The first few weeks of school are all about building routines, establishing expectations, and laying a solid foundation for learning. And when it comes to early literacy, there’s no better way to kick off the year than with an Alphabet Boot Camp!
If you’re looking to teach the entire alphabet in the first 26 days of school, I’ve created the perfect resource to guide you every step of the way—and it just might become your new back-to-school favorite.
What is Alphabet Boot Camp?
Alphabet Boot Camp is a systematic, student-friendly approach to introducing one letter per day for the first 26 days of school. It’s fast-paced, engaging, and packed with hands-on learning experiences that reinforce letter names, sounds, handwriting, fine motor skills, and more.
With this routine, you’ll:
- Build student confidence from Day 1
- Establish a strong daily structure
- Introduce ALL 26 letters in less than a month
- Lay the groundwork for future phonics and reading instruction
Whether you’re teaching TK, kindergarten, or working with early learners, this resource helps you kick off the year with intentional, engaging alphabet instruction.
What’s Included in the Alphabet Boot Camp Bundle?
This resource features 10 daily alphabet activities for each letter of the alphabet—yep, that’s 260 activities total!
Here’s what you’ll get for each letter:
- Alphabet Phonics Readers – Easy mini-books for practicing letter sounds
- Letter Sound Sorts – Cut and glue sorting activities for beginning sounds
- Alphabet Posters – Visuals to reinforce uppercase/lowercase letters and sounds
- Alphabet Hats – Fun crafts to wear and show off letter learning
- Play-Doh Letter Mats – Hands-on fine motor fun with letter formation
- I Spy Beginning Sounds – Visual discrimination and sound matching
- Handwriting Practice Sheets – Uppercase and lowercase tracing and writing
- Letter Mazes – Each maze is shaped like the letter of the day.
- Pattern Block Puzzles – Build each letter with manipulatives
- Tap and Read Activities – Support early decoding with phonemic awareness
How to Use This Resource
- One of the best parts? It’s flexible and works in a variety of settings: Morning work tubs
- Whole group instruction
- Small groups or RTI
- Literacy centers
- Fine motor or sensory stations
- Home-to-school connection activities
- Early finishers
Whether you’re doing one letter a day as a class, rotating through centers, or building individualized supports for learners, this bundle gives you the structure and variety to meet all your students’ needs.
Here’s to a strong start and a year full of learning,
