Threading upper and lowercase letters (Rainbow beads)

What’s included?

This download includes x2 A4, landscape pdf sheets, one with 'circular' shaped (paper/card) beads, the other with 'square' shaped (paper/card) beads.

What’s it for?

This resource has been designed to practise ‘ordering the alphabet’ as well as matching upper and lowercase alphabet letters together. Whilst working on this activity learners will develop their fine motor control as well as improve their familiarity of these letters. Learners will need to decide between upper and lowercase letters as they select letters to thread as well as consider which letter/s come next.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for early years children and pupils in year one as well as older students needing additional learning support.

Resource Details

The layout includes x6 rows and x9 columns of circular/square shaped beads each with an upper and lowercase letter. Beads are arranged in rainbow order to help guide and motivate learners in finding the next number (and colour) in the pattern. This is an ideal activity to keep learners busy and independent.

Dotted guide line showing where to cut and punch a hole are included. The hole to punch is 5mm in size though a smaller hole punch could be used (to increase the fine motor skills challenge!)

Two versions of the letter ‘k’ are included as some learners may be more used to the look of one 'font style' than the other.

Learners will need a piece of string/ribbon/pipecleaner to thread their paper/card beads onto.

Suggestions

We recommendation that these beads are printed onto card to improve their durability.

We feel that although the circular beads look equally lovely, the square beads are much easier and quicker to prepare, requiring only straight cuts to separate them.

Learners who might find ordering the letters of the alphabet challenging may benefit from having a upper and/or lowercase alphabet in front of them to use as a reference and support them.

Important message…

ANY issues with any of this please don’t hesitate to get in touch - we are happy to make changes.