My three-year-old is moving right along with his beginning sounds – and this learning center has really helped him along! These picture mats and letter cards have been just the thing to help him master those tricky sounds.
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This is Set Three in my series of Beginning Sound Match Mats.
If your child already knows a lot of his letter sounds, use the sets in whatever order you want. However, if you want to start simple and build on what your child learns, start with my first set and move on from there.
Each set includes five numbered mats. Each mat adds a new letter and reviews some that we’ve practiced previously. Mats 11-15 add the letters i, h, k, n, and z.
How to assemble the learning center:
1) Print each picture mat and set of letter cards on cardstock (don’t print page 1 – that’s my Terms of Use).
2) Cut apart the letter cards.
3) Want to keep it cheap and simple? Just have your child set the letter card on the corresponding picture.
4) Want to make it lasting? Laminate the board and cards (laminate the cards before cutting them apart to save yourself some time!). I’m a huge fan of our affordable home laminator – it makes our learning centers last!
5) Want to make it more fun? Attach clear Velcro dots to the pictures and the fuzzy connecting dots to the backs of the letter cards. Kids love that ripping sound when they pull off the cards – and it’s so satisfying to attach the cards to the pictures.
6) To keep the mats in one place, punch holes in them and store them in a 3-ring binder. If you go the extra step to laminate and attach with Velcro dots, everything will stay together! If not, you’ll want to put the cards in an envelope and attach with a paper clip to the corresponding mat.
Great news! All 25 mats are now complete AND available in one easy download!
Click HERE to get to my post which shares all 25 mats.
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Janelle Billy-Taitt
Hi Anna
This is Janelle again from Trinidad. i recommend your website to all my teacher friends and use your printables.
what would you recommend for children who are 7 and older who struggle with letter sounds.
Anna Geiger
I would recommend a lot of letter sound sorts using pictures, first. Have you tried something like this?
https://www.themeasuredmom.com/18-free-picture-sorts-for-beginning-sounds/
Alicia Ayres
I have downloading all day! . Thank you for helping X get a great start on learning. I have posted links to your blog on all of the homeschooling site that I am on. I have tried to make things of this sort and I just can not get them to look as wonderful as you have. Again Thank you for sharing all this hard work.
Anna Geiger
Thanks so much for sharing my site, Alicia! I really appreciate that!!
Julie
Hi Anna,
I wanted to thank you so much for being so generous and sharing all your hard work. It truly is a blessing! When I first started homeschooling (10 years ago), very little was available online. Now that I have 8 kids and 5 aged 5 and under, I feel like I’ve entered a whole new world of resources! I think I’m pretty much downloaded all that you have. 🙂 Thanks so much again!
Anna Geiger
Wow, you’re a busy mom!! So glad I can help you save some time and money while you’re doing that important job of educating your children. Homeschooling mamas are amazing!
Ally
Anna, where do you get your clear Velcro? I’ve only been able to find black or white, not clear.
Anna Geiger
Goodness, I’m so sorry it took me so long to reply to you. I try to not be so long at answering questions! I get them off Amazon… here’s a link: http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Sticky-Back-Fasteners-Diameter-91302/dp/B001ASD850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395869186&sr=8-1&keywords=clear+velcro+dots
Ally
Ta! I didn’t even think of looking online! Duh
Jill
Thank you so much for sharing these early reader printables, these are beautifully done and a wonderful learning tool.
Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!
Anna Geiger
Thanks, Jill!
Linda
You do such a great job with these early reader printables. Thank you so much for all your hard work and for making them available to the rest of us!
Anna Geiger
You’re so welcome, Linda – I appreciate the comment!
fam
Congrats on your baby, wish you well and that is healthy and strong. I’m new at homeschooling my little one and I’m so excited because he is 4yr and now his sounds. slowly I’m introducing small words so he can get the sound out of each on without pushing to read. Could you help me to know when I’m need to teach the him the consonants or the shorts vowels? Or even a book title that i can read that will guide on that path.
I know you must be getting ready for that blessing that God has send you and your family, I truly don’t want to cause more stress with questions.
Thank you for the printable, my son loves them and repeats them over and over again.
Thank you again, has help us a lot.
God Bless you and your, Congratulations again!!
Fam
Anna Geiger
Hello! I’d love to help you more, but I’m not quite sure I understand your question. Would you email me at themeasuredmom@gmail.com? We can correspond more about exactly what your son is doing and where to move next. Be sure to watch your spam folder for my reply, because it will come from a different address. Hope to hear from you soon!
Deb @ Living Montessori Now
Thanks so much for all the free printables you share, Anna … you’re awesome! I was happy to share your post as a free printable of the Day at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and on PInterest. 🙂
Anna Geiger
Thank you so much for the share, Deb!!