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Alphabet Lines Beginning Sound Activity

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Learning the alphabet and letter sounds takes lots of ongoing practice. That’s why hands-on activities such as this alphabet lines beginning sound activity work so well. Add this alphabet activity to your workstations this week.

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Alphabet Activity: Alphabet Lines

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Alphabet Activity Skills

printable alphabet mats for beginnings sounds

This activity works on beginning sounds (except for /x/) for the 21 consonants. The pack has been recently updated to include all sounds except for the vowels a,e,i,o, and u.  The sound of /x/ is represented as the final sound of words instead of the beginning sound.

Alphabet Lines Set-Up

Print out the alphabet printables and laminate for durability if you choose. You’ll need a toy train or other small token to “ride” each line.

How to Play the Alphabet Lines

train alphabet line activity

You’ll need a toy train or other small token to “ride” each line.  Place your vehicle at one end of the line.  As you move down the line, name each picture listening for and identifying the beginning sound.  Proceed through as many letter lines as you wish.

Printable Letter Lines Alphabet Activity

Grab a copy of the free printable used for the activity above.  It’s a thank-you gift for becoming a free member of the Growing Book by Book community.

More Alphabet Activities to Use with Kids

Enjoy even more hands-on alphabet activities to work on letter identification and beginning sounds.  Here are a few more to try.

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The Little Engine That Could ABC Activity

Puppy Paints Beginning Sounds Activity

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

Comments

  1. Sarah Nordstrom says

    I wI work at a speech and language school. These would be perfect to work with my children. Yes, I’d like to see an entire alphabet set.

  2. Beth LeGrand says

    I teach special ed and we have read aloud time twice a day. Although my students are Emerging readers, they love LISTENING to the stories. We have fun acting out the story. My class loves all of the games, crafts, and activities that extend the book and teach valuable skills. Thank you so much for your FANTASTIC ideas and DEDICATION to the love of reading.

  4. pEPPER says

    THese beginning sound train tracks are adorable I HAVE A LOT OF BOYS IN MY INCOMING CLASS AND THEY ARE GOING TO LOVE THESE. tHANKS

    AND YES PLEASE MAKE ALL OF THE LETTER TRACKS.

  5. Monét DUpont says

    YEs!!Please make more of these in all the letters of the Alphabet. Our team does a whole lesson on transportation and these would be a perfect addition to our centers.

    Thank you for all of your resources. I just love your book lists and activites that go with them !!!

  6. Kandy says

    Trains are my son’s favorite subject! These have been great helping him prepare for the upcoming school year! I’d love to see the rest of the alphabet!