If learning upper and lowercase letters is a priority it is important to work on alphabet matching. This free printable alphabet matching game has a fun pencil theme that is a perfect back to school game. Use this first day of school activitity with preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age kids too. Simply print the alphabet matching activity and you are ready to play and learn your abcs! 
Alphabet Matching
This Pencil ABC Game is such a simple way to incorporate some Back to School fun into mastering letters and sounds, ABC order and even CVC words! If you looking for a fun alphabet activity for your preschoolers or kindergartners then this alphabet matching activity is the perfect activity for them! Its hands-on and engaging and most of all its a low-prep activity which you can easily prep for your learners! So simply print the Pencil Alphabet Matching Activity and get learning!
Alphabet Matching Game
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Alphabet Matching Activity
Alphabet letter recognition is a basic principle that preschoolers and kindergarteners need to learn. Using hands-on matching activities is a fun and engaging method to help learners practice and learn their alphabet letters.
Hands-On Back to School Activities
If you are on the lookout for a back to school activity for your learners this is a perfect activity! You can even pair up learners together and get them to match the uppercase to the lowercase letters. They can even use magnetic letters instead of the included alphabet tiles.
If you are looking for more Hands-on Back to School Activities for Kindergarten which cover both math and literacy concepts, then this Bundle of Back to School Activities is perfect for your learners!
Pencil Letters Alphabet Matching Activity
This is a fun and hands-on alphabet printable that learners will be able to use over and over again. Once this center is printed and prepped, simply store the cards in a ziplock bag and you will have a mess free method of storing this printable.
Materials Required:
- Free printable (at the end of this post)
- Printer
- Laminator
- Dry-erase markers
- Magnetic alphabet letters
Back to School Letter Recognition Matching Activity
To prep this activity simply print out the pages and laminate them. Cut apart to create the task cards and the alphabet tiles. You can opt to store them in a task card box for easy storage.
Now you are ready to play!
Matching Alphabet Letters
To play the game, first spread out the alphabet task cards and the alphabet tiles. Start off with a few letters and then increase the number of letters over time.
Then pick up one of the lowercase letters and place it onto the matching uppercase task card. Explain to your learners that the lowercase and uppercase letters have to be matched together. Then present a few for your learners to do as well.
Continue doing this until all the letters have been matched together.
More Ideas with the Pencil Alphabet Activity
Use magnetic letters instead of the alphabet tiles to provide a more hands-on experience.
Learners can also use the alphabet tiles to build their names, CVC words or any other words they might want to spell. This makes for a fun pencil spelling game!
Learners can use this as a fun visual discrimination and alphabet activity where they need to recognize alphabet letters and practice uppercase to lowercase matching!
If you are looking for more alphabet activities, check out these free printables; Animal Alphabet Puzzles, Free Alphabet Tracing Pages!
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Back to school Activity
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Great idea for my preschoolers. Very useful and fun. Thanks a lot.