Letters & Sounds Bundle

Bundle our essential Letters & Sounds materials together into one discounted set!

The sandpaper letters and the movable alphabets are the must have learning materials you need to teach children how to read. This Letters & Sounds bundle includes (1) the traditional movable alphabet (ready-to-use letter cards), (2) the phonogram movable alphabet (ready-to-use letter cards), and (3) a digital file to make your own sandpaper letters.

Add-on Alphabet Pocket Charts to organize your alphabets and make them inviting, beautiful, and ready to put on the shelf.

With these items and materials you already have around the house, you can teach children what they need to know to learn how to read.

Key steps to reading

In the big picture, there are four key steps children need to climb before they'll start reading. They need to:

1. Have a rich dictionary of words and practice speaking at least one language
2. Be able to hear the individual sounds in language (Phonemic awareness; taught with the I Spy/Sound Game)
3. Learn the sounds that each letter/key sound phonogram make (Letter-sound knowledge; taught with the sandpaper letters)
4. Have practice building words (segmenting)/be inspired to "write" what they want to write with the movable alphabets  (even before they can control a pencil well; taught with the movable alphabets)

You can achieve steps 1 and 2 using things you may already have on hand. (See our blog posts on Language Activities, Spoken Language lessons, and Sound Games for ideas.)

For steps 3 and 4, you need the materials in this bundle! 

Choose either print or cursive font (we recommend cursive).