Make Alphabet Monster Cards

What You Need:

• 26 unlined index cards
• Thick bold marker
• Various art supplies such as markers, colored pencils, crayons, or stickers

What You Do:

1. Write one letter of the alphabet on each index card with the thick marker.
2. On the other side of the index cards, ask your child to create an alphabet monster or creature by drawing the letter and adding eyes, a nose, a mouth, ears, fangs, etc., with the art supplies.
3. After they finish each letter monster, invite them to give their creature a name that starts with the same letter. For example, for a T monster, you might name it "Thomas the Terrible." Write each monster's name on its card.
4. Now decorate the cards with 2–3 everyday things that start with each letter. For the D card, for example, your child could draw a dog and a dolphin. Give them ideas if they have trouble thinking of things on their own.
5. Label each picture with its name.

That's it! Help your preschooler learn the alphabet by showing them the side with just the letter and asking them what letter it is. If they have trouble, give them hints by naming the monster or one of the pictures on the other side.