Your child is at the beginning of an incredible learning journey and it is a magical time when they begin to realise that print has meaning.
By introducing the alphabet in exciting and varied ways you can show your little one that literacy learning is fun!
How CBeebies can help
Where better to go for some alphabet fun than the Alphablocks? These 26 living letters fall out of the sky and hold hands to make words that magically come to life.
Find the Alphablocks pages on the CBeebies website and click through to the 'Watch & Listen' section. In there you’ll find lots of video clips from the show. If you click on the first video clip you can meet each letter and hear what sounds they make. Try copying the sounds the letters make and add actions too!
Why not print out the Alphablocks A-Z chart (which is in the Make & Colour section) and see if you can match the letters as you watch them introduce themselves on the video clip?
How to make a magic moment
Have a go at making an alphabet treasure hunt and see how many letters you and your child can find.
Draw the individual letters of the alphabet on coloured card and stick them up around the house. Give your child a copy of the alphabet as a checklist (why not use the Alphablocks A-Z chart for this?). Help them tick off each letter as they find it.
When you have found the whole alphabet, why not bake some biscuits using alphabet cutters as a reward for your hard work? Learning your letters can be fun... and tasty too!