Beginning Sounds Alphabet Sliders | Interactive Phonics Activity

Turn letter learning into a hands-on phonics adventure!

These Alphabet Sliders for Beginning Sounds are the perfect blend of movement, fine motor skill building, and phonemic awareness practice. Preschoolers and kindergarteners will light up with excitement as they slide through five engaging pictures for each letter, identifying beginning sounds and reinforcing vocabulary along the way.

Whether you're a classroom teacher looking to spice up your literacy centers or a homeschool parent searching for hands-on alphabet activities, these low-prep sliders are your new go-to resource.

What’s Inside:

✅ 26 full-page Alphabet Slider Mats (A-Z)

✅ 5 picture cards per letter for beginning sound identification

✅ Color and blackline versions to meet your classroom printing needs

✅ Simple prep instructions to get you started quickly

Skills Students Will Build:

• Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition

• Beginning sounds and phonemic awareness

• Vocabulary development with real-world objects

• Fine motor practice as kids slide, grip, and manipulate

• Confidence in letter-sound correspondence

Standards-Aligned Learning:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A: Produce primary or most frequent consonant sounds

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines II.B.2 – Associate sounds with written words

• Virginia ELDS Language & Literacy – Phonological awareness and print knowledge

How to Use Alphabet Sliders:

1. Print and laminate the base and picture strips

2. Cut the slits and tabs as directed

3. Insert the slider to show one picture at a time

4. Have students say the letter, trace it, and name the beginning sound for each image

Perfect for:

• Literacy centers
• Small group instruction
• Homeschool phonics lessons

• Early intervention and special education support

These interactive alphabet activities are ideal for engaging early learners in a playful, multisensory way while still hitting those key early literacy milestones. Whether you're teaching the alphabet for the first time or reinforcing beginning sounds with struggling readers, these alphabet sliders are as effective as they are FUN!

✨ Make letter sounds stick with these hands-on, movement-based alphabet sliders that your kids will ask to use again and again!

🛒 Grab yours today and turn phonics practice into an exciting learning adventure!

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