Sunny Sprouts by Miss Jane

Who said letter learning could only be done with a pencil and some paper? Letter learning can be done with play dough, too!

These letter tracing mats are versatile, so they can be used in a number of ways. Trace the letters with play dough, dry erase markers, or little objects like buttons or beads. They also come with arrows to guide your child as they trace the letters and a space where they can write a word that starts with each letter.

To fully utilize these templates and to make them reusable, laminate each page to create a dry erase board where your child can write, trace, and roll out their play dough with ease.

Download the templates here:

Check out our homemade play dough recipes, as well!

• Cooked method
• No cook method

And our other templates, here!

Happy letter tracing!

This activity corresponds with the following DRDP measures:

LLD 5: Interest in Literacy

Child shows interest in books, songs, rhymes, stories, and other literacy activities in increasingly complex ways

LLD 7: Concepts About Print

Child shows an increasing understanding of the conventions and physical organization of print material and that print carries meaning

LLD 9: Letter and Word Knowledge

Child shows increasing awareness of letters in the environment and their relationship to sound, including understanding that letters make up words

LLD 10: Emergent Writing

Child shows increasing ability to write using scribbles, marks, drawings, letters, characters, or words to represent meaning

PD-HLTH 4: Fine Motor Manipulative Skills

Child demonstrates increasing precision, strength, coordination, and efficiency when using muscles of the hand for play and functional tasks