alphabet centers: uppercase/lowercase sorts
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Coordinating Activities
Alphabet Centers: Uppercase/Lowercase Sorts
- Instructions and table of contents
- A-Z sorting mats with an uppercase column and a lowercase column
- Letter cards for each letter in several fonts
- Color set for centers (pages 4-29)
- Black and white cut and glue set with a name line (pages 30-55)
Required Materials:
- Paper, printer and ink
- Laminator
- Paper cutter or scissors
- Glue sticks and crayons for the black and white set
Standards for Letter Recognition
These sorts support early literacy standards connected to telling uppercase and lowercase letters apart.
Common Core State Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.D: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Kids decide if each letter is uppercase or lowercase.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and TEKS
- PK4.III.C.1: Child recognizes and names at least 20 letters (upper- or lower-case letters). Kids decide if each letter is uppercase or lowercase.
- TEKS ELA K.2(D)(v): Demonstrate print awareness by identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters. Kids decide if each letter is uppercase or lowercase.
Virginia Standards of Learning
- English K.FFR.3.A: Identify capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet. Kids decide if each letter is uppercase or lowercase.
Alphabet Centers: Uppercase/Lowercase Sorts gives preschool and kindergarten kids a quick hands-on sort for every letter of the alphabet.
Kids look at each letter card, decide if it is uppercase or lowercase and place it on the right side of the “Sort the Letters” mat.
The letter cards use different fonts, so kids learn to spot the same letter even when it looks a little different.
How to Use Alphabet Centers: Uppercase/Lowercase Sorts
- Print the color mats and cards, then laminate.
- Cut apart the letter cards.
- Kids pick a letter set.
- Kids sort each card under the uppercase or lowercase letter.
- For the black and white set, kids color, cut and glue the letters.
Literacy Center: Store each letter set in a bag so kids can grab one and go.
Take-Home Practice: Send the black and white page home.
Easy Ways to Differentiate These Letter Sorts
Every group has a mix of skills and needs. These simple changes keep the activity familiar while meeting each child where they are.
For Children Who Need More Support:
- Sort with only two or four cards.
- Start with letters that look different in each case, like Aa.
- Trace each letter with a finger first.
- Sort with an adult.
For On-Level Practice:
- Sort all eight cards.
- Name each letter as it is placed.
- Sort a new letter each day.
- Check the sort with a partner.
For an Extra Challenge:
- Mix two letter sets and sort them all.
- Time the sort.
- Say the letter sound for each card.
- Write the uppercase and lowercase letter.
For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:
- Show each step and give plenty of wait time.
- Accept pointing, gestures, AAC or any communication method the child already uses.
- Work on a few letters at a time and repeat them across several days.
- Say the letter name and sound together every time.
Alphabet Centers: Uppercase/Lowercase Sorts Are Perfect For:
- Preschool and pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Literacy centers
- Letter of the week
- Special education
- ELL and multilingual learners
- Homeschool
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