Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats

Summer is the perfect time to pull out the play dough and play! Using these Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats is not only a fun sensory activity for kids but a hands-on way for them to work on learning the ABC’s too. 

Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats:

Play dough is one of my favorite sensory play tools. From the feel to the smell of it, your children will be using their different senses as they process and learn the letters of the alphabet. 

As your kids squeeze, roll, and squish the play dough, they will also develop their fine motor skills and hand muscle strength.

Getting Ready To Use The Sun ABC Play Dough Mats:

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What’s Included:

• 3 Sets of Alphabet Play Dough Mats
  • Lowercase Letter Play Dough Mats
  • Capital Letter Play Dough Mats
  • Capital & Lowercase Letter Play Dough Mats
• Letter Recording Sheet

What Else Is Needed:

• White Card Stock
• Laminator and Laminating Pouches 
• Scissors
• Yellow Play Dough (see other suggestions below)
• Pencil
• Dry Erase Pockets

To prepare this alphabet activity, fill out the form below. Next, download and print the mats that you want your kids to use.

Then, laminate the play dough mats or put them in dry erase pockets. If you don’t want to use store bought play dough, try making our Kool-Aid Play Dough.

How To Use The Sun Letter Play Dough Mats:

Your kids will pick a play dough mat and identify the letter or letters on it. (One set includes both the capital and lowercase letters.)

Then, they will use yellow play dough to form the letter. After they make the letter, they can write it on the recording sheet. 

To make learning the ABC’s more fun, you can use other manipulatives too. For these sun mats, try yellow pom poms with tweezers, buttons, large beads, or mini erasers.

These Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats are a fun, hands-on way for pre-readers to practice identifying lowercase and capital letters.

Through this sensory activity, they will also work on developing their fine motor skills, hand muscle strength, and more!

 

More Summer Literacy Activities:

If you are looking for more activities for your kids to do this summer, try these fun resources:

Seashell Alphabet Sensory Bin

Summer Name Worksheets from Books and Giggles

Sun Letter Recognition Activity

Summer Vocabulary Coloring Pages from Homeschool Preschool

Summer Preschool Worksheets

You May Also Like The Dive Into Literacy Bundle:

Do you want to prepare your preschoolers for the upcoming school year?

Or, help your kindergarteners review concepts to prevent the summer slide?

Dive into Literacy this summer with this bundle of engaging and educational activities!

Download The Sun Alphabet Play Dough Mats:

To get the these sun play dough mats, fill out the form below with your name and email address.