Make learning the different letters of the alphabet hands-on fun! These alphabet mats are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students who are being introduced to beginning sounds. Use these letter tracing mats to help build their phonological awareness and knowledge of letters and sounds while introducing correct letter formation and strengthening fine motor skills at the same time.
All you need to do is just print and laminate them, prep is super easy for you! Just add playdough or other loose parts like small stones, counters and other manipulatives. Or add a sand tray to try tracing the letters independently? Print the cards smaller and laminate them to practice tracing the letters. Use them as posters in your classroom.
So many different ways to invite learning with these alphabet mats.
Different designs included —> choose from upper+lower case letter or lower case letter only then —> single image or full color photo. All using real life photos!
Here’s what’s included -
26 Alphabet Tracing Mats with Real Life Photos (FOUR DIFFERENT DESIGNS) - 1 to an A4 page.
File type –
Ready to print PDF
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These rhyming word clip cards are perfect for children who are still learning to identify and produce rhyme.
Ready to print and add to your literacy center rotations, each card has a visual prompt and label along with three other images to then differentiate between to find the rhyming word. For example, for ‘tag’ children have to decide if scissors, hen or bag rhyme.
Add some clothes pegs to help build fine motor skills or counters to mark the correct sound.
These rhyming word cards be used for independent word work or in small group work and are perfect for special education or speech and language students.
Here’s what’s included -
100 different cards with easy to interpret clip art photo to match simple rhyming words - 4 cards per A4 page
two groups of cards for differentiation - CVC words + mixed word patterns (CVCC/CCVC/CVCe + more)
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
These easy to edit CACTUS themed Alphabet Posters are perfect for displaying in elementary classrooms. Providing just the right amount of visual support for young children learning the alphabet.
Choose from four different designs - all with easy to edit fonts leaving you free to use our fonts and just press print or change to your choice of font with the click of a button. Perfect for teachers required to use State fonts.
Here’s what’s included -
A-Z editable rectangular posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different cacti inspired colors + clip art image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters (modern cacti designs + watercolor artwork) - 1 to an A4 page
A-Z editable posters portrait view (editable text) featuring watercolor cacti artwork - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters with Auslan Alphabet images (consonants/vowel posters different colored backgrounds) - 1 to an A4 page
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit this resource. Fonts are saved to the file but are not guaranteed and are for demonstration purposes.
With mix of soft earthy natural colors and forest inspired designs, these woodland forest themed alphabet posters are just what your elementary classroom needs!
Made to match our other INTO THE WOODS Classroom Decor, these alphabet posters have been designed for use in a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
You can choose from four different designs - all with easy to edit text including one phonics based set of posters all featuring an image beginning with the same sound plus a set of Auslan Alphabet Posters for Australian classrooms.
Here’s what’s included -
A-Z editable rectangular posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different earthy colors + clip art image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters (natural paper background + watercolor forest artwork) - 1 to an A4 page
A-Z editable posters portrait view (editable text) featuring forest artwork - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters with Auslan Alphabet images (consonants/vowel posters different colored backgrounds) - 1 to an A4 page
**To use - **
You will need to have an up to date version of Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit this resource. Decide on your label, CHOOSE YOUR OWN FONT and simply type in your text then PRINT.
Earthy boho neutrals, chalkboard black, timber and hand drawn black and white patterns - these easy to edit alphabet posters bring all your favourite elements together in one set of classroom decor!
Choose from SIX different designs! Edit them to use your own choice of font or use our ready to print designs!
Here’s what’s included -
A-Z editable rectangular posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different B+W hand drawn inky patterns backgrounds + earthy colors + clip art image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters (different neutral colored centers + B+W pattern background) - 1 to an A4 page
A-Z editable posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different earthy colors + clip art image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
A-Z editable rectangular posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different B+W hand drawn inky patterns backgrounds + earthy colors + watercolor image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
A-Z editable posters portrait view (editable text) featuring different neutral colored round centers + clip art image starting with the same sound - 1 per A4 page
square editable A-Z Alphabet Posters with Auslan Alphabet images in B+W (consonants/vowel posters different colored backgrounds) - 1 to an A4 page
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of Microsoft PowerPoint installed on your computer to open and edit this resource. Decide on your poster, CHOOSE YOUR OWN FONT and simply type in your text then PRINT. Fonts are saved to the file but are not guaranteed and are for demonstration purposes.
Still have students reversing their letters? This pack is just what you need to help fix letter confusion or letter reversals.
With a focus on practical + kinesthetic activities, this mix of hands-on resource will keep young children engaged as they learn to use letter formation as a key support to recall the direction of each letter correctly.
Classroom tested activities and visuals to help young children to identify and form letters correctly. The mix of posters, cards, games and worksheets allow for the repetition of skills until mastered but each task is different enough to provide practice without losing engagement.
Designed for children aged 3-8 years, choose from a range of different tasks - traceable letter cards with real photo backgrounds or add our unique photo cards to your next literacy center rotation so young children can practice differentiating between the letters using real life photos beginning with the same sounds as prompts. Laminate the cards and add some whiteboard markers to practice writing each letter or just add some pegs to clip the correct letter.
Use the clip cards in another centers, again real photos are used as visual support. Add our games, mazes or worksheets to your small group work. Display posters as additional support or added them as visuals to your centers.
This pack makes differentiation within your literacy centers easy!
Here’s what’s included -
b/d/p/q + n/u posters ‘Bb is for ball’ (3 designs) - 1 per A4 page
b/d, p/q, n/u, b/p, d/q letter tracing cards featuring dotted letters for writing plus a real life photo of something starting with either the letter sound - 5 cards per A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters b+d with writing practice included - A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters p+q with writing practice included - A4 page
Sorting Letters worksheet of letters n+u with writing practice included - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters b+d with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters p+q with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
Writing Practice worksheet for letters n+u with real photo prompts starting with same beginning sound plus traceable words to match - A4 page
b+q, p+q, n+u square posters for prewriters (traceable lower case letter over real photo background) - 3 different pages for each letter 1 per A4 page
b+d, p+q and n+u spinners + paper dice template (with and without photo cues)
traceable letter games - 1 per page
roll + cover games
letter mazes - 1 per page + answer sheet provided
b+d, p+q and n+u clip cards with real photo cues - 4 per A4 page
File type –
Ready to print PDF
Play this fun bingo game with your whole class or as a literacy centre activity to help children learn the double /ck/ sound.
File includes 24 different cards all focusing on words with the /ck/ sound in them.
Contains 29 word+picture cards and 24 BINGO cards with six pictures and words per card.
Also includes picture only and word only cards along with picture only and word only BINGO cards to allow you to differentiate more easily.
Ready to print picture mazes for every letter of the alphabet!
Children are encouraged to find their way through each maze using their growing knowledge of sounds to correctly identify the beginning sounds of words to find their way from start to finish.
Perfect for independent work in literacy centres or Daily 5 Word Work activities.
Combining all three word family I Spy Rhyming Mats in one file!
These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children to learn and practice finding rhyming words.
Use the printable I Spy cards on their own with some counters to mark each word as you find them or encourage early writers to write each rhyming word as they find it with our recording sheets.
Perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work!
Focus words included -
AT WORD FAMILY - cat, bat, mat, fat, bat (baseball), rat, hat
AP WORD FAMILY - cap, gap, map, nap, tap, zap
AN WORD FAMILY - man, can, fan, pan, ran, tan, van
Answer sheets provided.
*** Also available as a bundle ***
Rhyming Word Family I Spy Mats – COMPLETE BUNDLE
Perfect for kindergarten aged children learning to differentiate between sounds. Learning beginning letter sounds has never been so much fun!
Match your way through these alphabet sound mazes by practicing differentiating between initial letter sounds. Invite children to find all the words with the same beginning sound to make their way through each of the mazes. Just color your way or add counters to mark your way.
Children think it’s a game but they’re having to produce and distinguish between different letter sounds to navigate their way through each maze successfully.
Here’s what’s included -
26 individual pages - one for every letter of the alphabet! - 1 per A4 page
26 pages of answer sheets included to allow children to easily check if they are correct - 1 per A4 page
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
Our printable alphabet car park mats are a fun hands on way for young children to practice their letter recognition.
Simply print and add some small cars with either lower case letters to match or for differentiation, add some upper case letters to your cards to match to the lower case letters on our mats.
These printable word family I Spy mats are a perfect way for young children learning to identify rhyme and practice producing rhyming words. The 18 different I Spy mats focus on the short vowel sound word families children making them ideal for children beginning to spell.
Use the printable I Spy cards on their own with some counters to mark each word as you find them or encourage early writers to write each rhyming word as they find it with our recording sheets.
Answer cards provided for each I Spy Mat allowing children to check their own work independently - the perfect addition to your literacy center rotation or Daily 5 Word Work!
This updated BUNDLE (Oct 2018) includes -
_ AG Word Family - tag, bag, flag, rag, wag, zigzag
_ AM Word Family - jam, clam, dam, ham, pram, ram
_ AN Word Family - can, fan, fan, man, pan, ran, tan, van
_ AP Word Family - cap, gap, map, nap, tap, zap
_ AT Word Family - cat, bat, bat (baseball), fat, mat, rat
_ ED Word Family - led, bed, fed, red, sled, wed
_ EN Word Family - men, chicken, den, hen, pen, ten
_ ET Word Family - set, get, jet, net, pet, vet, wet
_ IG Word Family - rig, dig, fig, gig, pig, wig
_ IN Word Family - tin, bin, fin, pin, spin, twin
_ IP Word Family - rip, chip, dip, drip, lip, sip, ship, skip, whip
_ IT Word Family - kit, hit, knit, pit, sit, zit
_ OG Word Family - cog, dog, fog, frog, hog, jog, log
_ OP Word Family - hop, chop, cop, lollipop, mop, stop, top
_ OT Word Family - hot, cot, dot, knot, plot, pot, pot, rot
_ UG Word Family - shrug , bug, hug, jug, mug, plug, rug, tug
_ UM Word Family - yum, drum, hum, gum, plum, sum, thumb
_ UN Word Family - run, bun (bread), bun (hair), gun, nun, sun
Make learning those tricky controlled R digraphs - ER IR UR easier with these different hands-on activities suitable for small groups, literacy centers or homeschooling.
Ready to print activities for the controlled ‘r’ sounds - /er/ir/ur. Over 40 pages of ready to print activities perfect for introducing, identifying, differentiating and reviewing the different digraphs.
Here’s what’s included -
printable mini books (black+white or color) to introduce and focus on each consonant digraph (ER/IR/UR) - 1 per A4 page
68 digraph clip cards for children to match the correct sound to - 4 per A4 page
sorting mats (3 versions - blank, picture only + word only) - 1 per A4 page
picture + word sorting cards for each digraph - 14 per A4 page
picture only + word only sorting cards for each digraph - 8 of each type per A4 page
cut and paste sorting assessment task to check children can differentiate between the three different digraphs - A4 page
*** Please note this product was completely remade and updated in April 2019 ***
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
These colourful word sorting cards with nonfiction real life photos are fun hands-on way to introduce young children to compound words.
Compound words are when two or more words combine to form a new word that acts as a single word with its own distinct meaning that is different from the meanings of the words they’re made up of. Learning about compound words can be a fun way to build vocabulary.
A perfect activity for small group work, literacy centres or morning tubs. With real life photos included as prompts, children will love trying to make new compound words from these cards.
Here’s what’s included -
20+ pages of 2 sets of picture/words cards per page
5 more pages of word only cards - 16 compound words per page making 80 compound words for more competent readers to sort.
File type –
Ready to print PDF
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE…
All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase.
What programs do I need to open and use this product?
I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free to download program.
Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Help build your students vocabularies and make learning those tricky digraphs and dipthongs easier with these different hands-on sorting activities suitable for small groups, literacy centers or homeschooling.
Ready to print activities for the sounds - AI/AY/AW/AU/OI/OY/AR/OR/ER/IR/UR/EA/EE/EY/CK/NG/CH/TH/SH/WH/PH
Choose from picture only mats, word only or blank ones - mix and match to suit the needs for your students.
Over 100 pages of ready to print activities perfect for introducing, identifying, differentiating and reviewing the different digraphs and dipthongs.
Here’s what’s included -
SOUNDS INCLUDED so far -
AI/AY/AW/AU/OI/OY/AR/OR/ER/IR/UR/EA/EE/EY/CK/NG/CH/TH/SH/WH/PH
sorting mats for each sound (3 versions - blank, picture only + word only) - 1 per A4 page
picture + word sorting cards for each digraph - 14 per A4 page
picture only + word only sorting cards for each digraph - 8 of each type per A4 page
File type –
Ready to print PDF
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE…
All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase.
What programs do I need to open and use this product?
I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here.
Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Design for young child still learning to recognise their upper and lower case letters.
These printable uppercase and lowercase match strips use visual support to help children correctly identify the lower case letter before going on to match the correct upper case letter from a choice of four letters.
Simply print, laminate and add some clothes pegs or counters to mark the correct match!
These 3 part rhyming word cards are a fun, hands-on way to explore rhyme.
Including CVC word families, blend and digraphs, these cards offer children real life photos as visual support for beginning readers learning to recognise and produce rhyme.
Just print, laminate and cut them out to add to your literacy centres!
Do you have students still learning to read all the way through a word?
Try our CVC ‘I Can Read’ Word cards!
With real life photos as visual support, children are asked to read and find the correct word. Useful for ESL and speech and language students.
Here’s what’s included -
60 different cards displaying real life photos plus three words to choose between to match to the picture - 2 cards per A4 page
To use -
You will need to have an up to date version of an PDF Reader like Adobe Reader installed on your computer to open this resource.
These letter and sound circles are a fun hands-on way to learn upper and lower case letters and beginning letter sounds plus alphabetical order all in one printable!
Also included are color/colour match versions as well!
Just print on lightweight card stock for added durability, laminate then add some clothes pegs to match to the real life photos or the letters.
These ocean theme Alphabet Posters will look amazing displayed in your classroom! The digital download comes with 6 different sets of editable posters so you can choose your favorite!
You’ll love the simple, modern designs of these easy to edit alphabet posters! Save time this back to school and print out our pre-made alphabet posters for display in your classroom or CHOOSE YOUR OWN FONT and create your own version! Perfect for teachers needing to use their own fonts.
Made to complement the rest of our ocean themed CALM SEAS collection, these easy to edit alphabet posters are perfect for classroom display.
Choose from 6 different styles - simple cursive version, 2 different phonics based posters with a single image starting with the same sound as well as ASL and Auslan alphabet posters and a space saving smaller square version.
Here’s what’s included -
Aa-Zz Alphabet Posters - large rectangle design (mix of colored arch backgrounds + upper+lower case letters + single black+white image starting with the same beginning sound) - 1 to a page
Aa-Zz Alphabet Posters - large rectangle design (blue/white wavy backgrounds + upper+lower case letters + single watercolor image starting with the same beginning sound) - 1 to a page
Aa-Za Alphabet Posters- square design (mixed colored backgrounds + upper+lower case letters) - 1 to a page
A-Z Auslan Alphabet Posters (mix of colored arch backgrounds + letters) - full page design - 1 per page
A-Z American Sign Language (ASL) Alphabet Posters (mix of colored arch backgrounds + letters) - full page design - 1 per page
Aa-Zz editable posters portrait design (mix of different patterned backgrounds + letter) - 1 per page
easy editing instructions included
File type –
Microsoft PowerPoint (editable text) + ready to print PDF
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE…
All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase.
What programs do I need to open and use this product?
What does it mean if a file is editable?
Our editable files allow you to change and customize the text so you can make it exactly what you want to fit your classroom. Simply type into the text boxes provided or add in your own to edit. You will need access to Microsoft PowerPoint to do this.
Editable does not mean all parts are moveable. Any included artwork, clip art, some fonts and other graphics are fixed to abide by copyright laws and cannot be edited or removed. Colours also used cannot be edited with the exception of coloured text.
If you want the text in the editable items to match the look of the ready to print decor, you may need to purchase and install some of the fonts. I’ve included information on the custom fonts used within the download along with a help sheet to make sure you’re getting the most from your purchase.
You can also use any fonts you already have to truly customize the look of your classroom!