Build Early Literacy Skills With Alphabet Clip Cards

Literacy begins way before kindergarten!

Did you know that we can support students’ early literacy skills before they even enter kindergarten?! It’s true! With just a few minutes every day, you can help kids have an easy and smooth transition to kindergarten. These alphabet clip cards are a hands-on way to make upper and lowercase letter matching and letter recognition fun for preschoolers. 

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Alphabet Clip Card Prep

Prepping the alphabet clip cards could not be any simpler which is music to our busy ears! 

Print the cards on cardstock and laminate to give them extra durability and make the colors really pop. Then, cut apart each card and grab a handful of clothespins for students to use for clipping.

If you want to make the cards self-correcting, clip the answers with clothespins, flip the cards upside down, and mark the spots on the back with a small circle or star.

That’s it! Your clip cards are ready to be used for small groups, literacy centers, or independent practice.

Alphabet Clip Cards

When you are ready, give students the alphabet clip cards and clothespins. Working on all of the letters would be too overwhelming for brand new readers who are still learning upper and lowercase pairs so make sure you only hand them cards they have already learned.

(You can see the step-by-step order we use to teach alphabet letters and phonics rules here.)

​​Students will continue clipping each upper and lowercase pair until they work their way through the pile.

For children who are ready to be stretched further, have them name the sound each letter makes and then brainstorm words that start with that sound. For instance, when they clip the upper and lowercase R, they might say, “/r/ like in RABBIT, RUN, REPEAT, RUG, READ…”

After one example, your students will likely rattle off words you hadn’t even thought of! 

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