Your kids will be tricked into LOVING Literacy with our spooky Alphabet Formation Activities. These Halloween activities make Teaching Literacy a TREAT!

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There is something amazing about Halloween and it isn’t all the spooky things that make all the hype. It’s really how rowdy and loud kids become around this month. AM I right? I’m sure there is always something in the air at Halloween but I feel like the whole month of October comes and goes in a FLASH! That’s why it’s important to plan ahead.

I’ve prepared this amazing activities to help the kids learn to identify and form their alphabet letters. What better way to practice Alphabet Formation Activities than by using Halloween to engage and motivate the kids?! I’ve prepared some awesome free printables for you here so keep readin’!

Grab these fun and FREE Spider Alphabet Formation Activities and Strips from the link at the bottom of this post!

 

Alphabet Formation Activities

These fun pumpkin alphabet letter tracing cards are perfect for preschool or kindergarten kids just learning to form their letters. They include dashed lines and are nice and large for small hands. Use these handy Dry Erase Pockets to cut and insert the cards into for quick practice! I love those pockets for when I’m short on time!

Pumpkin Letter Tracing Cards

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Alphabet Letter Formation Dough Strips

These fun alphabet strips include numbered guide along with hollow letters which will allow your kids to use play dough, dry erase markers, dot stickers, finger paint and so much more! Each strip features at least four of the same letter. These are also nice and large which are perfect for kids in preschool and kinder.

Spider Trace and Clip Cards

These cards are perfect for kids to work on their fine motor skills as well! Need them to work on letter formation AND letter identification? These cards are the perfect fit! I love these coloured pegs for little hands. They will make a great hands-on morning tub activity.

 

Perfect way to get the kids practising their handwriting skills along with their letter identification skills!

 

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Alphabet Punch Cards – Spider Theme

What a fun way to practice alphabet identification! Use hole punchers! Kids will LOVE these cards. They will identify the letter on the spider and then hole punch the boxes with the matching letters. These cards feature lowercase letters.

 

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Alphabet Upper and Lowercase Match

Need your kids to identify and match their upper and lowercase letters? This fun pumpkin themed mat will do JUST THAT! These pumpkins have been carved and they are missing their tops! The kids will have to find the matching alphabet letter pumpkin top and place it on the bottom pumpkin.

These can be use to also order the alphabet from A-Z. Use the lowercase letter cards to do this before you begin the activity!

 

These activities are great for introducing alphabet letter tracing activities.

Tracing activities are FUN and here are the benefits:

** It gives them time to concentrate, to be completely immersed and in the flow

** It promotes friendship (when working together on a project)

** It develops visual-spacial skills

** It’s enjoyable for kids

** It develops fine motor skills (a pre-cursor to writing)

** It builds on children’s letter knowledge

** It boosts confidence (when kids draw on the line)

** It uses both sides of the brain

** It brings joy (most importantly!)

More Alphabet Activities

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Looking for some Number Recognition activities perfect for Halloween? Head to A+ for fantastic printables!

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Spider Make 10 Finger Paint Activity