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Alphabet Playdough Mats

The Alphabet Playdough Mats have been designed for preschool and foundation students to practise using fine motor skills to draw both lower case and upper case letters of the alphabet.

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Learning goals

We are learning to write known lower case and upper case letters using learned letter formations, functional posture and pencil grip.
We are learning to write known lower case and upper case letters using learned letter formations, correct posture and pencil grip.

Curriculum alignment

AC9EFLY08 9 Form most lower-case and upper-case letters using learnt letter formations ACELY1653 8.4 Produce some lower case and upper case letters using learned letter formations

ENe-3A old Produces most lower case and upper case letters and uses digital technologies to construct texts ENE-HANDW-01 new Produces all lower-case and upper-case letters to create texts

VCELY162 Understand that sounds in English are represented by upper- and lower-case letters that can be written using learned letter formation patterns for each case

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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Alphabet Playdough Mats

Learning goals

Curriculum alignment

Teach it your way

Linked resources & worksheets

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