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Christmas Beginning Sounds Clip Cards

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Christmas might be the most loved holiday for preschoolers, and continuing the teaching process can be easier if you build on their excitement. This FREE Christmas Beginning Sounds Clip Cards pack is a literacy activity that will encourage your children to become engaged and interested in this different-looking activity.

Christmas Beginning Sound Clip Cards for Preschoolers

This Christmas Beginning Sound Clip Cards pack includes four pages with six red and green cards for eighteen. The cards have pictures and beginning sounds for the words tree, gift, candle, ornament, hat, pinecone, sled, lights, cake, poinsettia, snowflake, wreath, nutcracker, elf, Santa, bell, cookie, bag, snowman, star, reindeer, drum, bow, and candy cane. You can get them at the end of this post.

Christmas Beginning Sounds Clip Cards

These FREE Christmas Beginning Sound Clip Cards are excellent for helping preschoolers:

Strengthen their phonemic awareness.
Literacy knowledge,
Letter recognition.
Fine motor skills.
One-to-one correspondence skills.
Object recognition or identification.
Pre-reading and pre-writing skills.

The pictures on the card pack are traditionally Christmas-themed and familiar to your preschoolers.

How to Prepare and Use These Cards

The Christmas Beginning Sounds Clip Cards require little preparation. They are fun and educational and can be used in the classroom or at home.

You will only need:

The Christmas Beginning Sound Clip Cards Pack (found at the end of this post).
Printer.
White Cardstock.
Scissors.
Laminator.
Laminating Sheets.
Clothespins.

Print the cards on white Cardstock, cut them out, and laminate them for durability. Place each set in a small basket with clothespins.

I suggest printing multiple copies of the activities and placing them in different centers to encourage your preschoolers to use them. That way, you can use them as:

Small group activity
Literacy center option
Writing center
Take-home game
Quiet area option

Introduce them to your preschoolers as a phonemic awareness activity: have your kiddos identify the picture, then review the beginning letter name and sound.

After you finish this activity, give the child the cards and clothespins. Instruct them to pick one card at a time, name the object, and place the clothespin on the correct letter representing the beginning sound.

You can use these cards alone or combine them with my other FREE Christmas activity packs to give them more choices. You can get them below:

Extension Activities:

To extend the activity and make it more interesting, you can:

Add manipulatives such as mini Christmas figures, mini Christmas erasers, Christmas buttons, pom poms, or any other materials, and have the children mark the beginning sound with those manipulatives instead.
Have the children trace the letters using dry-erase markers or copy them on white paper using pencils, markers, or crayons.
Match each letter with plastic, wooden, or foam letters.
Draw their favorite pictures.

Christmas-Related Storybooks

Remember how vital reading is to your children every day. It helps them build a broader vocabulary, imagination, and pre-writing skills, and it increases their motivation and readiness to learn.

These are some stories you can use during Christmas. You can find them at your local library, in a used bookstore, or on Amazon. Click the titles to go straight to Amazon, where you can buy your favorites.

All I Want for Christmas Is Ewe by Ross Rossner combines beautiful illustrations, charming animal puns, and the evergreen message of love. This book is a marvelous way to celebrate the season and share your love for each other.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on the Farm by Craig Manning. In this Christmas picture book for kids, readers will love sharing the excitement before Santa Claus arrives in this charming twist on the classic holiday story, filled with sweet farm animals, delightful rhymes, and beautiful illustrations.

The Christmas Wish by Lori Ever. Long ago, a brave little girl named Anja wanted to be one of Santa’s elves. So, she left a note for her family and helped her elderly neighbor prepare for the holiday. Then, she strapped on her skis and headed out into the snowy landscape. A generous trim size, matte cover, extraordinary photographs, and foiled title make this a unique book for the holiday season.

Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendelsberger. This heartwarming book is full of winter joy and Christmas magic and will remind you and your kids that no dream is out of reach if you believe.

The Littlest Christmas Tree by R. A. Herman. There are only five days until Christmas, and the Littlest Christmas Tree is still waiting for a home; on Christmas Eve, its wish comes true when the man who runs the Christmas tree stand takes it home to his family.

A Silly Milly Christmas by Sheri Wall. With plenty of rhyming and repetition, this book is perfect for reading aloud, early learning, and animal lovers everywhere.

Pin It for Later

If you are in a rush and don’t have time to read the post and download the printable but want to save it for later, pin it to your Literacy and Halloween Pinterest boards so it’s there when you need it.

I hope you and your students enjoy these Christmas Beginning Sound Clip Cards and that they help you plan holiday lessons.

Don’t forget to grab your FREE printable by clicking the link below.

Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.

Love,

P.S. Please let me know if these clip cards worked for you or if you think I should add or replace something. I aim to help you in any way I can, and I’m not too fond of anything better than posting something that you might find helpful.