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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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35 Comments

  1. lisa

    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!!

  4. Kath

    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

  6. Carlene

    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.

  7. Nur

    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

  8. Robert Madson

    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

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

  9. Jill

    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

  11. Tracey Martinez

    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

    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.

  13. HUANG LINGLING

    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.

  15. Helen

    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

      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

    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.

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  2. […] The Measured Mom recommends this game for older preschoolers who can count to four and know most of their letters, but need a bit of review. You can print this simple sheet from this website and take turns naming and pronouncing a letter. When you or your child names a letter correctly, you can color it in or cover it with a small object or game piece. The first to get four in a row wins! […]