Pre-K Big Letter Little Letter Match Up Activity

This project is a super easy one.   It is great for Pre-K kiddos and toddlers.  I made it for my 3 year old son and he loves playing with it.  This activity helps teach kids how to match their upper and lower case letters to one another.  Another benefit of it is that it helps develop fine motor skills too.  This craft can also be used to teach lots of other skills like shapes, colors, and numbers skill.  The possibilities are endless.

For this project you will need:

1. 26 Clothes Pins
2. A Sharpie or other marker
3. 2 4x6 note cards (any size will work really)
4. Scissors (not pictured)

Step 1:

Measure about two fingers from the bottom of the card and write the captiol letter 'A' then place your finger next to the letter 'A' to create a space that is about the width of your finger.  Write the letter 'B' next to your finger.  Continue to use your finger as a spacer and write the uppercase letters all the way across the card.

Step 2:

Once you have written all the letters across fold the card in half and cut down the middle. 

Step 3:

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until your cards have all the upper case letters of the alphabet on them.

Steps 4:

Now you will label each clothespin with a lower case letter.  You need to place the letter on the top of the clothespin where it will pinch down on the paper.  (See the first photo above).  Label each clothes pin with a lowercase letter.

That's all there is to it!  You can be as creative as you would like with this by using colored markers, paint, etc.  I do recommend laminating the note cards if you can because they will get beat up by little ones.  This is a very easy and fun learning tool for kids.  Simply instruct them to match the little letter to its big letter.  Below is a picture of my son playing with his new activity :)

Happy Crafting!