Kindergarten Language Arts - Alphafriends
Alphafriends resources
As part of our Houghton Mifflin language arts curriculum, we use Alphafriends to help the students learn their letters. Alphafriends, a collection of characters designed to teach children about the alphabet and the sounds of the letters, come with their own songs, activities and take-home books. Each week the kindergarten students are introduced to a new Alphafriend who will teach them about a new letter of the alphabet. The students will learn the name of the letter, the shape of the letter and the sound of the letter.
Mr. Lentz's Class Website - Alphafriends
Each week Mr. Lentz posts that week's Alphafriend on his class web site. You can see the name of the Alphafriend, a picture of the Alphafriend, you can listen to the Alphafriend's song, and you can read the lyrics of the song. You can subscribe via RSS to get each week’s Alphafriend sent to you automatically.. Link to Mr. Lentz's class web site
We want to be sure to credit the staff of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District in Santa Maria, California, for the resources provided below. Click here to go to the original web site.
Alphafriends: One Page
You can download a single page that has color pictures of all the Alphafriends on it. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: Four To A Page
Here you can download a file that has four Alphafriends on each page for a total of seven pages. Each has a picture and the name written below it. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: Order of Introduction
If you are curious about the order in which Houghton Mifflin recommends that the Alphafriends be introduced during the kindergarten program, you can download, view, and print this single page. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: One per Sheet
This is a large file which has 26 page. There is a large color picture of each Alphafriend on each page. YOu can print them all or just one. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: Bingo
Students can practice recognizing the Alphafriends by playing bingo. This file has one card sheet with the Alphafriends on it and six different bingo cards. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: More Bingo Cards (1-2)
Download two more bingo cards. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: More Bingo Cards (3-4)
Download two more bingo cards. Download pdf file.
Alphafriends: More Bingo Cards (5-6)
Download two more bingo cards. Download pdf file.
Kindergarten Houghton Mifflin Reading at a Glance:
The link below will produce a table that lists the comprehension strategy, comprehension skill, phonemic awareness focus, phonics focus, and high frequency words taught each week of the kindergarten year. Download pdf file.
Kindergarten High Frequency Word Cards:
Click on the link below to access the Houghton Mifflin kindergarten high frequency words printed in "cut apart" boxes. These could be used as flashcards or displayed on focus walls. Download pdf file.
Kindergarten High Frequency Word Practice Pages:
The link below will give you multiple practice pages for building High Frequency Word fluency. Each page reviews previously taught words and integrates the new words taught in each them. Download pdf file.