Fun literacy activities can be added to your Valentine theme with heart shape letters-of-the-alphabet cards. These DIY cards are easy to make and provide opportunities to support the development of letter recognition skills.
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Add a Valentine theme to literacy activities with letters of the alphabet on a set of heart shaped cards.
You can print letters in both upper and lower case on each card, or make one set of cards for upper case and another set of cards for lower case.
The heart shapes, and pink or red cardstock or craft foam, add a Valentine theme to your set of alphabet cards.
Valentine literacy activities
1. Make a set of cards.
Cut out the heart shapes provided in this free printable.
Or draw and cut out your own heart shapes.
- Fold a plain piece of card stock. Draw half a heart on the fold. Cut out the half heart and open to reveal a heart shape which can be used as a template.
Using the heart shape template, trace and cut out hearts from pink or red cardstock or craft foam. Use just one color or a mixture of two or three colors to make your set of cards..
Add upper and lower case letters with a permanent marker.
Laminate with self-adhesive paper to protect and strengthen cardstock so the heart shapes can be used over and over.
Now you’re ready to add literacy activities to your Valentine theme.
2. Play literacy games with set of heart-shaped cards.
Arrange letters from A to Z.
Find the letters of your name.
Place letter cards on the table from A to E. Leave out the letter C for your preschooler to find in the stack of cards.
Match an upper case letter card with its corresponding lower case card.
Match foam letters to the letters on the cards. Kids can say a letter aloud as they match it to the corresponding letter on the card.
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