Description

Building Block (Legos) Alphabet Mats are a great addition to your Alphabet/Letter Centers.

If you like these types of activities, look for the other Alphabet Mats available in my store or save big by checking out the Alphabet Mats Growing Bundle.

Recognizing letters and learning their formation is one of the first exposures to literacy that a child has. Without a strong understanding of the Alphabet, a student’s ability to read could be greatly impacted. That knowledge of the Alphabet is commonly considered one of the best predictors of later achievement in reading. So giving our students various materials and ways to manipulate letters is imperative.

But teaching letter recognition and formation doesn’t have to be boring. By offering various tools and objects to create meaningful instruction, students will remain focused and engaged on learning. Building block mats are just one item amongst many that you’ll find in my independent alphabet work stations. My students love using their spatial skills to make these letters. It’s great for them to have a choice to use materials that they really enjoy, and I like that they are working independently, building spatial awareness, fine motor skills, letter recognition and formation.

Included in this set:
•26 Colored Building Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, tracing, and writing task
•26 Black and White Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, tracing, and writing task
•26 Printable Colored. Building Block Capital Letter Printable Worksheet with circling, tracing and writing task.
•26 Colored Building Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, counting, tracing, and writing task
•26 Black and White Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, counting, tracing, and writing task
•26 Printable Colored. Building Block Capital Letter Printable Worksheet with circling, counting tracing and writing task
•26 Colored Building Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, sorting, counting, tracing, and writing task
•26 Black and White Block Capital Letter Alphabet Mats with circling, sorting, counting, tracing, and writing task
•26 Printable Colored. Building Block Capital Letter Printable Worksheet with circling, sorting, counting tracing and writing task

Teacher instructions: There are several variations from which you can choose. Select the option you would like to use and print these in color or in black and white and then laminate to extend the life of this activity. Students will use building blocks (Legos) to make the letter. Then depending on which variation you have selected, they may be asked to count and sort the bricks, circle, trace and write the letter using a dry erase marker.

A printable version of this activity is also available for use with bingo daubers. Similar to the other versions, you will find a set that offers the ability to trace and write the letters and another version for covering the letter.

There is also a printable worksheet for each variation as well.

Tips: For students who have mastered very few letters so far, only place those letters and the letters you are currently working on in this center. Too many letters can be overwhelming. As they master more letters, you can increase the number of mats included and use these to reinforce letter/sound identification and formation.