{"id":36351,"date":"2026-05-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=36351"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:51:59","slug":"beach-themed-number-letter-sorting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-themed-number-letter-sorting\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting Printables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beach has always been a favorite theme on the site. I love putting out something for it every year. I love that you can also use the theme in winter as a looking towards summer as well.<\/p>\n<p>Today I have a fun letter and number sorting activity. I thought it would be fun to have an activity that works on using both! You get to have a fun time sorting shells.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beach-letter-number-sorting2026.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use these printables. You have numbers 1 to 24 and all 26 letter of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase letter - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Beach Number and Letter Sorting Printable is a great addition to the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\">beach printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n<h2>Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting Printables<\/h2>\n<p>The Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting is a fun way to work on the differences between letters and numbers. You have uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers. These are all on the same shell for kids to see. You have two sorting mats to use for the numbers and letters.<\/p>\n<p>A great hands-on activity for kids in prek (ages 4 to 5) and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).<\/p>\n<h3>Shell Letters and Numbers Card Printables<\/h3>\n<p>The set has all 26 letters of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase and numbers 1 to 24. I have both sets of letters because some people work just uppercase or just lowercase. <\/p>\n<p>Each letter and number is on a shell to be sorted.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting1.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - look at the uppercase and number cards that you can find in the set. 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Buckets for Letters and Numbers Printables<\/h3>\n<p>There are two buckets with the words letters and numbers. This is the sorting mat that you can use with kids.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting2.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - sorting buckets for letters and numbers - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Things to use with the Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting Printable<\/h2>\n<p><em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a <a href=\"\/page\/privacy-policy\">small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brother-MFC-L3720CDW-250-Sheet-Subscription-Replenishment\/dp\/B0CFCZWPFD?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=0dbf30cbc51137c33c2d624733441fff&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">printer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00006IDRW?th=1&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=26e598135f4498dd4c77a3c475383018&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">white cardstock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scotch-Laminator-Technology-Automatically-TL906\/dp\/B00CLV8ZIU?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ba791661e0aa01121802824957e61c9f&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">laminator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Scotch-Thermal-Laminating-11-4-Inches-TP3854-50\/dp\/B0019K3LI8?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=c83fbc75bc7002cfa2cbdce46f1f392a&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">laminating pouches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Didax-Educational-Resources-Unifix-Cubes\/dp\/B00TP1UA00?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=477cdc24f84c426a8f5bdb4a607451c0&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">unifix cubes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-beach-themed-writing-paper\/\">beach writing paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li>rice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Storex-Storage-Letter-Assorted-62534U05C\/dp\/B07R89XW2T?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=97be0daf7a9f6f187fdff84653fd9136&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tll\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">paper bin with lid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How we used the Beach Letter &#038; Number Sorting Printable<\/h2>\n<p>You will see a few ways we used the beach letter and number sorting printable with kids.<\/p>\n<h3>Use the Beach Letter &#038; Numbers in a Sensory Bin<\/h3>\n<p>You can give them a set number of letter and numbers to sort in a sensory bin. This allows them to see some of the letter and numbers and have some sensory play.<\/p>\n<p>We used rice for the sensory bin filler. You can use other items for the filler as well.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting3.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use this printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Sort the Letter and Numbers To the Pails<\/h3>\n<p>You will pull the numbers and numbers out of the sensory bin and sort them to the correct bucket.<\/p>\n<p>If you have younger kids start of just one of the cases of letters. If they are older have them sort a mixed set of uppercase and lowercase letters.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting4.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use this printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Write the Letters &#038; Numbers Kids Have Sorted<\/h3>\n<p>After you have sorted them you can have them write out the letters and number they sort on a piece of blank paper. We use the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-beach-themed-writing-paper\/\">beach themed writing paper<\/a>. They traced each letter across one line.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting5.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use this printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Matching Idea<\/h3>\n<p>Because the set has uppercase and lowercase letters you can do some matching. It is a fun way to reuse letters.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting6.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use this printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Counting with the Shell Number Cards<\/h3>\n<p>You can also use the shell numbers cards for counting activities. You can give them a number and some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Didax-Educational-Resources-Unifix-Cubes\/dp\/B00TP1UA00?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=477cdc24f84c426a8f5bdb4a607451c0&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">unifix cubes<\/a> and have them match the number.<\/p>\n<p>You could also switch and use it for adding with two colors of the cubes.<\/p>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2019\/beachletternubmersorting7.jpg\"  alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - plus a few other ways to use this printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>More Beach ABC And Number Printables<\/h2>\n<p>You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Beach-Number-Find-11733232\">Beach Number Find<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Beach-ABC-Letter-Find-11733224\">Beach ABC Letter Find<\/a> with this sorting activity. You can work on tracing and then finding the number or letters.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/7-2024\/beach-abc-letter-find2.jpg\" alt=\"Beach ABC Letter Find Printable with all 26 letters of the alphabet. You trace the letters and then find the letters on the sea shells. You have uppercase only and lowercase only. You have 52 pages in the set.  - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Beach-Number-Find-11733232\">Click here to buy the Beach Number Find at TPT.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Beach-ABC-Letter-Find-11733224\">Click here to buy the Beach ABC Letter Find at TPT.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What you will find in these free Beach Letter &#038; Number Sorting Printables<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All 26 uppercase letters<\/li>\n<li>All 26 lowercase letters<\/li>\n<li>Numbers 1 to 24<\/li>\n<li>Pail for sorting letters and numbers<\/li>\n<li>6 pages of printables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><div align=\"Center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/printables\/abc\/beachletternumbersorting-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting - All 26 letters with uppercase and lowercase options and numbers 1 to 24 with sorting mats - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/printable\/beach-themed-number---letter-sorting\">Click here to get your copy of the Free Beach Themed Number &#038; Letter Sorting.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More Beach Printables for Kids<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/printable\/beach-abc-letter-find-printable\">Beach ABC Letter Find Printable<\/a> has all 26 letters of the alphabet with uppercase and lowercase letter kids to trace and find the letters of the shells. A great beach theme.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-abc-easy-reader-book\/\">Beach Theme ABC Easy Reader Book<\/a> that works on beginning sound letters. You have trace lowercase letters and then read the sentence in the alphabet easy reader book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-beach-abc-tracing-strips-printables\/\">Beach ABC Tracing Strips<\/a> has different beach themes on the letter tracing strips. These are great for kids to trace the letters with a fun beach theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/beach-number-color-trace\/\">Beach Number Color &#038; Trace<\/a> has numbers from 0 to 20 for kids to trace or numbers to write. Each page has a fun beach theme to it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Beach-Number-Find-11733232\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beach Number Find Printable<\/a> has numbers from 0 to 20. You trace the number and find the number on the shell. You have numerical number and number word options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/free-beach-number-tracing-strips-printables-numbers-0-to-20\/\">Beach Number Tracing Strips<\/a> has numbers from 0 to 20 with tracing the numbers and fun shells on the tracing strips.<\/p>\n<p>Check out all the fun <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\">Ocean &#038; Beach Activities &#038; Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-beaches-activities-printables-on-3-dinosaurs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/6-2026\/ocean-beach-printables-activities-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Ocean &#038; Beach Activities &#038; Printables - 3Dinosaurs.com\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beach has always been a favorite theme on the site. I love putting out something for it every year. 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