Letter U Trains Alphabet Worksheets and Centers
About This Product
Children who have a fascination for trains will delight in refining their skills in letter recognition and initiating sounds with these inventive alphabet worksheets and cards! Each activity sheet and card game encourages students to participate actively and enjoy themselves as they craft trains to showcase their letter knowledge.
Here's What's Included:
Eight multicolored train engine cards
Twelve train car images starting with the letter
Eight train cars exhibiting the letter on the carriage
Four mats designed for sorting train tracks
Three direction and cover cards for the task box
One worksheet aimed at sorting capital and lowercase letters
A pair of worksheets for practicing handwriting
Two worksheets centered on initial sounds
This compilation of activities prompts students to construct trains to rehearse letter recognition for both uppercase and lowercase letters, letter formation of both capital and lowercase letters, and the beginning sounds for both the long U and short U sounds. The package offers both practical sorting cards and cut-and-paste worksheets for students, all wrapped in an entertaining train theme.
Appropriate Times to Use:
In a Literacy Center
During Small Group Learning
For Independent Practice
As a Morning Work or as a Morning Tub or Basket
As a Task Box Activity
The train sorting cards are ideally sized for a task box activity, allowing for a quick setup and easy cleanup for this literacy center or small group task. The worksheets serve well for self-study, morning work, or group activities.
Skills Evaluated:
Letter Recognition
Differentiating Between Capital and Lowercase Letters
Letter Formation
Initial Sounds
Sorting Long and Short Vowel Sounds
All worksheets are ready for immediate use. Teachers simply need to print them and distribute to students. The train cards form a straightforward, low prep literacy center activity that can be laminated for prolonged use, thus making this activity reusable time and again.