Tactile Tracing Mats SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 1 of 7
Student Name:
a_ Cat AT Chair
1
a_a_a_
b Balloon
1
bbb
c, k, _ck Key
1
ck_ck
d Dog
1
ddd
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 2 of 7
Student Name:
e_ Cat on Edge of Chair
1
e_e_e_
f Fish
1
fff
g Gate
1
ggg
h Hat
1
hhh
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 3 of 7
Student Name:
i_ Cat IN Chair
1
i_i_i_
j Jeans
1
jjj
l Lamp
1
lll
m Monkey
🐒
1
mmm
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 4 of 7
Student Name:
n Nest
🪺
1
nnn
o_ Cat ON Chair
1
o_o_o_
p Pencil
1
ppp
qu_ Queen
👑
1
qu_qu_qu_
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 5 of 7
Student Name:
r Ring
💍
1
rrr
s Snake
🐍
1
sss
t Turtle
🐢
1
ttt
u_ Cat UNDER Chair
1
u_u_u_
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 6 of 7
Student Name:
v Vacuum
1
vvv
w Wagon
1
www
x Box
📦
1
xxx
y Yo-yo
🪀
1
yyy
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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SIPPS® Clay & Trace Mats
Early Letter Recognition Pack • Page 7 of 7
Student Name:
z Zipper
🤐
1
zzz
sh Sheep
🐑
1
shshsh
ch, _tch Chipmunk
🐿️
1
chchch
th Thumb
👍
1
ththth
SIPPS® Beginning Level Tracing Pack • Cooperative Station play.
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Roll Say Trace Mat Roll, Say, & Trace Game
Early Letter Name Recognition & Writing Practice
Student Name:
Date:
How to Play
Place your game piece (eraser or coin) on the START tile.
Roll a die. Move your piece that many tiles forward.
Land on a tile, say the **Letter Name** (e.g. "A" or "S") out loud in a clear, happy voice!
Use a pencil or finger to trace the dotted letter inside the tile!
Special Tiles:
⭐ Take a second turn!
🪱 Trace 2 times!
"First to land exactly on the FINISH cup wins!"
START
Tile 1
s
Letter name
Tile 2
a
Letter name
Tile 3
t
Letter name
Tile 4
p
Letter name
Tile 5
⭐
Roll Again
Tile 6
i
Letter name
Tile 7
n
Letter name
Tile 8
s
Letter name
Tile 9
a
Letter name
Tile 10
t
Letter name
Tile 11
p
Letter name
FINISH!
Tile 14
i
Letter name
Tile 13
🪱
Trace 2x
Tile 12
n
Letter name
Letter Name Acquisition Series. Perfect for cooperative station play.
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Letter Matching Clip Cards Letter Matching Clip Cards
Uppercase-to-Lowercase Shape & Name Association • Page 1
Fine-Motor PINCH
Instructions: Cut along the solid guidelines to make 8 clip cards. Students say the name of the big uppercase letter, find its matching lowercase shape on the bottom row, and squeeze a wooden clothespin to clip it!
Card 1
S
s
a
t
Card 2
A
s
a
i
Card 3
T
t
p
n
Card 4
P
p
t
s
Card 5
I
a
i
n
Card 6
N
n
s
t
Card 7
D
d
b
p
Card 8
B
b
d
t
Letter Name Acquisition Series. Practice with a classmate for peer modeling.
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Letter Matching Clip Cards
Uppercase-to-Lowercase Shape & Name Association • Page 2
Fine-Motor PINCH
Instructions: Cut along the solid guidelines to make 8 clip cards. Students say the name of the big uppercase letter, find its matching lowercase shape on the bottom row, and squeeze a wooden clothespin to clip it!
Card 9
C
c
s
a
Card 10
M
m
n
p
Card 11
O
o
e
c
Card 12
E
e
o
c
Card 13
G
g
q
a
Card 14
Q
q
g
a
Card 15
R
r
n
s
Card 16
U
u
v
n
Letter Name Acquisition Series. Practice with a classmate for peer modeling.
Sensory Teacher Guide Multi-Sensory Facilitation Guide
Early Letter Name Acquisition & Association Series
Teacher Resource
Objective: Build automatic recognition and retrieval of letter names (S, A, T, P, I, N) and reinforce uppercase-to-lowercase shape matching through systematic visual, auditory, and fine-motor tracing tracks.
Station Management (Pacing: 15 Mins / Station)
Station 1: Clay & Trace
Place the laminated **Tactile Tracing Mats** with playdough. Students roll clay "worms" to form lowercase letters s, a, t, p, i, n, while pointing to the bold uppercase-lowercase pairings on the left and reciting their names.
Station 2: Roll & Trace
Provide the **Roll Say Trace Mat** game board with a die and game pawns. Students roll, move to letter tiles, read the letter name aloud, and trace the letter form inside the tile.
Station 3: Pin-Clips
Place the **Letter Matching Clip Cards** with a basket of spring clothespins. Students say the name of the big uppercase letter and clip its matching lowercase shape.
Guided Letter Naming Routine (Teacher Script)
Step 1: Letter Identification (Visual) Teacher points to a letter card (e.g., A). "This is the letter A . What is the name of this letter?" Students chant: "A!" Teacher: "Excellent. Let's point and say 'A'!"
Step 2: Uppercase-to-Lowercase Association "The big letter is uppercase A , and the small letter is lowercase a . They both share the same name: A ! Point to lowercase a and say its name: A!"
Step 3: Tactile Motor Path (Kinesthetic Memory) "Let's trace lowercase a in the air. Lift your pointer finger! 1. Circle around: 'A'. 2. Stem straight down: 'A'! Feel the shape and say its name out loud!"
Common Letter-Naming Obstacles
Confusing Similar Shapes: Keep a close watch on students matching lowercase p, d, and b. Have them physically air-write the strokes to emphasize starting nodes.
Letter Names vs. Word Cues: Encourage students to name the letters directly ("S", "A") rather than relying on phonetic word cues. Direct retrieval builds stronger rapid naming fluency (RAN).
Letter Pair Index
Uppercase Lowercase Tracing Verbal Cue S s Curve left, curve right. A a Around, up, and down. T t Tall stick down, cross the bar.
