Looking for ideas for your Show and Tell Letter A day? This guide is packed with creative suggestions and learning activities that will make letter A unforgettable for your preschooler or kindergartener. From apples to astronauts and alligators, we’ve gathered fun crafts, worksheets, songs, and more to support your letter-of-the-week plans!

Show and Tell Letter A visual activity board
Fun and colorful Letter A objects including apple, alligator, airplane, and apron
Fun and colorful Letter A objects: apple, alligator, airplane, apron, and cat.

🍎 Show and Tell Letter A Ideas and Activities

  • Apple – A real one, a toy, or even a drawing.
  • Airplane – A model jet or paper airplane.
  • Alligator Toy – Fun to show and talk about habitats!
  • Apron – Talk about cooking or crafts at home.
  • Ant – Plastic ants or a drawing with facts.
  • Astronaut – Bring a small toy or wear a space shirt.
  • Alphabet Book – Especially if A is for something awesome inside.

💡 Encourage your child to complete the sentence: “My letter A item is ___ because…” to build confidence!

Preschool Letter A crafts like apple stamps and ant art for show and tell letter A

🎨 Show and Tell Letter A Craft Ideas

  • Apple Stamping – Slice an apple and dip in paint for a print project.
  • Ant Hill Art – Use brown paper, glue, and black ants (dots or stickers).
  • Alligator Puppet – Make with green paper, clothespins, or a paper bag.
  • Letter A Collage – Glue images that start with A on a large letter outline.

Want more activities? Visit our Letter A Worksheets and Craft Page for more fun!

✏️ Letter A Worksheets

Practice writing, tracing, and recognizing letter A with printable worksheets. Great for reinforcing Show and Tell Letter A learning at home:

  • Uppercase & lowercase A tracing
  • Find and circle the letter A
  • Match A-words with pictures
  • Dot marker A coloring sheets

🎶 Show and Tell Letter A Songs & Videos

  • The A Song by Have Fun Teaching
  • Apples and Bananas – A classic vowel song
  • ABCmouse: A is for Alligator – Catchy and visual!

📚 Letter A Book Recommendations

  • Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
  • The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
  • Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
  • A is for Apple by Tiger Tales
Letter A books for children like Ten Apples Up on Top and Alligator Baby

🧪 Letter A STEM & Sensory Ideas

  • Apple Sink or Float – Fill a bin and test apple halves and whole ones.
  • Alphabet Ice Excavation – Freeze small A letters in ice, let kids rescue them!
  • Ant Observation – Use a magnifying glass to observe ants outdoors.

🔗 More Letter A Activities for Preschoolers

Sample pages of printable letter A worksheets for kids

These free preschool worksheets are a great way to reinforce early literacy and letter recognition skills. By combining these printables with crafts, songs, and hands-on activities, your child will master the letter A with confidence and joy!

💬 Share Your Letter A Success

How did your kids enjoy these letter A activities? Leave a comment below or tag us on Pinterest and Instagram to show us your little learner in action!

🎉 Wrap-Up

Letter A is an awesome way to kick off the alphabet! Whether your child brings an apple, sings about alligators, or builds an ant hill, they’re learning through play, creativity, and storytelling. Want more Show and Tell ideas? Check out Letter B here!