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A•B•C Touch & Flip Cards engage Pre-K students with

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fun, hands-on activities. These delightful cards reinforce
good letter formation habits, enable capital and
lowercase letter recognition, and promote letter memory.

A•B•C Touch & Flip Cards

Take a look at the A•B•C Touch & Flip Cards. Imagine
the hands-on learning opportunities for children.
• 27 Picture Cards
– Alphabetical animal puzzle on one side
– Capitals to touch and trace on the other
(arrows indicate starting point and direction)
–C  olors to sort alphabet into beginning, middle,
and end sections
• 26 Letter Cards
– Capitals to match on one side
– Lowercase letters to match on the other

A smiley face in the top left corner helps children

know that a card is right side up.

Explore
In each activity, additional opportunities extend
children’s capital and lowercase letter knowledge
and awareness.
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Look What We’re Learning

We’re learning letters, animals, and much more! See the bottom
of each activity for the specific skills addressed.

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 Pictures and Letters
Children flip cards to show a picture or letter.
Then they build a puzzle.
Get Started:
Picture Cards (arranged randomly)

flip

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Activity
Let’s put together a puzzle.
• Show capital A. This is capital A.
Flip the card. This green side shows
capital A and a picture. Let’s put the
animals right side up.
• Flip the cards to the green side.
• Find the card with a smiley face in the
corner. It also shows an alligator’s tail.
Where is the alligator’s head? Align the
cards, then guide children as they put the rest
of the green Picture Cards together.
• After the animals are placed correctly, point to
the first animal. Alligator begins with A. Have
children take turns saying the letter and the name
of each animal. (See page 14 for a complete list
of animal names.)

Explore
Group children by the first letter of their names.
A–Hs assemble the green puzzle, I– Qs the yellow
puzzle, and R–Zs the blue puzzle.

Look What We’re Learning

Alphabet Knowledge
• Recognize and name capital letters
• Differentiate between print symbols and pictures
• Place letters and pictures right side up

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 Match the Caps
Children identify and match capital letters.
Get Started:
Picture Cards (picture side)
Letter Cards (capital side)

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Activity
Let’s play a matching game.
• Place Picture Card D (dog) on the table.
• Give each child 1 or 2 Letter Cards.
• Show a Picture Card. Point to the capital.
This is capital D. Who has capital D?
• We can check. Flip the Picture Card.
Do the capitals match? Continue with
the remaining letters.
• Separate the Picture Cards into color groups.
Give the green cards to one child. Give the
corresponding Letter Cards (A–H) to another child.
Do the same with the other color groups and
corresponding Letter Cards.
• Have one child choose a Picture Card. Have the
other child match the letter.

Explore
Give each child a Picture Card. Have him/her look at
the capital and find that letter in the room.

Look What We’re Learning

Alphabet Knowledge
• Place letters and pictures right side up
• Recognize and name capital letters
Social/Emotional
• Cooperate with other children

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 Animal Alphabet
Children name letters in alphabetical order.
Get Started:
Picture Cards (picture side)
Letter Cards (capital side)

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Let’s put letters in ABC order.
• Have children put the Picture Cards together.
• Give each child 1 or 2 Letter Cards.
• Point to the letters on the Picture Cards. These
letters are in ABC order. In the alphabet,
A comes first. I have capital A. Place the
letter beneath the correct Picture Card.
• Let’s check to see if the capital is a match.
Flip the Picture Card. Do the letters match?
• What letter comes after A? Who has B?
Have the child place the card and check that the
letter matches. Repeat with the rest of the letters.
• After the cards are in ABC order, name the
capitals together as you point to each one.

Explore
Have children put the capitals in ABC order. Have
them check the order against the Picture Cards.

Look What We’re Learning

Alphabet Knowledge
• Place letters and pictures right side up
• Recognize and name letters
• Organize and name letters in order

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Activity
Let’s name and trace letters.
• Show the capital side of Picture Card D. This is
capital D. What letter is this? (capital D)
• Close your eyes. What letter did you see?
(capital D)
• Open your eyes. What letter is this?
(capital D)
• Model tracing D. Say, Show me your pointer
finger. Touch the starting point. Does it feel
a little scratchy? Stay on the scratchy part
as you trace. Trace the big line. Touch the
starting point. Trace the big curve.
• Repeat, saying the letter parts together as one
child traces on the card.

(For the correct language to use when tracing letters,

see the Print Capital Letters Formation Chart at
[Link]/resources.)

Explore
Have children trace tactile capitals. Have each
child demonstrate tracing his/her letter, saying
the formation words.

Look What We’re Learning

Alphabet Knowledge
• Recognize and name capital letters
Sensory Motor
• Use index finger to trace letters
• Use helping hand to stabilize objects and papers

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 Capital and
Lowercase Letters
Children match capital and lowercase letters.
Get Started:
Picture Cards (tactile capital side)
Letter Cards

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Let’s match capital and lowercase letters.
You may wish to review the capital letters before
playing the game.
• Pass out all Picture Cards (2–3 cards per child).
• Show both sides of Letter Card Tt. This is capital T.
This is lowercase t. Place lowercase t on the
table. Who has capital T ? Have the child place
the capital next to its lowercase partner. Repeat with
the remaining letters.
• Let’s check to see if the letters match. Flip the
lowercase letter card. Do the capitals match?
• Give children a different set of tactile capitals
and play the game again.

Explore
Invite children to match the capital and lowercase
letters that look alike. (Cc, Oo, Pp, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv,
Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz)

Look What We’re Learning

Alphabet Knowledge
• Recognize and name capital letters
• Recognize and name lowercase letters
• Match capital and lowercase letters

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 Additional Activities
A•B•C Touch & Flip Cards are separated into three
groups to teach the beginning, middle, and end
of the alphabet. Children can work together in
small groups to build each puzzle section and
sing The Alphabet Song.

Animal Names
These animals are pictured on the Animal Cards:

smiley face I insects R rhinoceros

A alligator J jellyfish S snake

B bear K kangaroo T turtle

C cow L lion U unicorn

D dog M monkey V vulture

E elephant N narwhal W whale

F frog O octopus X x-ray fish

G goat P parrot Y yak

H horse Q quail Z zebra

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 Instructional Scope
Alphabet Knowledge
• Place letters and pictures right side up
• Recognize and name capital letters
• Recognize and name lowercase letters
• Match capital and lowercase letters
• Organize and name letters in order (introduce)

Sensory Motor Skills

• Use index finger to trace letters
• Use helping hand to stabilize objects and papers

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 ISBN 978-1-934825-17-4

9 781934 825174

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