Mini Alphabet Play Dough Mats | Letter Formation & Beginning Sounds

Mini Alphabet Play Dough Mats | Letter Formation & Beginning Sounds

Make alphabet practice hands-on with these Mini Alphabet Play Dough Mats!

Students form uppercase and lowercase letters using play dough, magnetic chips, mini erasers or other small loose parts while practising letter recognition, letter formation and letter sounds.

Each mat includes a mouth-formation photograph and a corresponding clip-art picture to provide visual support for letter-sound connections.

The mini format uses less play dough, takes up less table space and makes these mats easy to use in literacy centres or individual activity bins.

 

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What’s Included:

✔ 26 uppercase mini letter mats
✔ 26 lowercase mini letter mats
✔ Alternative uppercase and lowercase G mats with ghost or goat
✔ Alternative uppercase and lowercase R mats with rabbit or rainbow
✔ 56 mini alphabet mats in total
✔ Mouth-formation photograph on every mat
✔ Beginning-sound picture support on every mat
✔ Letter-formation starting dots and directional lines
✔ Two mini mats per printed page

 

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How to use:

Students can form each letter using:

✔ Play dough
✔ Magnetic chips
✔ Mini erasers
✔ Pom-poms
✔ Buttons
✔ Small counters
✔ Other classroom loose parts

Print, cut and laminate the mats for repeated use.

 

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Skills practised:

✔ Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
✔ Uppercase and lowercase letter formation
✔ Letter-sound correspondence
✔ Beginning-sound vocabulary
✔ Visual discrimination
✔ Fine motor control
✔ Hand-eye coordination
✔ Finger strength
✔ Independent alphabet practice

 

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Perfect for:

✔ Literacy centres
✔ Morning tubs
✔ Fine motor activities
✔ Small-group instruction
✔ Individual alphabet practice
✔ Beginning-of-the-year activities
✔ Early finishers
✔ Play-based learning

 

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Please note:

The X mats use box and fox to represent words ending with the /ks/ sound.

Play dough and loose parts are not included. This is a printable PDF resource designed to be used with your own classroom materials.

Please look through the preview to see the mat design, mouth-formation photographs and alternative picture options before purchasing.

 

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Save with the bundle:

This resource is also included in the Alphabet Activities Mega Bundle, featuring a wide variety of hands-on and fine motor alphabet centres.

I hope your students enjoy forming and exploring letters with these versatile mini mats!