The countdown until summer break is on and it’s time to celebrate! Journey through the last 26 days of the school year with an Alphabet Countdown. Check out these alphabet countdown ideas for kindergarten!

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Alphabet Countdown

Celebrate the last 26 days of school by working from A-Z in the alphabet. Check out these tips for getting started.

🔤Choose an activity for each letter of the alphabet (craft, snack, movement, game, etc.). Keep scrolling for ideas!

🔤Encourage participation by sending a calendar home with the activity listed for each day.

🔤Create a sign up for any supplies you need so families can contribute to the excitement!

🔤Use Simply Kinder’s editable Alphabet Countdown book to accompany each day’s activity. The book is editable so simply plug in the activities that you chose for your countdown. Students will love this keepsake book! Grab your Alphabet Countdown Book HERE from Simply Kinder +.

Letter A

• Artist Day – Pull out the art supplies and allow students to create their own masterpiece.
• Airplanes – Make paper airplanes and have a flying contest.
• Animals – Bring in your favorite stuffed animal.

Letter B

• Bubbles – Pass out bubbles at recess.
• Baby Picture Slideshow – Have families provide a baby picture of their student and create a memorable slideshow.
• BINGO – Play BINGO as a class. Check out Simply Kinder’s Summer Phonics BINGO HERE.

Letter C

• Chalk – Create chalk masterpieces on the sidewalk.
• Cookie Tasting– Taste test a variety of Oreo cookies.
• Collages – Use old magazines and scrap paper to create collages.

Letter D

• Dance – Have a dance part. Add glow accessories and blacklights to enhance the fun!
• Dress to Impress – Students wear their fanciest frocks!
• Donuts – Enjoy a donut breakfast.

Letter E

• Experiments – Complete an engaging science experiment or two. Check out Simply Kinder’s Science Bundle HERE for ideas!
• Extra Recess or Fun Time
• Eric Carle – Read some favorite books by Eric Carle.

Letter F

• Future Day – Dress as your future career.
• Flashlight Day – Turn the lights off and complete learning with flashlights.
• Frisbee – Throw frisbees with friends.

Letter G

• Game Day – Bring your favorite game from home to share with the class.
• Glitter – Create crafts with glitter.
• Gum – Practice blowing bubbles with bubblegum.

Letter H

• Hats – Students wear hats or you can make your favorite Alphabet Hat that day. Or grab the FREE EOY hats HERE!
• Homework Free – No more homework for the remainder of the year.
• Hula Hoops – Show of your hula hooping skills!

Letter I

• Inside Out – Students wear their clothing inside out.
• Ice Painting – Add food coloring to ice cubes. Freeze a popsicle stick in the ice cubes for students to use as a “paintbrush”.
• Ice Pops – Enjoy an ice pop as a special treat!

Letter J

• Jerseys – Wear your favorite team jersey.
• June & July Birthdays– Celebrate summer birthdays.
• Jokes – Bring in a joke to share with the class.

Letter K

• Kick Off Your Shoes – Go shoeless for the day.
• Kindness Day – Complete acts of kindness around the school.
• Kabobs – Make fruit kabobs.

Letter L

• Lazy Learning – Wear comfy pajamas for the day.
• Lights Out Day – Go through the day with no lights!  
• Limbo – See how low you can go!

More Alphabet Countdown Ideas:

Letter M

• Mystery Teacher – Swap teachers for a subject.
• Marker Day – Ditch the crayons and use markers today.
• Mustache Day – Wear mustache stickers for the day.

Letter N

• New Name – Create silly names to use for the day and write them on a nametag.
• Noodle Necklace – Make a necklace with noodles.
• Nature Walk – Take a nature walk around your school.

Letter O

• Outdoor Learning – Spend learning time outdoors.
• Orange – Have students wear orange today and eat oranges for a snack.
• Ocean Crafts – Take a “trip” to the sea and make ocean animal crafts. Grab them HERE from Simply Kinder.

Letter P

• Popcorn Tasting – Taste test various types of popcorn.
• Picnic – Eat lunch outside today.
• Paint Rocks – Paint rocks to hide around the school.

Letter Q

• Quiet Read – Invite families in to have a quiet reading time with their student.
• Quilt – Create a classroom quilt of memories using construction paper squares.
• Queens & Kings – Dress as royalty for the day.

Letter R

• Rock, Paper, Scissors – Have a rock, paper, scissors tournament.
• Rotation Day – Plan with other teachers and rotate rooms.
• Rainbow Day – Wear the colors of the rainbow.

Letter S

• See a New Grade – Take a tour of classrooms that students will join the next school year.
• Sandcastles – Use sensory sand to build sandcastles.
• Summer Bucket List – Create a summer bucket list. Grab your template HERE.

Letter T

• Team Day – Wear gear to represent your favorite team.
• Talent Show – Have a class talent show.
• Treasure Hunt – Have a fun scavenger hunt for things around the school or with treats in the classroom.

Letter U

• USA Day – Wear red, white, and blue.
• Under the Table – Students work under their tables or desks for the day.
• Upside Down Day – Complete your daily schedule in reverse.

Letter V

• Vacation – Dress like you are going on vacation and take a virtual field trip.
• Vase Making – Decorate empty jars or bottles to create vases.
• Volcano – Make a volcano out of play-dough. Cause an eruption with vinegar and baking soda.

Letter W

• Water Balloons – Have some fun with water balloons.
• Western Day – Dress in your best western gear.
• Watermelon – Enjoy slices of watermelon.

Letter X

• X-Ray Art – Examine X-ray images and create X-ray images using black construction paper and white crayons.
• X-Tra Play Day – Spend some extra time playing with sensory bins, building blocks, or STEM bins.
• eXchange Autographs – Sign yearbooks or memory books.

Letter Y

• Yearly Clean Up – Work together to clean the classroom up for summer.
• Yarn Crafts – Use yarn to create bracelets, crafts, or practice weaving.
• Yearly Recap – Watch a slideshow of pictures from the year.

Letter Z

• Zero Left – Come to school with NOTHING today.
• Zoom into Summer – Make capes using old fabric or butcher paper to zoom into summer.
• Zip Down the Hallway – Take one last walk out of the building as a kindergartner.

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