FREE Dinosaurs: Alphabet Activity & Display Cards | EYFS & KS1 Printables

FREE Early Years & Key Stage One: Alphabet Activity & Display Cards| Teaching & Learning Prompts

🦖 Bring the alphabet to life with our wonderful FREE Dinosaurs: Alphabet Activity & Display Cards! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to develop letter recognition, sequencing skills, and early vocabulary through a fun and captivating dinosaur theme.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, this pack is a brilliant tool for creating both eye-catching displays and hands-on learning activities.

This fantastic FREE pack features:

• A full set of alphabet cards (A-Z) in a fun, cartoon style.

• A variety of popular dinosaurs: Each card features the same colourful dinosaur illustrations, including an ankylosaurus, parasaurolophus, triceratops, brachiosaurus, tyrannosaurus rex, and pterodactyl.

• Two printing options for versatility:

  • One card to a page for a large, clear display.

  • Adjust your print options to print fewer cards to a page for a smaller display or for creating a handy set of flashcards.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE Dinosaurs: Alphabet Activity & Display Cards are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Alphabet Display: Print the large version (one card per page) and create a full alphabet display around your classroom. This provides a constant visual reference for all literacy-based learning and adds to a 'dinosaur' theme.

  • Flashcard Activities: Print a smaller set (adjust your print settings), cut them out, and laminate them.

    • Use them for quick-fire letter recognition games.

    • Challenge children to put the alphabet in the correct order.

    • Play a 'missing letter' game where you remove a card and children have to identify which letter is missing.

  • Phonics and Letter Sounds: While the dinosaurs on the cards don't correspond to the letter's sound, you can use the cards to introduce and reinforce the letter shapes and names before moving on to phonics.

  • Hands-on Learning: Scatter the cards on the floor and have children find a specific letter you call out. This combines physical movement with letter recognition.

  • Differentiated Learning: The cards can be used with a smaller selection of letters for younger children (e.g., just the letters in their name) and the full alphabet for older or more confident children.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Literacy (Reading): Children learn to recognise and name the letters of the alphabet.

  • Communication and Language: Children listen to instructions, engage in discussions about the dinosaurs, and use new vocabulary.

  • Understanding the World (The World): Children learn about a different time in history and the animals that lived then.

  • Physical Development (Gross Motor Skills): A large display can encourage children to move around the classroom, pointing to letters and saying their names.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • English (Reading): Children can use the cards to support their knowledge of the alphabet and alphabetical order, which is crucial for both reading and writing.

  • Science (Animals): Children learn to identify and name a variety of prehistoric animals.

Download our FREE Dinosaurs: Alphabet Activity & Display Cards today and add a delightful, educational, and fun touch to your literacy learning! 🦕

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