ABC Words for Kids — A for Apple, B for Ball

Every letter with a word that starts with it, from A for Apple through to Z. Anchoring each letter to one memorable object is how most children first hold the alphabet — the picture gets recalled, and the letter comes back with it.

Letters and words in this deck

Tap any letter to open its own page, with more words, sounds and a find-the-letter game. Part of the ages 3-4 activities.

• A — Apple
• B — Ball
• C — Cat
• D — Dog
• E — Elephant
• F — Fish
• G — Grapes
• H — Hat
• I — Ice Cream
• J — Juice
• K — Kite
• L — Lion
• M — Moon
• N — Nest
• O — Orange
• P — Penguin
• Q — Queen
• R — Rainbow
• S — Sun
• T — Tiger
• U — Umbrella
• V — Van
• W — Whale
• X — Xylophone
• Y — Yo Yo
• Z — Zebra

Common questions

Why pair each letter with a word?

A letter on its own is an abstract mark. Tied to an apple it becomes something a child can picture, and the picture is what makes it retrievable.

Is this the same as phonics?

Not quite. This deck links letters to example words; the phonics deck teaches the sound each letter makes, which is the next step towards reading.