Fall Beginning Sound Clip Cards for Preschoolers -

Fall Beginning Sound Clip Cards for Preschoolers

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These FREE Fall Beginning Sound Clip Cards are perfect for helping your preschoolers build their literacy skills this season because they strengthen phonological awareness, letter recognition, literacy, fine motor skills, and one-to-one correspondence.

Fall Beginning Sounds Clip Cards for Preschoolers

The Fall Beginning Sounds Clip Cards pack includes three pages with six clip cards each. You can get it at the end of this post.

Fall Beginning Sound Clip Cards

The best way to teach the alphabet is through fun, hands-on activities that keep children engaged and interested. These clip cards are easy to use and help preschoolers develop fine motor skills as they press the clothespin or use dry-erase markers to mark the correct letters.

You can even use the cards during circle time to review the names of the objects that appear in each of them and review the letter names and sounds as well before you let them adventure on their own.

You can also use them as a:

Literacy center option.
Quiet time activity.
Writing center option.
Take-home activity.
Reading center option.
Small group activity.

How to Prepare the Clip Cards

To prepare this activity, you will need the following materials:

Fall Beginning Sound Clip Cards, found at the end of this post.

Print the clip cards on white cardstock. Cut them apart and laminate them for multiple uses. Place them on a tray or in a basket with some clothespins, and invite your preschoolers to name some of the pictures and find the beginning-sound letters.

I like to make several sets and place them in different centers to entice the children and allow them to use this activity in different ways.

It is best to introduce the clip cards to your preschoolers and explain how to use them.

How to Use the Activity

Give the child the cards and clothespins. The child needs to name the objects on the card and place a clothespin on the letter that represents the beginning sound of the object’s name.

I like to give my preschoolers options. That is why I often combine an activity with different related ones to set up multiple small-group activities that run at the same time. It will depend on your particular group.

Extension Activities:

To extend the activity, you can:

Add small manipulatives such as mini buttons, gems, erasers, pumpkins, pinecones, or leaves, or other materials so the child can mark the beginning sound using manipulatives instead.
Have the child trace or copy the letters.
Match each letter with magnetic, foam, or wooden letters.
Find other words that start with the same sound.

Fall-related Storybooks

You know that I believe there is no such thing as too much reading. The more you read to your children, the better. Keep them interested in books by changing your library periodically to match the theme and season.

These are some good suggestions you can use for Fall. You can find all of these books at your local library, at a used books store, and at Amazon. You can use the links in each title to get them through my Amazon links, so you can grow your library for years to come.

The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming uses vibrant art and captivating characters to capture the magic of autumn on each page as readers follow Squirrel on a forest adventure.

Crunchy Leaves, Cozy Sweaters by Essie Bell is an enjoyable rhyming book. It shows various activities everyone can enjoy every day throughout fall.

What is Fall? by Random House introduces children to the wonders of fall with illustrations, holes to peek through, an autumnal color palette, and simple, rhyming text.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro tells the story of an old lady who swallows some leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and a rope to welcome the Fall season, with funny illustrations and a spin on a classic rhyme!

Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn by James Dean talks about how Pete realizes there’s so much to enjoy and be thankful for about autumn when he discovers corn mazes, hay rides, and apple picking.

A Very Big Fall by Emmy Kastner is the funny, heartwarming story of three adorable autumn leaves, surprised by their changing colors and the promise of fall to come, perfect for any child who struggles with change.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Fall by Eric Carle teaches children about seasonal sensory experiences, such as watching leaves change color, listening to the whooshing wind, feeling the warmth of a cozy sweater, and more.

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger uses accessible rhyming text and fun sound effects to tell the story of three friends who go on a big adventure, hiking over a mountain and through a forest to collect leaves of all kinds and colors.

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson encourages children to share feelings of wonder and empathy as they listen to the story of Fletcher the fox, who cares about nature and wants to understand the changing seasons.

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