Alphabet Activities - ABC Playdough Mats - Letter Tracing Recognition & Writing

Your students will love working on the letters of the alphabet with these Alphabet Playdough Mats. This ABC activity gives your kids a fun, hands-on way to build alphabetic knowledge.  They will have fun as they build playdough letters, practice tracing letters & writing letters.  The multi-sensory abc playdough mats will also help your kids learn letter recognition or letter identification, the names of letters, letter sounds, and develop phonemic awareness.

 These mats are easy-to-prep and perfect for hands-on ABC and Alphabet lessons and centers in preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, SPED, RTI, and home school classrooms.

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✅ SAVE TIME! - These alphabet playdough mats are easy to prep.  Just print, laminate, and GO!

✅ VERSATILE! - Use the ABC printable activity in many ways

• Use for independent or small group instruction or activities
• In the classroom or as a take-home activity
• For letter of the week activities or repeated alphabet practice and review
• Create a letter practice binder
• Print the black & white version and use as an alphabet worksheet

✅ EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE! - Each alphabet activity mat provides a variety of ways to practice each letter for different levels of learners.

✅ KEEPS KIDS ENGAGED! These alphabet playdough and tracing mats provide a hands-on and multi-sensory way to practice letter recognition an writing.

➡️ THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE ALPHABET PLAYDOUGH MAT SET:

• 27 full-color alphabet activity mats
• 27 black and white alphabet activity mats
• Note: There are two versions of letter "X" mats.....one with X as the beginning letter and another with x as the ending sound (fox, box)

➡️ WHAT KINDS OF ALPHABET ACTIVITIES ARE ON EACH PLAYDOUGH MAT?

Each activity mat has the following sections:

• Alphabet Square - Children can work on letter recognition and identification as they:
  • finger trace the large letters
  • place a coil of play dough
  • Form the letter with waxed yarn
  • Place mini erasers or other small objects on top of the letter
  • color the letter.

• Uppercase Alphabet Line - Children can work on uppercase and lowercase letter recognition and identification as they:
  • search for focus letter among the other uppercase letters in the alphabet
  • Circle the focus letter

• Lowercase Alphabet Line - Children can work on uppercase and lowercase letter recognition and identification as they:
  • search for focus letter among the other lowercase letters in the alphabet
  • Circle the focus letter

• Letter Sound Examples - Children can build alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness, and phonics skills as they: 
  • review the objects pictured
  • say the name of the objects
  • listen for the phoneme at the beginning of each word
  • practice the sound that is associated with the focus letter
  • search for the letter in each word
  • circle the letter in each word
  • color the pictures (if you use the black & white version)

• Letter Writing Practice - Kids can practice proper letter formation as they:
  • trace the dotted letters 
  • write the letters on the lines.

➡️ HOW WILL THESE ALPHABET ACTIVITY PLAYDOUGH MATS HELP MY KIDS?

This low-prep activity will help your kids build the following skills:

• Letter recognition and visually discriminate letters
• Letter identification
• letter sounds and phonemic awareness
• Letter tracing
• Letter writing
• Proper letter formation
• phonological awareness
• Build fine motor skills
• Build vocabulary and language skills

➡️ WHO CAN USE THIS RESOURCE?

This letter activity is appropriate for kids in

• preschool
• Pre-k
• kindergarten
• special education
• homeschool classroom
• occupational therapy

❓ DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

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WHAT ARE TEACHERS SAYING ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY?

These alphabet activity mats have been used by thousands of teachers.  Here is what some of them are saying:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”AMAZING! My students had a great experience with the mats and I noticed it intrigued students who normally don't like to print. Thank you!” - Vicky B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”This works perfectly for a multi-sensory playdough center after introducing letters/sounds to my kindergarteners! I loved that my students could do this independently and had fun while doing it!” - Sarah K.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”My students love using these with play doh!  We use them during centers, after letters and sounds were introduced in the morning meeting, students were able to take the letter mat and work with a dry erase marker or play doh to reinforce the letter/sound skill. The students were engaged and enjoyed writing the letter, practicing the sound, and saying the word. Thank you!”  - Jody F.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”After letters and sounds were introduced in the morning meeting, students were able to take the letter mat and work with a dry erase marker to reinforce the letter/sound skill. The students were engaged and enjoyed writing the letter, practicing the sound, and saying the word. Thank you!” - Jessica B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”I purchased this to use in my kindergarten classroom as a free choice after students complete “must do” items during our intervention block. The kids LOVE it! I also made a copy for my preschool age kiddos at home. Both groups of children find it highly engaging. “ - Teacher Mommy

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”These activity mats have it all. They are a super easy print and laminate activity and the kids love them. - Emily H.

CHECK OUT THESE ADDITIONAL ALPHABET ACTIVITIES

• Alphabet Activity BUNDLE
• Alphabet Playdough Activity Mats
• Alphabet Tracing Activities
• Fine Motor Alphabet Activities
• Editable Alphabet Collage or Craft Pages
• Alphabet Books
• Alphabet Dot Activity Pages
• Alphabet Word and Sound Wall
• Alphabet Activity Worksheets
• Alphabet Beginning Letter Sound Sorting Activity

• Hands-on Alphabet Activity BUNDLE
• ABC Paper Tearing Activities
• ABC Cutting Practice Books
• ABC Hole Punch & Cut Activities
• Alphabet Puzzles
• Letter and Beginning Sound Sorting Activities
• Letter and Sound Clip Cards
• Letter Tracing Cards

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