I like to use a wide variety of strategies to teach my preschoolers about letters. One activity they usually enjoy are simple word cards. Since we’re heading into the holidays, I decided to put together a set of free printable Christmas letter tile sheets. I will be using them with my pre-k kiddos, and I thought you might like them too!
printable Christmas word cards for preschool
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I enjoy using fun clipart when I make hands-on printables for my classroom. One of my favorites, for over 10 years, is D.J. Inkers. They recently contacted me to share another giveaway with my awesome readers (see below). I was given a free copy of their Jolly Holly Days clipart in exchange. Honestly, though, I would have bought it anyway. Needless to say, the words and opinions are all my own.
I put together 20 pages of printable Christmas words for use with letter tiles. Each has a colorful picture prompt, as well as the matching word in a grid. The grid allows children to see each individual letter and shows them where to place the letter tiles. About half of the sheets are secular, including things like ‘wreath’, ‘Santa’, and ‘reindeer’. The others are religious, including ‘Jesus’, ‘Nativity’, ‘wise man’, etc.
using the printable Christmas sheets
Materials
Printable Christmas letter tile cards
Laminator (optional)
Letter tiles
Directions
Print out the letter tiles sheets you’d like to use (you can download them HERE – be sure to read my terms of use). I’d suggest laminating the sheets, as they’d be sturdier and last a lot longer that way. Once the papers are ready, grab the letter tiles and some kiddos. If you don’t have letter tiles, magnetic letters, Scrabble tiles, or homemade letter tiles would work just as well!
Depending on the needs of the children, you can use the letter tile cards a variety of ways:
- Have the child choose one card, then place the appropriate letter tiles out by the paper. Talk the kiddo through matching the letters appropriately. Talk about the letter name and the sound it makes.
- Set out all of the letter tiles on a table, along with the letter tile papers. Allow the children to complete this activity individually or in small groups.
- Place some of the word cards in the writing center (or near the writing supplies at home). The children can make up their own Christmas stories to write, using the word cards as a reference.
clipart giveaway
D.J. Inkers is holding their annual 12 Holly Daze celebration beginning today (November 27, 2015). During this time, they have some big 24-hour sales! They also share new holiday products and daily freebies. If you’re interested, they have a weekly e-newsletter you can sign up for too.
TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, you need to leave a comment below! I’ll use random.org to make a selection on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. I’ll contact the winner right away, then pass along the information to D.J. Inkers. The lucky winner will get their own Jolly Holly Days clipart CD (I’m loving it – 300+ designs and 2 holiday fonts)!
Would your kiddos like these printable Christmas letter tile sheets? Do you like fun clipart as much as I do? If you won the clipart, what would you use it for?
JULIA DOUGLAS says
November 27, 2015 at 10:17 pmHappy Merry Days! Love your site! The busy bees in my home would love the clipart. Being a kindergarten teacher and now a stay at home mommy, we love dj inkers too!! Great learning tools for developing concepts of print and letter sound association. Hands-on fun for my five year old, three year old and even silly fun for my nine year old. Thanks a bunch for your fun website! Smiles….Julia
Mary Catherine says
November 27, 2015 at 10:53 pmThanks so much for the kind words – I hope your kiddos enjoy using the word cards this Christmas! 🙂
Kristyn says
November 27, 2015 at 11:29 pmOhh Thanks so much for sharing! Love this! I am a preschool teacher and my three/ soon to be four year olds would love these!! 🙂
Laura says
November 27, 2015 at 11:57 pmCan’t wait to use the word cards in my PreK classroom! Thank you!
Bonnie Striegel says
November 28, 2015 at 1:12 amThank you for posting I have been looking for good clip art and word cards. Would love to win 🙂
Rachel (",) says
November 28, 2015 at 2:48 amWow, I’d love to win this clipart! The children I work with would love the bits and pieces I could make with it!
Thanks for the opportunity 😀
Jennifer says
November 28, 2015 at 4:48 amEarly childhood teacher here too! I’m enjoying your site and thank you for sharing. 🙂
Ashley says
November 28, 2015 at 7:29 amI am a prek teacher and my kiddos would love the Xmas tiles. I love cute fonts too! The cd of fonts would be a dream come true!
Megan horman says
November 28, 2015 at 7:51 amI can’t wait to use these. They look awesome! Would live to win.
Thanks! Happy Holidays!
Helen says
November 28, 2015 at 8:30 amThanks for sharing all these great materials! Truly appreciated!
Jodie says
November 28, 2015 at 9:07 amI’m getting a bit addicted to clip art. 🙂 Love this resource of letter tile sheets.
Pauline Pretz says
November 28, 2015 at 9:56 amI have always loved DJInkers. I go way back to rubber stamping days with her. I love the fonts on this set. I used to own this CD when it first came out. now, 3 or 4 computers later, I would really like to have it to use again on worksheets, posters, as well in my scrap booking and card making.
mary wegner says
November 28, 2015 at 12:19 pmI love this site and use the materials often!
Molly says
November 28, 2015 at 12:34 pmYour resources are a God-send! These Christmas Tile Sheets will entice and challenge my pre-K students! I love making educational materials for my class so this clip art would make my life much easier!
Kim says
November 28, 2015 at 2:15 pmThanks for the letter tiles sheets, I’m sure the kiddos will love them! I’d love to win the DJ Inkers Jolly Holly Days Clip Art CD!
Cheri Maples says
November 29, 2015 at 8:34 amThank you for the letter tile activity! My students will LOVE doing this 🙂 I am learning how to use clip art for my students’ literacy and math activities and would love to have some new clip art! DJ Inkers has adorable clip art 🙂 Merry Christmas!
kIM says
November 29, 2015 at 9:37 amMY 3, 4, & 5 YEAR OLD CLASS WILL LOVE THIS WORK! THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO US!
Lisa koch says
November 29, 2015 at 7:47 pmHello. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win at this drawing. After being a nanny for 3 1/2 yrs, I became a teacher to 2 & 3 year olds in June & the CD would come in handy for building my teaching inventory.
Melanie says
November 29, 2015 at 9:15 pmThank you so much for the fun Christmas activity! Can’t wait to use these with my Title kids. I love D.J. Inkers and have several of their CDs already. I use their clipart in many activities I’ve made for my reading kiddos.
maryanne @ mama smiles says
November 29, 2015 at 11:48 pmWhat a fun way to explore Christmas words!
Andrea says
December 1, 2015 at 11:59 amMy children in my classroom love the letter tile sheets. We love the different clip art!
Vickie Bull says
November 24, 2016 at 12:34 amThank you for such beautiful artwork. I am a preschool teacher and I think my class will love using these letter tiles to make their favorite Christmas words.
Mary Catherine says
November 30, 2016 at 9:36 amSo glad that your kids will find these helpful! 🙂