Alphabet Hands-On Mats - Free Puzzlers, Sorting, Tracing, and Dough Building Activities

Fine Motor
Phonics
Centers
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Unit 1 - ABCs

Alphabet sorting, tracing, and dough-building mats for phonics centers and fine motor practice.
Hands-on alphabet mats including letter puzzles, tracing templates, and sorting cards.
Printable alphabet activities with tracing lines, dough letters, and letter-picture matching.

Download free hands-on alphabet mats with sorting, puzzlers, and tracing! Includes dough-building templates and fine motor tasks for engaging phonics centers.

Scroll to page 38 to access this set of free alphabet hands-on mats designed to make letter learning interactive and fun. Perfect for phonics centers, early finisher tubs, or fine motor rotations, each activity reinforces letter recognition and formation through multiple modes of engagement. For repeated use, the tracing mats can be placed in dry-erase sleeves.

Included Components:

  • Alphabet Puzzlers (uppercase to lowercase matching)

  • Alphabet Sorting Mats with letter-picture match tasks

  • Alphabet Tracing Mats with built-in “Build It with Dough” letter templates

These activities support fine motor development while helping students build strong alphabet foundations through matching, manipulating, and tracing tasks. Use them across the year to supplement your core phonics instruction or as high-impact early literacy centers.

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Tara West Teacher-Author

Tara West is a dedicated educator and the founder of Little Minds at Work, an educational platform designed to provide teachers with creative and engaging resources for early childhood education. With a focus on developing innovative lesson plans, classroom strategies, and activities, Tara brings her passion for teaching to life, empowering teachers to foster meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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