Alphabet Lowercase to Uppercase Matching: Forest Theme Hedgehog

Digital Lowercase and Uppercase Letter Matching: Forest Hedgehog

Get ready for a forest full of fun with this adorable hedgehog-themed digital letter matching activity! Your kids will LOVE helping the hedgehog find the matching uppercase letter leaves by covering them with the little red mushroom. It's the perfect way to make alphabet recognition interactive, hands-on, and playful!

This activity is available in Google Slides™ and Seesaw™ formats, plus there's an option to upgrade to a self-checking Boom Cards™ version for even more independence during literacy centers or distance learning.

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Educational Standards Addressed:

This activity supports learning goals aligned with:

• Common Core Standards for Kindergarten:
  • RF.K.1d: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines:
  • III.B.2.a: Child names at least 20 upper and at least 20 lowercase letters.
• Virginia ELDS:
  • Communication & Literacy: Early Reading – Demonstrates awareness of alphabet letters and their relationship to sounds.

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Additional Skills Covered:

• Visual discrimination: Identifying differences in letter shapes
• Fine motor control: Dragging and dropping the mushroom cover
• Letter matching: Strengthening lowercase to uppercase correspondence
• Focus & attention: Staying engaged to scan, find, and match letters correctly
• Digital navigation skills: Practice using drag-and-drop tools in Google Slides and Seesaw

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Tips & Tricks for Use:

• 💡 Introduce a few letters at a time. If your learners are just starting out, focus on a small set of letters so they can build confidence!
• 🍄 Use in whole group, small groups, or 1:1. You can project it for whole-class instruction, assign for individual review, or use with a para or volunteer during intervention time.
• 🗂️ Add to your centers rotation. Easy to assign digitally—no prep for you, and reusable all year long!
• 🎧 Pair with alphabet songs. Play a quick YouTube alphabet song before or after the activity to reinforce letters with music and movement.
• 🔁 Use it again and again. Kids love repeating the activity to “help the hedgehog” multiple times—and that repetition = mastery!

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This activity was designed with YOU in mind—the busy teacher, parent, or therapist who wants learning to feel like play. Whether you're working with preschoolers learning the basics or kindergarteners reinforcing their skills, this hedgehog friend makes alphabet practice extra fun and engaging! 💗🍄

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