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Alphabet Activities: Biking Down a Chalk Road

June 3, 2015 • 16 Comments

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The Playful Preschool Series  is all about outdoor summer fun this month.  The theme this week is chalk.  My boys are learning to ride bikes so we had fun adding an alphabet activity into the mix.

Let the kids bike down the alphabet road! A fun alphabet activity for preschoolers.

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Why We Chose This Activity

So my 3 year-old is obsessed with riding his older brother’s bike and my 4 year-old spends a good amount of his outside play filling the driveway with chalk creations.  We decided to merge the two interests.

Setting Up

Set-up couldn’t have been easier for this activity!  Starting with the  “A” create a letter road down the driveway or sidewalk with chalk.  Leave a bit of space between each letter so that the road is nice and long.

Time to Play

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Strap the helmet and jump on the bike.  Have your child start behind the letter “A”.  Call out a letter for your child to stop at on the road.  Your child then rides to the appropriate letter and stops at that letter.

Return to “A” and play again.

This was a very simple but effective alphabet activity that works great for outdoor learning.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Laura at Mommy Maleta says

    June 14, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    I absolutely love this idea! Great way to combine exercise, outdoor fun, and learning. I’ll be featuring this post tomorrow at the Thoughtful Spot! Thanks for linking up your creativity!

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  2. the preschool toolbox says

    June 14, 2015 at 9:46 am

    I love this alphabet road! What a great idea for turning literacy into a bike journey.:)

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  3. Crystal @ Castle View Academy says

    June 13, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    What a fun idea, Jodi! Thanks for linking up with Mom’s Library, I’ll be featuring you next week at Castle View Academy.

    Have a great summer, and keep up the great ideas and good luck with the bike skills!

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  4. Tracee says

    June 4, 2015 at 11:27 am

    If you had a lot of space, you could have the path branch off with the correct sequence of letters and an incorrect sequence. The kid could find his way through the “maze” in order.

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  5. Jennie @ The Diary of a Real Housewife says

    June 3, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Such a fun idea! Summer is here but it will not stop raining! As soon as it does we will be doing this outside!

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  6. Natasha says

    June 3, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    I’m really digging this idea. My preschooler loves to ride her bike and if I do this right I can make a nice winding alphabet path maybe try this at our local park where there is a nice path.

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  7. Theresa says

    June 3, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    This would be very motivating for our kids. We can’t wait to try it out!

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  8. Cerys says

    June 3, 2015 at 11:45 am

    What a fun idea – I just need to find a road big enough that is safe enough but ideal to do in the preschool playground. Thanks for the inspiration this week.

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  9. Tricia Heliker says

    June 3, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Great idea, Jodie.

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  10. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    June 3, 2015 at 7:57 am

    Love this, Jodi! Our 3 year old is loving his bike too right now. This would be a lot of fun for him.

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  11. Danielle says

    June 3, 2015 at 7:28 am

    This is awesome! We are trying to motivate our son to learn to ride his bike and a game like this might do the trick. 🙂

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  12. Devany says

    June 3, 2015 at 6:54 am

    I wonder if this would motivate our preschooler to ride her bike! Great idea!

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    October 27, 2019 at 10:15 am

    […] Growing Book By Book has combined learning to ride a bike with the alphabet.  It sounds like a fun game that could be done with many variations (no bike=run or hop, etc.). […]

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  2. 80+ Outdoor Summer Activities For Kids - Castle View Academy says:
    June 16, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    […] Growing Book By Book has combined learning to ride a bike with the alphabet.  It sounds like a fun game that could be done with many variations (no bike=run or hop, etc.). […]

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