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Spin the Wheel Alphabet Letter Craft

Spinning letter wheels are a two-layer paper craft: students color, cut and join the pieces with a brad, then turn the wheel to reveal pictures that begin with the letter, like ambulance, alligator, apple and ant.
Grades
Pre-K–K
File type
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Updated Oct 02, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Pre-Reading
Topic
letter wheels, letter of the week
Resource types
Workbooks, Worksheets & Printables
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What's inside this resource

These letter wheels are so much fun to make and use while learning and practicing letter sounds and formation! After assembly, have students turn the wheel to reveal more words that begin with the focus letter. They would love to build a collection of letter wheels!

How to Use This:

Print out the template pages that coordinates with the letter you and your class are learning about. Hand a set to each student. Have them color the wheels and then cut them out carefully. Stack the two layers together, with the letter piece on top. Push a brad through the center. Now help your student learn how to turn the wheel to reveal letter words. Take some time to brainstorm with your students other letter words that could have been added to the letter wheel.

This hands on activity is great for paired work, independent work, a center, early finishers, or as homework. If you are using a letter of the week type of approach, these printables will fit right in! You can use them while teaching children at home, small homeschool or co-op groups, or a large preschool or kindergarten class. These letter wheels will be a favorite your students will remember! Have fun with these!

What You Get:

  • - 26 letter wheel covers

  • - 26 letter wheels with pictures and words

Teaching young students to read requires so many different steps and activities. I hope that this resource and others I've made will help you create a letter-learning approach and plan that will help you cover all the topics and skills you needs to help your students become proficient readers and learn to love reading with all their hearts. High-quality resources, activities, worksheets, and crafts can make all the difference in making their learning memorable and fun!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify words that begin with a focus letter

Teaching tips

  • Each wheel needs a brad fastener at the center, and cardstock is recommended so the wheel holds up to spinning.
  • After spinning, students could suggest more words that begin with the letter.

Skills covered

  • Initial sounds — spinning the wheel and naming each picture that starts with the featured letter

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