Blue Cursive Movable Alphabet

Name: Blue Cursive Movable Alphabet
Brand: Maitri Learning
Price: 49.95 USD
Availability: InStock

$6.95 USD

Alphabets:

Pocket Chart:

Variant

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See the Guided Lesson Plan
High quality materials
Eco-Happy
Fun & Engaging Activities

Ages/Stages

PreK: Ages 3 to 4
K: Ages 5 to 6
1: Ages 6-7
2: Ages 7-8
Intervention
ESL

Common Core

Fine Motor Skills
Language: Conventions of English
Phonics/Word Recognition
Phonological Awareness
Print Concepts
Writing

The movable alphabet allows children to build words with letter cards, explore morphological concepts like prefixes and suffixes, and practice spelling all without using a pencil or eraser.

Why blue? Used alongside the red, black, or phonogram alphabets, blue letters isolate specific word components — phonograms, affixes, spelling patterns — so children can see the contrast visually.

This lower-case blue cursive alphabet can be paired with a blue fabric pocket chart that folds. This folding design works like a box making it easy for students to carry and access/organize letter cards. Children unfold the pocket chart for use at their work area and fold it for compact, space-saving storage on the work shelf.

The alphabet is designed for early literacy explorations:
• 10 of each consonant
• 20 of each vowel and high-frequency letter (r, s, t, n)
• 10 periods, 10 commas, and 10 apostrophes
• Cards are approx. 1.25" W x 2" H
• Printed on one-side only to isolate the lower-case letter
• Laminated (food grade) with rounded corners

Lesson plan/instructions for use included.

Available alone or bundled with our Black, Red, or Green Phonogram alphabet.

Add the pocket chart for an accessible storage/display solution that is sized perfectly to hold the alphabet letter cards.
• Unfolded size is approx. 16" W x 32" H
• Folded size (on the shelf) is approx. 8" W x 16" H
• Pockets are approx. 2.5" W x 1.75" H

Alphabet lesson plan and instructions on using the pocket chart included. Made in the USA by Maitri Learning.

Product Details

Includes 10 of each consonant, 20 of each vowel and high frequency letter (r, s, t, n), and 10 periods, 10 commas, and 10 apostrophe's (for contraction work)
Comes in cursive or print (AMI recommends print at this stage, even if you used cursive for the sandpaper letters and traditional alphabet; read our blog post on fonts for more info)
All letters are printed on only one side to isolate the lower-case letter
Eco-laminated and ready to use
Rounded corners to acknowledge the tactile sensitivities of those small hands
Comes with a fantastic lesson plan that will bring the alphabet work to life
Cards are approx. 1.25" wide x 2" high.
Display it in our alphabet pocket chart pouch (sold separately)

Made in the USA.

Rather craft these yourself? Just purchase a Digital File and you'll be ready to print and cut your own alphabet.

STORAGE OPTIONS

Cloth Pouches: Our favorite way to house and display our alphabets is in our Alphabet Pocket Chart Cloth Pouches. These are color-coded to match your alphabet.

Egg Cartons: These alphabets can be stored and displayed in egg cartons. We recommend placing two plastic cartons (one 18-egg carton and one 12-egg carton) side-by-side and hot gluing the bottoms to a piece of foam board or chipboard. Use the lids to help keep the dust off when the alphabets are not in use.

Craft Box: We like the 40-compartment box available from the Container Store because it has a transparent lid that helps keep the dust out without hiding the letters. Another alternative is a velvet 30 compartment jewelry box (like this one we found on Amazon). We tested it in a public school Montessori classroom it held up well...the children loved to touch its soft sides.

A Note to Montessorians

Use this alphabet along with a different solid-color alphabet (like red or black) for phonogram study and word study. Isolate the new concept in the second color (e.g., make all the "sh" in your phrase red and the rest of the phrase blue).

A Note to Teachers

Whenever you start work with any movable alphabet, remember that the first lesson is how to carry the container/pouch, take letters out, and put them back in. Don't be afraid to practice doing this many times before you write a single word. If you find that children are often dropping their alphabets, revisit this lesson as often as needed.

Blue Cursive Movable Alphabet

$6.95 USD

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Blue Cursive Movable Alphabet