Use this list as it is, or come up with fun action words of your own!

A is for Airplane Pretend to be an airplane. SPREAD your arms way out

at your sides and "fly" around the room. Don't forget to add sound effects too!

B is for Bow Show your child how to take a bow by bending from the
waist.

C is for Clap Clap your hands together.

D is for Dance Put on some music and dance.

E is for Elephant Pretend to be an elephant by making an imaginary

elephant trunk with your arm.

F is for Frog Jump, hop, or leap like a frog.

G is for Grin Smile!

H is for High-Five Show your child how to give a "high-five." You each
raise your arm above your head, and slap your open hands together.

I is for Itch Pretend to scratch an itch.

J is for Jump Jump. (Some young children may not yet have the
coordination to jump. If not, then "J" can be for Jog.)

K is for Kick Kick a ball or balloon or an empty box.

L is for Laugh Ha ha ha ha ha!

M is for March Show your child how to march around the house.

N is for Nose Point to your nose.

O is for Open Open and close your hands, or open a drawer or door.

P is for Pout Stick out your bottom lip to make a pout or look of
displeasure.

Q is for Quiet Put your index finger in front of your lips and say, "Shh."

R is for Run Run around the room, run outdoors, or show your child how
to run in place.

S is for Sit or Stand Sit down and then stand up.

T is for Twist Show your child how to twist their body to the right, and then
to the left.

U is for Up Pick your child up.

V is for Vacuum Vacuum the floor or pretend to vacuum.

W is for Wiggle Wiggle your arms, legs, and body.

X is for "X" Make an "X" shape with your index fingers, or shape your
body into the letter "X" (stand with legs set apart and arms stretched up and
out)

Y is for Yummy Say "Yummy" while you rub your tummy.

Z is for Zipper Find a zipper on a piece of clothing. Zip it up and zip it

down.

More letter/activity suggestions:

A Angel (fold hands in prayer); Angry (make a mad face)

B Bounce (bounce a ball); Bubbles (blow bubbles)

C Curtsy

F Frown; Funny Face; Fall down

H Hop; Hat (put a hat on, take it off)

I Ice skate (pretend to ice skate around the room)

L Lick (Pretend to lick a lollipop.); Look (Make pretend goggles with your
fingers and then pretend to look for something. Or, put your hand above your
eyes -as if you're shading them from the sun- and pretend to search for
something in the distance.)

N Neigh (make a sound like a horse); Nod (move your head up and down)

O Oink (make a noise like a pig)

S Stomp (stomp your feet)

T Touch; Talk; Tap; Turn; Tickle; Tiptoe

U Under; Umbrella (open and close an umbrella, or pretend to do it)

V Victory (show your child how to make a "V" with their index and middle
fingers)

W Wave (wave bye-bye); Whisper (speak in a whisper); Wink; Walk

Y Yawn; Yodel; Yell

Additional Activity Suggestions

By Fran Wisniewski

Letter by Letter
Cut 26 pieces of cardboard AND PUT a letter on each one. Ask your child to step
on a letter of his/her choice, tell them the name of that letter, then ask them to make
an action/sound for that letter based on the list above. Remove the letter when
finished.

Example: If your child steps on a "c", ask them to clap or do another "c"
activity.

Suggestion: When playing with beginners, put a few letters out at a time. The
letters of their name make a great starting point.

Extra Learning Fun: As your child gets better at the game, make each piece of
cardboard a different shape to keep things interesting.

Word Hoppin'
When your child is familiar with the alphabet, have them hop from letter to letter to
form small words. Say a word, ask your child to step on the correct letters in order to
spell out the word (tell them the order if needed), then ask your child to act out the
word they've spelled.
Note: This activity is for children who know their letters very well.

Street Writer
Have your child write on the sidewalk with chalk or draw letters in the dirt with a stick.

Alphabet Exercises
A - Act like a cat
B - Bend at the knees
C - Chair pose
D - Dance
E - Elephant steps
F Fly like a bird
G - Gallop
H Hugs
I - Itsy bitsy steps
J Jump
K Kick
L Leg lifts
M March
N Noisy steps
O Open and shut arms
P Pop up
Q -Quiet hops
R Runs
S -Side steps
T Turns
U Under mommas legs
V Vacuum

W Wiggles
X X jumping jacks
Y Yoga (downward dog)
Z Zig zag steps

Move your body like a monster

Chomp your arms like a shark
Pump it up like a body builder
Take a bow like youre a star
Heres your chance to be an actor
Do your best
Act out the alphabet!
A says a a alligator, alligator
B says b b bounce, bounce
C says c c cold, cold
D says d d dive, dive
E says e e exercise, exercise
F says f f fishing, fishing
G says g g gooey, gooey
H says h h hula, hula
Act out more words
I says i i insect, insect
J says j j jiggle, jiggle
K says k k karate, karate
L says l l laugh, laugh
M says m m march, march
N says n n nod, nod
O says o o opera, opera
P says p p pull, pull
Lets have more fun
Q says q q quiet, quiet
R says r r run, run
S says s s surf, surf
T says t t tickle, tickle
U says u u under, under
V says v v vibrate, vibrate
W says w w wag, wag
X says x x like in box, like in box
Y says y y yawn, yawn
Z says z z zig-zag, zig-zag

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