Apple Alphabet and Number Cards and Puzzles
These apple themed letter and number cards and puzzles are a great fall activity for preschool and kindergarten students. Students can practice letter and number recognition by matching capital and lowercase letters, matching numbers and number words up to 20, as well as matching numbers and pictures up to 10.
What is Included:
- Alphabet cards for capital and lowercase letters
- Number cards for numbers 1-20 and number words.
- 2 piece alphabet puzzles that match capital and lowercase letters
Students will love the hands on activities in this resource. There are a variety of different games and activities that students can complete independently or with a partner.
Ways to Use the Cards:
- Matching Game: Match capital and lowercase letters or numbers to the number words.
- Fishing Game: Attach a paper clip to the card and use a magnetic fishing pole to "catch" the letters or numbers.
- Salt/Sand Tray: Use these cards as a model to show students what to write in the sand.
- Letter or Number Hunts: Have students find the letters or numbers that you have hidden around the room.
- ABC Order or Number Order: Have students place letters or numbers in the correct order.
- Pocket Chart Game: Place the cards into a pocket chart and hide a picture behind one of the cards. Have students guess which card the hidden picture is behind.
With a wide variety of uses, these cards will allow students to be engaged with learning their letters and numbers, as well as learning number words and practice counting.
How to Use the Puzzles
- Task Box Activities
- Math Centers
- Morning Baskets or Tubs
All of the cards and puzzles in this resource can be stored in task boxes. This allows teachers to have an easy to set up activity that students can easily clean and put away themselves.
Skills Assessed:
- Number Recognition
- Counting to 10
- Number Words to 20
- Number Order
- Letter Recognition
- Matching Capital and Lowercase Letters
- Letter Order
Each part of this resource is low prep. They all just need to be printed out and cut apart before use. The teacher may choose to laminate the pieces for durability.
This resource is also available in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop:
