Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards for Preschoolers

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A fun way to help your preschoolers learn the letters of the alphabet and match the uppercase and lowercase versions during the month of July is using these FREE Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards pack.

This pack includes one set of cards, one card for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet in their uppercase and lowercase forms. You can get it at the end of this post.

Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards for Preschoolers

Importance of Teaching the Letters

Preschoolers are in the emergent literacy phase, where they are starting to develop their oral language, the meaning of letters, how to use them, and why they make words when they are combined correctly.

It is essential to teach preschoolers the name of the letters, the sounds that each individual letter makes, and the shape each of them has, to help the children develop their phonological awareness (the ability to hear and manipulate sounds in their oral language), and their phonemic awareness (the ability to manipulate the smallest unit of sound or phonemes in language).

This is the beginning of the reading and writing instructions. Once they master these skills, they can start learning the sounds that groups of letters make, to begin spelling and decoding words.

In order to help your children develop these skills, it is important that you use different approaches when teaching letters and sound knowledge, to help preschoolers have a generalized understanding from the beginning. Some of the approaches you can use are:

Reading alphabet books.
Using children’s names to teach the letters.
Talking about letters and their sounds during everyday activities.
Pointing out letters and words in the environment.
Letting the children play with letter shapes and sounds.
Introduce the letters’ sounds and how to print the letters, in matching and sorting activities.
Teaching and modeling letters and their sounds using meaningful contexts daily.
Using activities that develop phonological skills during regular activities like reading aloud and writing.

Benefits of These Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards

These alphabet cards will allow preschoolers to practice their:

Letter recognition or identification.
Name each letter and match it with its upper and lowercase written form.
Ability to distinguish between letters that look alike.
One-to-one correspondence skills.
Fine motor skills.
Pre-writing skills.

Uses of the Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards

These cards can be used in several different types of activities, to teach your preschoolers the letters of the alphabet. These are some ideas of the activities you can do using these cards:

Letter introduction – use the cards to introduce letters’ names, sounds, and shapes. Lay out the cards in order and practice the letter names and sounds. As your children learn new letters begin to slowly add a few more to the mix. Go back and review the letters and sounds they have learned to check for retention before you introduce new ones.

Find the Letters – select a group of letter cards, make a letter sound, and challenge the children to find the letter that makes that sound.

Match Letters – provide the set of separated uppercase and lowercase letters, and have children match them. They can also use magnetic, foam, or wooden letters to match them with the letter on each card.

Trace Letters – invite the children to use a dry-erase marker to trace the shadow letters. They can also use mini erasers, bingo chips, buttons, or any other small manipulative to shape the form of the letters.

Alphabet Toss Game – place a set of letters on the floor. Divide the class into two groups and provide bean bags. Each child in each group has to toss a bean bag on top of a letter and identify its name and sound. The group that identifies more letters and sounds is the winner.

Patriotic Sensory Table – provide a sensory bin with patriotic confetti, shredded paper, mini bears, and one set of the Patriotic Owls Alphabet cards, and invite the children that select a card while playing, and say the name and/or the same it makes.

Match Words with Letters – print words, and post them on the walls. Invite the children to take alphabet cards and match them with the words on the walls.

Match an Object with a Letter – invite the children to match alphabet cards with objects in the classroom or house, according to their beginning sounds.

Match a Letter with its Sound – make a letter sound and challenge your preschoolers to find the letter that makes that sound.

Hide and Seek Game – Hide letters around the room or playground, and challenge the children to find a pair of the letters, by matching the uppercase to the lowercase version of the letters. They can exchange with friends if they find the matching letters they need.

Copy the Letter – children will use letter cards to copy the letter on another piece of paper using pencils, crayons, or markers.

Place Letters in Alphabetical Order – children will use a set of cards to place them in alphabetical order, from A to Z.

Spell Your Name – invite your preschoolers to use the individual set of cards to spell their names.

How to Prepare the Spring Alphabet Cards

These cards are very easy to put together. You will only need a handful of materials which are:

Print all the pages in white cardstock, cut them out, and laminate them for durability.

Other Matching Letter Activities

I’ve created several FREE matching letter activities for different occasions. You can check them out and grab them by clicking on the names below.

Patriotic Storybooks

There are many good patriotic alphabet books out there, but I want to show you some of my favorites. You can find them at your local library, used books store, and, of course, at Amazon.

If you are interested in purchasing some of them, you only have to click on the picture following my affiliate link, and it will take you to the right page in seconds.

The Night Before the Fourth of July by Nathasha Wing captures all the fun, excitement, and pride of the best summer holiday, where all across the United States people are getting ready for hot dogs and fireworks. Decked in red, white, and blue, a family heads to a parade hosts a backyard BBQ with friends and family, dodges an afternoon thundershower, and of course, watches a fireworks show.

The Story of America’s Birthday by Patricia A. Pingry. This story has vibrant illustrations paired with the text that help to create the connection between the story of the Declaration of Independence the American Revolution and today’s Fourth of July festivities. This book introduces children to the history and meaning behind Independence Day.

F is for Flag by Wendy Ceyette Lewison shows in simple terms how one flag can mean many things: a symbol of unity, a sign of welcome, and a reminder that in good times everyone in our country is part of one great big family.

Curious George Parade Day here’s nothing like waiting for something special and magical to happen. Today George is waiting for a parade to start! But before it does, this little monkey manages to find—and make—plenty of mischief.

It’s Not About You, Mrs. Firecracker: A Love Letter About the True Meaning of the Fourth of July by Soraya Diasse Collell. This wonderfully illustrated children’s book explains what brave Americans did to declare their freedom and equality, and identifies who was the source of guidance through it all.

Daniel’s First Fireworks by Daniel Tiger Neighborhood. This sweet storybook about a first experience is sure to be a hit with Daniel Tiger fans!

Hello, Fourth of July by best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock. Parent and child eagles celebrate America’s birthday in this board book for children. The pair spend the day surrounded by red, white, and blue.

America the Beautiful by Cholena Rose Dare is a gorgeous, non-fiction book that presents maps of official landmarks, national parks, state birds and flowers, and more. It also allows learning about American artists, innovations, and food that are part of the American culture. A great way to present our preschoolers’ facts about our country.

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I hope these free Patriotic Owls Alphabet Cards help you teach your children the alphabet letters and sounds, and that your preschoolers have fun doing the different activities with them.

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

Love,