Provide a literacy activity with a kids alphabet discovery bottle. This easy-to-make sensory toy teaches the ABC’s as kids explore letters and sounds.
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Make a kids alphabet discovery bottle to help preschoolers explore the letters of the alphabet. Create this alphabet activity to support kids early literacy experiences.
Kids get excited when they start to recognize letters, especially the letters in their names. You can help kids spot familiar letters in your day to day activities.
- Look for letters on the cereal box, a road sign, or a favorite book cover.
- Play games and sing songs with an ABC theme.
We don’t make a habit of using bottled water, but any empty bottles on hand are often upcycled into other projects, like a locomotive craft or a sense-of-sound activity.
This letters of the alphabet activity is another way to reuse this common recyclable. Keep this discovery bottle within easy reach for everyday play.
Alphabet discovery bottle
This simple alphabet activity uses foam letters and a recycled water bottle to provide a hands-on early learning experience.
Shake it. See it. Shake it again!
Learning through play
Sensory
- Drop the letters one at a time into the bottle. Feel the smoothness of the letters and their shapes. Listen to the sound of the letters dropping into the bottle.
- Give the bottle a shake. Listen to the sound of the letters as they tumble around.
- Twist the top snugly and lay the bottle on its side. Peek into the bottle to observe colors and shapes.
Literacy
- Arrange the letters in alphabetical order before adding to the bottle.
- Spell out a word, then add it to the bottle.
- Hold the bottle on its side. Roll the bottle gently to identify letters as they appear.
There are lots of learning opportunities in this quiet time activity that provides sensory, cognitive and fine motor play.
Keep this within easy reach of your early learner!
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