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PSPKK123 February 1, 2017  • 

Four-in-a-row alphabet games

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Try these free alphabet games to help your child remember letter names!

Try these free alphabet games to help your child master letter recognition!

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Have our seen our Four in a Row games? Kids take turns reading or answering a math fact and dotting their answer. The first to get four in a row, wins.

I’ve modified this simple game to review many different skills, from learning to read to practicing addition facts.

A reader recently asked for a new Four in a Row game – one that helps kids practice naming letters.

So here we go!

Try these free alphabet games to help your child master letter recognition!

How to play

  • Grab two Do-a-Dot markers or counters in two different colors. Another option is to grab two different colored markers.
  • Take turns naming a letter. When you name a letter correctly, dot, cover, or color it.
  • The first to get four in a row, wins!

Try these free alphabet games to help your child master letter recognition!

I would recommend this game for kids who know most of their letters but need a bit of review.

And if you want to play the game as it’s designed, your child will need to have a little understanding of strategy.

It also helps if she can count to four. 😉

Try these free alphabet games to help your child master letter recognition!

Thanks to the letter of the week we did when he was three, my Five doesn’t need practice recognizing his letters.

But he has a little sister.

I’ve been doing Letter of the Week with my just-turned-Three, so she had fun doing these pages with me. But we didn’t worry about getting four in a row. She can’t count groups of objects larger than three, and she’s not ready for any kind of strategy.

Try these free alphabet games to help your child master letter recognition!

Not a problem! We still had fun taking turns naming and dotting the letters. In fact, we named every letter on the board. Yay for extra practice!

In the download you’ll find four-in-a-row games for

  • Uppercase A-E
  • Uppercase H-J
  • Uppercase K-O
  • Uppercase P-T
  • Uppercase U-Z
  • Uppercase A-Z
  • Lowercase a-e
  • Lowercase h-j
  • Lowercase k-o
  • Lowercase p-t
  • Lowercase u-z
  • Lowercase a-z
  • Blank board (write your own!)

Have fun!

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Filed Under: Alphabet Tagged With: preschool, kindergarten, four in a row, Pre-K

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Reader Interactions

35 Comments

  1. lisa

    February 2, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Thank you so much for all your hard work, it is truly appreciated. I downloaded your 4 in a row alphabet activities games but did not see the one for Uppercase A-Z. Can you please help? Again, thank you for all you do!!

    • Anna Geiger

      February 2, 2017 at 8:51 pm

      Thanks, Lisa! I added that one. 🙂

      • lisa

        February 5, 2017 at 12:34 pm

        Thank you so much!!

    • Imasha

      August 16, 2018 at 11:49 pm

      Thank you Very Much Dear…..☺☺☺☺☺☺????

  2. Maanl

    February 2, 2017 at 10:20 pm

    Thanks a lot for all rhe valuable thingd you are sending and sharing with us this is really amazing

    • Anna Geiger

      February 3, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      You’re very welcome! 🙂

  3. Rosie Reyes

    February 3, 2017 at 12:50 am

    Thank you for sharing. All of your activities are easy to make and so interactive.

    Kind Regards,

    • Anna Geiger

      February 3, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      I’m so glad you can use them, Rosie!

  4. Kath

    February 3, 2017 at 4:27 am

    These are fantastic! Thanks so much! My Miss 4 is just starting to show some real interest in knowing her letters are numbers like her big sister and play games like she does. I can see us using these in several ways.
    thanks again

    • Anna Geiger

      February 3, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      Yay – I hope she enjoys them!

  5. Sandra

    February 3, 2017 at 7:36 am

    Thank you so much for this great resource, we love do-a-dot!

    • Anna Geiger

      February 3, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      You’re very welcome, Sandra!

  6. Carlene

    February 4, 2017 at 3:04 pm

    Thank you Anna
    I am using a lot of games with my children, it is cool .
    I would let them pull the letter out of a bag when calling.
    Thank again.

    • Anna Geiger

      February 5, 2017 at 7:25 pm

      I’m so glad you can use these, Carlene!

  7. Nur

    February 6, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Thank You for your sharing, very inspiration 4me, but it must have more addaptation in here if we use it.For all your idea is great.Thanks

    • Anna Geiger

      February 7, 2017 at 5:09 pm

      I’m glad you like the idea, Nur!

  8. Robert Madson

    April 8, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    I am a foster dad with a family of a 4 year old and a 6 year old with slight FAS. I am a ex- special ed teacher of just 2 years. Just looking for materials to assist in teaching the alphabet and numbers.

    • Anna Geiger

      April 13, 2017 at 5:40 am

      Thanks for introducing yourself, Robert! I hope you find useful materials on my site to use with your children.

  9. Jill

    May 30, 2017 at 12:30 pm

    This is just a fantastic site. Thank you for all your hard work. You are just a star! I am going to promote these resources in the schools I go to and the courses that I do in schools. I will not give others your resources but I will give out your website.

    Thank you again! Very much appreciated

    • Anna Geiger

      June 13, 2017 at 6:26 am

      Thank you so much for sharing my site, Jill!

  10. Trinh

    September 21, 2017 at 10:22 am

    Thank you so much. It is amazing!

    • Anna G

      September 27, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      You’re welcome, Trinh!

  11. Tracey Martinez

    January 10, 2018 at 6:47 am

    I just wanted to thank you so much for these resources! As a former teacher who is trying to work on letter recognition with my little one, your website has become my go-to! Your printables and activities are so engaging and of such quality. I am grateful for your time and effort to share what you’ve made. We’re going to start the letter of the week as well, and I’m excited to see how my little girl progresses through it. You are awesome! Thanks for all you do!

  12. karen

    February 11, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    Thank you for sharing these with me – I have a couple of students who will absolutely will benefit from these and it helps me differentiate with their individualized needs.

    • Anna G

      February 21, 2018 at 5:16 pm

      You’re very welcome, Karen!

  13. HUANG LINGLING

    November 12, 2018 at 12:08 am

    Thank you for all your hard work.
    Let me learn and grow with my children happily and it helps me differentiate with their individualized needs.
    I will not give others your resources but I go to and the courses that I do in schools.
    Thank you very much for sharing the resources.

    • Anna G

      November 14, 2018 at 4:14 pm

      You’re very welcome!

  14. Kelly

    November 6, 2019 at 3:54 am

    I love these ideas, thanks for sharing! It reminds me of going to bingo with my nanna.
    I’ve included a link to this (and a few of your other activities) in the free download available on this post.
    https://fearlesshomeschool.com/homeschool-teaching-reading/

  15. Helen

    April 28, 2020 at 2:29 am

    these 4 in a row games for ABC and blends are great ! i have been looking for something of this sort for a while. They allow my ESL kids to constantly practice letter recognition and sounds while having fun. Today one of my usually quiet&slow students got really excited playing this game. So, thank you very much!!

    • Kate Dowling

      April 28, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      Hi Helen!

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. We’re so glad your students enjoyed the games! Thanks for letting us know about it. 🙂

  16. Betty

    May 11, 2020 at 8:00 am

    Thank you so much for these materials. I am in a high poverty area during the COVID19 time. My students don’t have computers or laptops at home. I am constant looking for materials to keep the learning and having fun. I give the all 2 sets of colored bingo chips and clear cover sheets to make the activities last longer.

    • Anna G

      May 11, 2020 at 9:52 am

      I’m so glad these are useful for you and your learners, Betty!

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