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Winter Wonderland! Alphabet and Number Winter Literacy Mats

December 4, 2017 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

Winter Playdough Mats @ Look! We're Learning!
Practice letter and number literacy with these winter alphabet and number playdough mats!

There’s just something about playing with playdough that captures kids’ attention.

I loved playdough as a child. Every child I knew loved playdough.

So, naturally when I was creating these alphabet and number winter literacy mats, my first thought was to use them with playdough.

Fun Winter Literacy Mats for Kids

Preschool playdough mats can be used to build fine motor skills, to make shapes, and to learn to form letters and numbers.

But there are other ways to use these literacy mats with young learners too!

Keep reading to find out how to get your set of these winter playdough mats.

And, for more winter fun in early grades, take a look at our list of adorable snowman books for kids to read!

These winter literacy mats are perfect for building literacy and fine motor skills during winter!

Alphabet and Number Winter Literacy Mats for Kids

To use these winter literacy mats, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are listed below. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper or cardstock
  • Laminator (optional)
  • Playdough (optional)
  • Mini erasers (optional)
  • Dry erase markers (optional)
Mini Erasers for Letter Practice on Winter Literacy Mats

This set of winter literacy printables includes 26 letter mats – from A to Z!

Tracing Letters on Winter Literacy Mats

Each mat shows both the uppercase and lowercase version of each letter.

And the letters are large enough for students to trace with pens, markers, highlighters, crayons – even their fingers!

How to Use Winter Playdough Mats to Build Literacy

There are also number mats featuring numerals from 0 to 10.

All of the mats have a fun wintery background theme!

How to Use Winter Literacy Mats with Early Learners

There are several ways to use this resource to help early learners build literacy skills!

Using Winter Playdough Mats with Early Learners

Kids can roll playdough into “ropes” and then connect them to form the uppercase and lowercase letters.

Working with Winter Literacy Mats in Kindergarten

If you decide to laminate the mats, hand out dry erase markers for students to trace the letters!

Forming Letters with Mini Erasers at Centers

You can also place the mats at literacy or math centers (for the number mats).

Hand out mini erasers, pom-poms, or math counters for students to trace the letters and numbers.

Printable Winter Literacy Mats for Kids

Or print the mats half-sized!

They’ll be a perfect size for adding to morning tubs or busy bags.

Get a closer look at this resource in the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our winter literacy mats!

For more winter learning fun, don’t miss these other ideas!

Use these winter sight word learning cards to help early readers build reading fluency!
Get into the spirit of the winter season with this list of 15 adorable snowman books for kids!
Learn to recognize uppercase and lowercase letters in two languages with this fun snowflake English and Spanish letter matching activity!
Using Winter Literacy Mats at Centers

To get your set of our Winter Wonderland! Alphabet and Number Literacy Mats, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check them out below!

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