josey’s Jolly Kinders
ABC Alphabet Bracelets | ABS Letter Wristbands – Spanish
Introduce Spanish letters and sounds one letter at a time with these fun, wearable picture bracelets. Each letter shows the uppercase and lowercase Spanish letters as well as three words to teach the initial sound.
“Awesome Resource!”
Miglia
ABC Bible Memory Verses
Learn your ABCs with scripture by reciting one Bible verse for each letter of the alphabet! Also includes a handwriting copywork sheet in manuscript and cursive for each Bible verse A-Z.
“My kids love this resource! it is a really great product!”
Nikki
Digital Pre-k Assessment
Pre-K Preschool Assessment – English
This is a comprehensive yet SIMPLE informal digital evaluation for pre-k students designed to be given in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year to evaluate growth and progress.
Check out how to use this digital assessment in pre-k for kindergarten readiness! Click here.
“I really found this to be So easy to use with all my students at different levels.”
Ida
PreK Assessment SPANISH – Simple Digital Version! – Espanol examen preescolar
This comprehensive, SIMPLE digital evaluation for pre-k Spanish-speaking students is designed to be given in the beginning, middle, and end of the school year to evaluate growth and progress.
“Great resource!!”
Rebeca
Free Learning Song Video on YouTube
Chant along with this adorable Spanish beginning sounds video for bilingual and dual language students. Based on the popular Estrellita program, your kids will master their beginning letter sounds – essential for early literacy – in no time!
More Early Childhood Pre-K and Kindergarten Resources
If you love seeing resources in action and teacher-created resources that are tried-and-true and actually work, I have you covered! Pick up new ideas and see what works for you through these posts sharing real ideas about teaching early literacy, beginning reading, early childhood centers, thematic units, and activities for pre-k and kindergarten.
- Phonics for Kindergarten and Pre-K
- Kindergarten Readiness Assessment & Checklist
- How to write engaging lesson plans for preschool
- The Ultimate Guide for Centers in Preschool
- 7 Easy Preschool Science Centers that Double as Centers
- Simple Helping & Sharing Songs for Kids
- What Comes After Letter Sounds? A Simple Plan for Teaching Beginning Reading
Preschool & Pre-K Thematic Units & Lesson Plans
Thematic learning is at the very heart of preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms. Early literacy activities can be blended flawlessly into preschool thematic units for a content-rich literacy environment. And if teaching literacy within thematic units is new for you, I’ve got you covered there, too! Download and print my free thematic units lists and preschool lesson planning to make it a breeze!
- Fabulous Fall Activities for Preschool
- Spooktacular Halloween Lesson Activities for Pre-K
- Dazzling Winter Activities for Pre-K Thematic Units
- Easter Literacy Centers for Pre-K
- Bilingual Pre-K and Preschool Thematic Units
These early literacy resources are meant to work together, giving you flexible options for teaching letter knowledge, phonics, syllables, and early reading skills in ways that fit your children and your schedule. You’ll find bundles for the best value, individual resources for targeted practice, free printables to try, and even a Spanish ABC learning song on YouTube to reinforce concepts through music and movement.
Choose what works best for your learners, then mix and match to create a literacy-rich environment where young readers – in English or Spanish – can thrive!
