Mother’s Day Beginning Sounds Clip Cards for Preschoolers
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These FREE Mother’s Day Beginning Sounds Clip Cards are the perfect letter identification and beginning sounds activity to celebrate Mother’s Day. This free literacy pack includes four pages with six cards each and can be downloaded at the end of this post.
Mother’s Day Beginning Sounds Clip Cards
This is one of the hands-on activities I really like to teach beginning sounds because it keeps preschoolers focused and helps develop their fine motor skills as they press the clothespins to mark the correct letters.
For younger preschoolers or children with disabilities who might find clothespins challenging, you can let them use dry-erase markers, mini erasers, Bingo chips, or another small manipulative instead.
These cards can be used for small-group activities, take-home practice, and choices for Literacy, Writing, and Quiet areas. They are also perfect to combine with my other Mother’s Day activities to give your preschoolers more choices.
You can combine them with other Mother’s Day activities. They all come with free printables. If you don’t have them yet, grab them by clicking on the links below.
Setting Up the Mother’s Day Beginning Sound Clip Cards Activity
To put this low-prep activity together, print out the pages in white cardstock, cut out the cards, and laminate them for durability. Place them on a tray or in a basket with clothespins, and invite your preschoolers to name some of the pictures, find the beginning-sound letters, and place a clothespin on top of the correct letter that represents the sound.
Since some of the pictures might be a little confusing, I added word cards to help you guide them, and as an additional pre-reading activity for the most advanced children.
You can also use the cards during circle time to introduce the names of the objects that appear in each of them and review the letter name and sound as well before you let them adventure on their own.
Always remember each preschooler’s developmental level. If they are not ready, don’t give them all the cards at a time to avoid frustration.
This activity is great for strengthening children’s phonemic awareness, literacy, letter recognition, concentration, vocabulary, fine motor skills, and one-to-one correspondence.
Extension Activities
To extend the activity, you can:
- Have the children trace or copy the letters using pencils, crayons, or markers.
- Match each letter with magnetic, wooden, or foam letters.
- Find other words that start with the same sound.
Mother’s Day Storybooks
I know, I know… I sound like a broken record, but I cannot avoid talking about the importance of reading quality storybooks to your children. Since I like to change my library and book baskets by theme or occasion, here are some of my favorite Mother’s Day books that pair nicely with these beginning sounds clip cards.
You can find them at your local library, used bookstore, or Amazon. For your convenience, I added my affiliate links to each picture. Click your favorites, and you’ll be taken to Amazon in seconds.
- I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. This is my favorite Mother’s Day book. It is the story of a mother who has a baby boy she cares for until it is his turn to return the love.
- Is Your Mama a Llama?” By Deborah Guarino. This book uses riddle rhymes and six lovable baby animals to help Lloyd the llama discover just what kind of animal his mama is.
- Just Me and My Mom by Mercer Meyer. Little Critter is spending a special day with his mom in this classic, funny, and heartwarming story.
- Llama Llama Mother’s Day Present” by Anna Dewdney talks about how Llama Llama is determined to make Mother’s Day as special as possible for his mama.
- The Night Before Mother’s Day” by Natasha Wing. It’s the night before Mother’s Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her.
- Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman tells the story of a baby bird searching for his mother, but not knowing what she looks like makes it a challenge. The timeless message of the mother-child bond makes this precious book a treasure.
- Clifford’s Happy Mother’s Day by Norman Bridwell talks about how Emily Elizabeth is gathering together some surprises for her mom: candy, flowers, and a card she’ll make herself for Mother’s Day, and how Clifford accidentally knocks over the ink and leaves paw prints on the card and Emily’s sweater!
- T. Rex and the Mother’s Day Hug by Lois G. Grambling. Mother’s Day is here, and T. Rex wants to plan something extra special for his mama. He wants to do something instead of just giving something. T. Rex is sure he has a perfect gift idea, but will Mama Rex love it, too?
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 one of your Mother’s Day or literacy Pinterest boards.
I hope you enjoy this Mother’s Day Beginning Sounds Clip Cards activity and that it helps you celebrate this beautiful holiday with your preschoolers. Don’t forget to grab your FREE pack by clicking on the link below.
Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.
Love,
P.S. Please let me know if this activity worked for you, or if you think I need to add or replace something. My goal is to help you in any way I can, and I don’t like anything better than posting something you might find useful. Also, if you come up with other ideas and want to share them, I would love to post them too.
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