Use these exciting back to school find and color letter sheets to work on letter recognition and uppercase to lowercase letter matching! They are perfect for alphabet centers!
Back to School Find and Color the Letter Sheets
The fabulous thing about these free printable find and color the letter pages is that they can be differentiated for students at various levels. Plus, the backpack theme is perfect for back to school season and would be a fun introduction to alphabet centers.
These find and color alphabet pages are offered on black-and-white sheets, but there is also a color version. Then, there are printable cards with corresponding uppercase letters. I have also included two sets of picture cards with beginning sounds to match each letter.
This allows for easy differentiation. Students working on letter identification can use the letter cards, and students ready to work on letter sounds and beginning sound isolation can use the picture cards. In addition, you can mix them up and use both. There are many ways to use this resource to work on phonics skills!
This activity is an excellent way for preschool and kindergarten students to interact with letters and/or letter sounds during small groups or independent center times as we head into a new school year.
If you have students who don’t like to color, try this!
Place the find and color sheets into write-and-wipe pockets or laminate them. Then, give the students a dry-erase marker to cross off the letters they find.
I also included two full-color mats for students to use manipulatives on. Give them snap cubes or mini erasers to cover the letters on the sheet as they find them.
Setting Up This Back-to-School Alphabet Activity
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Supplies Needed:
- Backpack Find and Color the Letter Printables (button to download at the bottom of this post)
- Scissors – to cut out the cards
- Crayons or dry-erase markers
- Alphabet beads or snap cubes (optional)
This activity requires very little prep. Print the pages and cut out the cards. You can also laminate the cards for more durability.
No Prep Option for the Back-to-School Alphabet Sheets
Don’t want to prep the book letter cards? No problem! Use an alphabet manipulative like letter tiles or letter magnets. If you do that, this activity requires no prep. Just print the mats, and you will be ready to go!
How to Use this Alphabet Letter Recognition Activity
Place the pile of letter cards in front of your students. They will pull one card at a time and determine which uppercase letter they see. Then, they will locate the matching lowercase letter on their backpack mat and color it in (or cover it up). They continue drawing cards until all of their letters are colored or covered!
Want to add even more fun to this activity? Hide the book cards all over the room and have your students go on an alphabet hunt to find the letters. They will love this fun approach to learning letters, and it’s a great way to get them up and moving while learning!
This is also a fun activity for back-to-school season! Kids will love working on this activity in those first few days of school.
Many kids can do this independently because of the simple and easy to follow steps, making it perfect for your literacy centers or independent morning work. It can also be differentiated for many levels and abilities and modified for kids who don’t like coloring.
Grab the free printable back to school find and color the letter sheets below!
Check out these other back to school printables!
Back to School Letter Sound Mats
Back to School Beginning Sounds Pencil Puzzles
Back to School Editable Bump Game
Back to School Editable Word Building Mats
Back to School Editable Write the Room
Back to School Feed the Crayon Box Letter Sounds
