There are so many ways to practice alphabet recognition, one of my favorite ways to do so is to add some fine motor chain link activity cards. These chain links are super easy to find, cheap to buy in bulk and perfect for the budget classroom teacher.
See some more letter and alphabet activities here.
Why are fine motor skills important?
Fine motor skills are the small movements that we use to carry out tasks like using a pencil, picking up small objects, and buttoning clothes.
A lot of kids don’t have the opportunity to develop these skills in their early years. That’s why it’s important for parents to take an active role in teaching these skills to their kids. Here are some games and activities that can help you teach your child alphabet while developing their fine motor skills:
-Puzzle games where they put together letters with their fingers or toes.
-Playing with clay or dough where they need to squeeze it through a hole or make a ball with it.
-Using play dough letters as building blocks for towers and castles.
-Sorting objects by shape, color, size, etc., using different
Linking chains letter pattern cards free
These link chain cards are perfect for kids who are working on their fine motor skills but also aren’t familiar with all the alphabet letters just yet.
Add these to your fine motor tubs or literacy centers for toddlers and 3 year olds.
What you will need to use these cards:
- A hole puncher
- task boxes
- laminator (optional)
- link chains
If you want to work on one letter at a time or add these to your letter of the week program, that’s an easy way to play as well!
Want more fine motor letter activities? If you want both the upper and lowercase letters on one page along with a picture, check out these super cute A to Z alphabet dot marker sheets.
Do you love dot marker worksheets?
More fine motor alphabet printables:
- Dot Marker Reading Sight Words for ESL Students – Fun FREE Dab a Dot Worksheet
- ABC Dot Worksheets Houses Printable Book Super Cute and Easy Prep
- Letter Formation Alphabet Road Task Cards
Chain Link Activity Alphabet Task Cards
Don’t forget to check out the FULL pack with all the A-Z letters of these link chain alphabet task cards on TPT, click on the picture to see more:
Grab your FREE letter sample pack of these below.
