Plus the shark alphabet matching printable is a hand-on visual matching activity that is great for so many kids in prek and kindergarten.<\/p>\n
The Shark ABC Matching Printable is part of our fun Free Shark Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n I love that this works so well with so many other ocean printables<\/a> and shark printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n Sharks are so much fun and I love that this is a shark fin activity. It is like the sharks are swimming at the top of the water and you can just see the fins.<\/p>\n This shark alphabet matching activity has ocean mats with pictures that have the beginning sound of each letters. There are uppercase letters and lowercase letters on shark fins. An easy matching activity for kids working on beginning sounds.<\/p>\n The shark letter sound matching activity is great for kids in prek (ages 4 to 5) and kindergarten (ages 5 to 6).<\/p>\n There are 26 ocean cards with pictures in the middle. The picture has the beginning sound that kids will match the letters. <\/p>\n There are 52 alphabet letter cards. You will find uppercase and lowercase letters for all 26 letters.<\/p>\n There are the items we used the prepare and used with this printable.<\/p>\n 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 small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n There are so many combinations that you can use these cards with! And I thought I would show you a few ways to use them.<\/p>\n You can print the shark fin letters and the ocean cards on cardstock and laminate them. This helps them last longer in learning centers.<\/p>\n You can start by setting up a matching area. I like to limit the number of cards when kids are first starting out. You can show you the three sorting mats and the letters that match them. You can see the mats with just the letters to match. I like to start off simple at first.<\/p>\n You can match the cards to the mat. You can do this in several ways. Just remember only do what you need. If you need both case use both cases of letters. But if you are only doing one case. Then just use that case of letters.<\/p>\n You can see an example of where you can just match the uppercase letters.<\/p>\n Then switch it up and do the lowercase letters only. You can be flexible in what you are working on.<\/p>\n After you are ready then match both cases of letters. You can see how we did uppercase on one side and lowercase on the other side.<\/p>\n You can also have fun just matching the ABC shark fins! You can turn the cards over and have them match the cases of the letters.<\/p>\n You can do just a few letters or all the letters. For younger kids it is easier to start with just a few letters<\/p>\n You could also make the same abc matching activity on rings. So that they can flip through the cards on the rings and match the letters. This is easier for some that matching on table. And keeps the letters cards together.<\/p>\n You can also take that same set of cards on rings and use them with the mats. They move through the mats and then match the cards on the rings. It makes an easy learning center for kids.<\/p>\n You can also mix things up and pull out the lowercase lacing letters<\/a> and uppercase lacing letters<\/a>and have them sort the letters to the right mats! You can see we did the different cases on side of the mats. Plus this is great for those hands-on learners.<\/p>\n If you are looking for something more to follow up on this shark fin ABC matching activity you can use the Shark ABC Letter Find<\/a>. You have letters to trace and then find on the printable.<\/p>\n Click here to buy your copy of the Shark ABC Find at Teachers Pay Teachers.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n Uppercase and lowercase themed alphabet finds for kids to work on their letters. You can trace the letter then dot or color the shark fins.<\/p>\n Click here to buy your copy of the Shark ABC Find at Teachers Pay Teachers.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to buy your copy of the Shark Find Bundle at Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Shark Weekly Packs<\/a> has five days of printables with 4 pages for each day. You have Prek, Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, and Fourth Grade. The Summer No-Prep packs are great for summer review or fun shark week printables.<\/p>\n Easy No-Prep Shark ABC Letter Find<\/a> is a fun letter find with shark finds. It has uppercase and lowercase letter options. You can trace the letter and find the letter on the shark fin.<\/p>\n Shark Shape Matching Puzzles<\/a> has 12 matching puzzles for kids to use. It has a shark fin with a shape and a picture of a shape to match.<\/p>\n The Shark Fin Fine Motor Mat<\/a> has 3 shark find fine motor mats for use with kids. You have a shark template printables, shark tracing printables and shark dot marker printable. All great for shark week for fine motor centers.<\/p>\n Mini Shark Pack For Tot, PreK & Kindergarten<\/a> a great pack of activities for preschool and kindergarten. You will find shark names printables, shark pattern printables and more with a shark theme.<\/p>\n Shark Fin Painting with Cookie Cutters for Kids<\/a> is a simple painting activity with shark fins. This is a great mix of watercolor and paints for kids to do.<\/p>\n Shark Fin CVC Words Break the Code<\/a> is a great way to work on CVC words that end with the letter n. You have three CVC words for each vowel sound.<\/p>\n Be sure to check out all five printable from Shark Week<\/a>!<\/p>\n![\"Free](\"\/images\/blog\/7-2020\/shark-abc-matching2026.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/p>\nShark ABC Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
Ocean Math with Picture of the Beginning Sound<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nShark Fin ABC Letter Cards<\/h3>\n
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Ways to use the Shark ABC Matching Printables<\/h2>\n
Preparing the Shark Beginning Sound Matching Cards<\/h3>\n
Setting Up A Shark Beginning Sound Matching Center<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nMatching the Shark Letter Cards to the Beginning Sounds<\/h3>\n
Match Uppercase Letter Only<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nMatch Lowercase Letter Only<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nMatch Both Letters to the Beginning Sound<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nShark Letter Matching Activity<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nMatch Letters on rings<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p>\nSort Lacing letters to the Ocean Mats<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nLooking for more Shark ABC Prinables?<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/p>\nNo-Prep Shark ABC Letter Find Printable<\/h2>\n
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What you will find in the free Shark ABC Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
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