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As kindergarten educators, we use a variety of manipulatives and tools to instruct and reinforce literacy skills with our little learners. What are some of your preferred options? Here is a compilation of my top Literacy Manipulatives & Tools You Need.

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we are organizing and assembling all the necessary tools, manipulatives, and supplies for our classrooms. Below are some of the essential literacy tools I use most frequently in kindergarten.

Manipulatives and Tools For Literacy

Alphabet and Letter Id

Alphabet Animal Art Activities

Alphabet cards

WhiteAlphabet Die

Alphabet Guided Directed Drawings

Alphabet Playdough Mats

Alphabet puzzle

Alphabet sorting cans

Alphabet wikki stix

Beginning Sound Alphabet Picture Cards

Lacing letters

Letter construction

Magnetic Letters

Magna Doodle Writing Cards

Mini Magna Doodles

Missing Letter Mats

Pattern blocks

Alphabet Letter Pattern Block Mats

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Pom poms

Pom Pom Phonics

Sandpaper letters

Scrabble Alphabet Letters

CVC, Sight Word and Reading Supplies

CVC activity cards

Picture vocabulary cards

I can build simple words (word shark)

Sight word cards

Word Mapping and Cards

Word wall cards

Decodable Books

Guided Reading Strips

Independent, Partner, Small Group or Station literacy Supplies

Book bins

Clipboards

Clipboards-colored

Computer mouse- kid size

Dry erase boards -double sided with lines on one side

ELA Small Group Tool Kit

Small Group Teacher Kit and Student Tool Kit BUNDLE

Fidget Popper

Headphones-kid size

Learning Resource Writing Prompt Cubes

Lined Small White Boards

Reading Pointers

White Board Markers

Jumbo Pouches for Storage (Click here for Organizational Ideas)

Scoop

Magnetic Wand and Chips

Crazy Eye Pointers

Mini Hand Pointers

Whisper Phones

Ring Toss Rings

Mini Slinkys/Fidget Coils

Play-Do (Check out my DIY Play-Do Recipe)

Poppers

Pencils-Ticonderoga black

Pencils-Ticonderoga flashy

Pencils-Ticonderoga golf

Pencils-Ticonderoga neon

Pencils-Ticonderoga regular

Pencils- Ticonderoga-tri write

Pointers

Pointers-mini

Reading highlighters

Self inking stamps

Lets Stamp It

Sentence strips

Sentence strips- colored

Sentence strip storage

Whisper phones

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➡️ Here is a FUN and engaging activity for whole-group, small-group, pocket chart station or independent practice! This activity focuses in on letter identification and recognizing and identifying the initial sound of the word that’s connected to the picture!⭐️ Can you use this in your classroom with your little learners! 🥰I promise that you will LOVE these and so will your students! #kindergartenchaos #backtoschool2023📓 #kindergarten #kindergartentips #Education #kindergartenactivities #kindergartenteacher

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Check out these previous post for more information: Keeping Literacy Stations Fun for Little Learners and Favorite Small Group Literacy Tool for Little Learners and Must-Have Small Group Literacy Tools For Little Learners. Don’s miss out!!

Magnetic Literacy Manipulatives and Supplies

Alphabet Missing Letters

Lowercase magnetic letters

Magnetic Cookie Sheets

Uppercase magnetic letters

Molly Munchers

Mini trash can

Doll hair

Googly eyes

Munching Monster

Games and Puzzles

ABC cookie game

Alphabet Dice Game

Alphabet letter match puzzle

Alphabet Puzzles

Alphabet wooden puzzle

Scrabble alphabet scoop

While this list may not cover all the tools and manipulatives required for your kindergarten classroom, it will certainly provide a start for educating your little learners.


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