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Fishy Bubbles Alphabet Match

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Learning the alphabet is definitely something we spend a lot of time on in Kindergarten! Last year our fishing for letters sensory bin was super popular in the classroom. I will use it this year as well, but I also wanted a similar game to have on hand so that kids could have choices, but technically be working on the same skills and materials. This fishy bubbles alphabet match does just the trick!

This alphabet match uses dollar store gems and is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners that are learning upper and lowercase letters!

Fishy Bubbles Alphabet Match

This game is fairly quick to prepare if you have a printer and a laminator handy! You will also want to grab some round glass gems from the dollar store. You can find similar ones here on Amazon as well if you aren’t near a dollar store.

I first printed out the fish cards to laminate (this will keep them much sturdier) and cut apart. Then I printed a few copies of the color gameboard and several of the black and white board as well.

The colored version I like to keep on hand for when I lead a small group and we play together. I laminate it and it is easy to reuse.

The black and white version allows for a variation of the game if you do not have the gems available. Instead, kids can pick a fish card and color the matching bubble. You could also use this as a recording sheet where they first cover, then color after they complete the game.

This alphabet match uses dollar store gems and is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners that are learning upper and lowercase letters!

To play, we first set the fish cards in a pile. Then we took turns picking a card from the top and saying the name of the letter. If you are working on beginning sounds, you could have kids say the sound the letter makes as well.

Then, we searched for its lowercase match on the paper and covered the bubble with a gem. Alternatively, you could also use the black and white version and have kids color in the bubbles. I typically have both available and let them choose.

This alphabet match uses dollar store gems and is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners that are learning upper and lowercase letters!

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More “Bubble” Fun

Do you love these dollar store gems? We do too! My friend Heather, from Recipe for Teaching, and I teamed up to each bring you a learning activity that you can print and use easily in your classroom this year using these simple gems from the dollar store. You’ll absolutely love her “blowing bubbles” math game!

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Alex is a Transitional Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a former night owl turned early bird and playful learning enthusiast. Alex lives with her husband and their beloved and high-energy cat, Fitz.
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  1. Amber

    June 6, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    We found this great resources from a link at This Reading Mama!! My little loves playing games and what a fun way to learn ABCs!! Thank you.

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    • Alex

      June 22, 2017 at 10:34 am

      I am so glad you will be able to use this Amber! 🙂 Enjoy!

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  2. Michelle

    September 10, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Thank you for sharing this! I’m a reading teacher and this will be a great activity to use with my kindergarten groups.

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    • Alex

      October 14, 2016 at 12:17 pm

      So glad it is helpful to you Michelle!

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