Dot Letter Alphabet Mats Free Printable
Use these free dot letter alphabet mats to explore letters by building, tracing and writing each letter of the alphabet while learning letter sounds too!
Dot Letter Alphabet Mats Activity
Teach uppercase and lowercase letters with these dot letter alphabet mats! Students will build the letter, trace the letter, write the letter, and identify pictures that begin with the letter sound.
These letter sound mats are the perfect alphabet activity for preschool, kindergarten, or first-grade students.
Learning the alphabet is very important, but it can be time consuming to find hands-on and engaging resources for teaching the alphabet. These dot letter mats are just the thing! Students will learn letter recognition, letter sounds, letter formation and build fine motor skills too!
Low Prep Letter Learning!
These alphabet mats are super easy to prepare for your students! Just print and use! You can laminate them, but I prefer to slip them into wipe and write pockets. This makes it super simple to use dry-erase markers for the writing portion so students can use the mats over and over again with ease.
You are going to save so much time planning lots of fun alphabet learning for your students! These free alphabet mats are going to be the perfect addition to your alphabet or literacy centers.
Setting Up the Alphabet Activity Mats
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Supplies Needed:
- Dot Letter Alphabet Activity Mats (button to access the resource at the bottom of this post)
- Write and wipe pockets (optional)
- Mini erasers, snap cubes or buttons
- Dry erase markers
Instructions:
- Print the mats.
- Slide the mats into write and wipe pockets OR laminate them.
- Gather other manipulatives.
How to Use the Alphabet Mats
Use these alphabet dot letter mats to teach letter formation in a way that is hands-on and engaging. Students begin by tracing around the dot letters by placing mini erasers or another manipulative in each circle on the letters.
Then they will trace the letters using the letter formation font. Next, they will trace the letters below that. Then they will write the letter on the handwriting lines. Finally, they will find the pictures that begin with that letter by circling the pictures or covering them with mini erasers.
As you can tell, these alphabet mats are jam-packed with letter learning opportunities! Students will learn so many important literacy skills.
Differentiation Ideas!
Beyond using the mats with mini erasers or snap cubes, students can also use play dough balls or play dough snakes to trace around the dot letters.
Students can work on the alphabet mats with a partner or independently.
Cross off sections of the mat that you would like students to skip. For example, if they are not ready to write the letters on the handwriting lines, students can skip that part or they can just use that area to explore letter writing without worrying that the letters are written perfectly on the lines.
Use these mats for:
- Morning tubs
- Literacy or alphabet centers
- Early finishers
- Tutoring resource
- Small group activity
- At-home practice
- Homeschool
These dot letter alphabet activity mats are fun to use, easy to prep, and have so many educational benefits.
Don’t stress about teaching the alphabet to your students. Add these alphabet mats to your plans to make learning letters and sounds a fun, hands-on experience!
Click the button below to get the Dot Letter Alphabet Activity Mats and incorporate them into your lesson plans!
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Alphabet Beginning Sounds Clip Cards
Alphabet Beginning Sounds Puzzles
Digital Beginning Sounds Matching Mats for Slides and Seesaw