Grab this Gingerbread Find and Color the Letter Activity to work on letter recognition and uppercase and lowercase matching. It is perfect for alphabet centers this winter!
Gingerbread Find and Color the Letter Sheets
The fantastic thing about these free printable gingerbread find-and-color-the-letter pages is that they can be differentiated for students at various levels.
They are offered on black-and-white sheets, but there is also a color version. Then, there are printable gumdrop cards with corresponding uppercase letters. I have also included two sets of picture cards with beginning sounds to match each letter.
BONUS: This find and color resource comes with an additional coloring sheet for beginning sounds! There is one beginning sound picture per letter on the gingerbread boy. Students pull a letter card and color the corresponding picture on their sheet.
This allows for simple 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 beginning sound sheets or the beginning sound picture cards. You can also mix them up and use both. There are many ways to use this resource to work on phonics skills!
This activity is perfect for teaching uppercase and lowercase letter recognition with preschool and kindergarten students during small groups or independent center times this holiday season.
If you have students who don’t like to color, try this!
Put the gingerbread uppercase and lowercase matching 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 alphabet beads to cover the letters on the sheet as they find them.
Setting Up This Holiday Alphabet Activity
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Supplies Needed for this gingerbread activity:
- Gingerbread 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.
Don’t want to prep the 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!
Using the Gingerbread Uppercase and Lowercase Matching Activity
Place the pile of gumdrop letter cards in front of your students. They will pull one card at a time from the pile and determine which uppercase letter they see. Then, they will locate the matching lowercase letter on their 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 gumdrop 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!
Many kids can complete this independently thanks to the simple and easy-to-follow steps, making it ideal for literacy centers or independent morning work. It can also be differentiated for various levels and abilities and modified for children who don’t enjoy coloring.
Fun Gingerbread Books to Add to Uppercase and Lowercase Matching Lessons
Looking for some fun holiday books to add to the lineup before winter break? Use these stories to reinforce literacy skills before using your uppercase and lowercase matching mats!
- “The Gingerbread Man” by Jim Aylesworth: This classic tale follows a gingerbread man who comes to life and runs away from various characters, continually chanting, “Run, run, as fast as you can!” It’s perfect for teaching students about sequencing and repetitive language.
- “The Gingerbread Girl” by Lisa Campbell Ernst: This book is a twist on the traditional story. It tells the tale of the Gingerbread Man’s sister, the Gingerbread Girl, who is clever enough to outsmart the hungry fox. It’s great for discussing rhyming and letter sounds.
- “Gingerbread Baby” by Jan Brett: In this beautifully illustrated book, a mischievous baby escapes from the oven and embarks on a wild adventure, eventually outwitted by a clever boy. The intricate illustrations make it an excellent book for vocabulary and letter recognition activities.
Grab the free printable gingerbread find and color the letter sheets below!
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