This engaging alphabet-matching activity will bring hands-on fun to your Valentine’s Day lesson plans! Designed for preschool and kindergarten learners, it helps students connect pictures to their beginning sounds while matching uppercase and lowercase letters. Featuring mailbox picture cards and colorful heart-shaped letters, this activity supports early literacy skills like letter recognition while developing fine motor skills.

What’s Included:

Mailbox picture cards (A-Z)
Uppercase and lowercase heart-shaped letters

How It Works:

Lay out the mailbox picture cards and heart-shaped letter cards.
Students select a picture card, identify its beginning sound, and match it with the corresponding uppercase and lowercase heart letters.
Use clothespins to clip the hearts to the mailbox cards for added fine motor practice.

Additional Ideas:

Hide cards in a sensory bin for a fun matching challenge.
Arrange heart letters in alphabetical order before matching.
Practice writing the letters after finding the matches.

Perfect for literacy centers, small groups, or independent practice, this Valentine’s Day activity is a fun way to celebrate while reinforcing essential early learning skills!

Add some Valentine’s Day fun to your literacy centers with this engaging resource.