Preschool Literacy Bundles

There is so much that preschoolers can do when given the right literacy foundations, all in a playful learning format. Here are a few small collections of foundational materials designed specifically to support these emerging skills.

Bundle 1: Vocabulary

• Vocabulary Cards: Teach them the words they are interested in. We like:
  • Farm Animals (Adults & Juvenile)
  • Pets
  • Transportation
  • Sports Equipment
• Sorting Cards: Let children practice sorting the words they know into groups. Start with these four titles:
  • Farm Families
  • Living/Non-living
  • Plant/Animal
  • Vertebrate/Invertebrate
• Matching Cards: Practice using new vocabulary in classic matching games. Use these first for vocabulary building and then for matching and sorting.
  • Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Around Town
  • Dogs

Add-on cloth pouches to beautifully display these cards so they are easy to use and keep organized:

• Two medium one-pocket pouches for vocabulary and sorting cards (lemon and orange)
• One two-pocket pouch for matching cards (chartreuse)

Bundle 2: Background Knowledge

Knowledge about the world significantly contributes to future literacy. Help children develop a broader understanding of life around the world and give them opportunities to verbally express their ideas with these materials.

• Geography Cards Series 1: These are really essential to get your preschooler engaged with ideas of life around the world. This series includes one packet for each of the seven continents with matching themes in each packet (e.g., children at school, people in a parade, people fishing, etc.)
• Fine Art Display Cards: Start with World art and then move on to American and European. This bundle includes two packets to get you started.
  

Add-on cloth pouches to beautifully display these cards so they are easy to use and keep organized:

• One x-large one-pocket pouch for fine art cards (teal)
• One set/7 x-large one-pocket cloth pouches for geography cards

Bundle 3: Letter-Sound Knowledge

Before they can read, children need to be able to understand that letters make sounds. Here are effective, creative, and fun ways to help children crack the alphabetic code.

• Letter-Sound Charts
• 3-Part Letter-Sound Cards
• Traditional and Digraph Movable Alphabets plus Pocket Charts
• Phonetic Picture Cards

Add-on cloth pouches to beautifully display these cards so they are easy to use and keep organized:

• One chart-sized one-pocket pouch for letter-sound charts (cerulean blue)
• One chart-sized 3-pocket pouch for 3-part letter-sound cards (berry)
• Two small cloth pouches for phonetic picture cards (pink and light blue)

Bundle 4: Phonetic Reading

Once they know their letter-sounds, children are ready to start decoding those sounds into words: reading! Use these self-correcting, phonetic 3-part cards to get them started and build reading confidence.

• Level 1: CVC Words (5 packets)
• Level 2: Consonant Blends (5 packets)
• Phonetic Activity Cards
• Phonetic Word Cards

Add-on cloth pouches to beautifully display these cards so they are easy to use and keep organized:

• Two 3-pocket pouches for phonetic 3-part cards (pink and light blue)
• One small pouch for phonetic activity cards (red)
• One long pouch for phonetic word cards (berry)

Bundle 5: Digraph Reading

Extend past basic phonetic reading into reading phonetic words with digraphs (two letters put together to make a whole new sound like sh). Agin, these are self-correcting phonetic 3-part cards to build reading ability and confidence.

• Level 3, Group 1: Traditional Digraphs (11 packets)
• Level 3, Group 2: Other Common Digraphs (10 packets)

Add-on cloth pouches to beautifully display these cards so they are easy to use and keep organized:

• Two 3-pocket cloth pouches for phonetic 3-part cards (pine and green)