Alphabet countdown kindergarten

A blog for kindergarten teachers: ideas, resources and tips for teaching literacy, math, and classroom managment in the primary kindergarten classroom

One of the best end of the year activities is an ABC Countdown! Why celebrate for one day when you can celebrate for 26 days? This make an Alphabet Countdown a the perfect way to count down to the end of the school year. You simply plan a small activity each day to match the letter. In this blog post you'll find several ideas for each of the 26 letters. These end of the year ABC countdown ideas are perfect for PreK, Kindergarten, or First Grade!

The Alphabet Countdown does not begin for me until the middle of May, but I am trying to be super organized!Every year it sneaks up on ...

We are only 28 school days away until the end of the year. So hard to believe that it is actually here. I will be sad to see these kiddos leave, BUT I am so looking forward to summer!!! With so few days left, it meant the start of ABC Countdown. I did this last year and I can't believe how much fun it was. I needed to do it again, but I spiced it up and added a lot more. We will see how it goes. Going to share it with the kids on Tuesday and send home the calendar. Have a great long weekend…

An ABC countdown is a fun and simple way to wind up your kindergarten year. Here's how to pull together an alphabet countdown with lots of great ideas.

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

I know this may be coming to most of you a little LOT late, but I wanted to post about it anyways. You can pin it and save the idea for next year if you want. :) Each year for the last 26 days of school I do an ABC Countdown. This is not my original idea in fact it has been around since before I started teaching. I have seen it where some schools start at the letter Z and work their way to the letter A, but I do just the opposite. I start at the letter A and the last day of school is the…

Have some end of year fun with your students by planning an ABC Countdown to Summer! Includes over 200 ideas for each letter of the day!

An ABC countdown is a fun and simple way to wind up your kindergarten year. Here's how to pull together an alphabet countdown with lots of great ideas.