Alphabet Puppets
The Heart of Learning Letter Sounds
Alphabet puppets are a fun, hands-on way for children to learn letter names and sounds, It is especially beneficial if you are able to model how to make each puppet along side your child.
Children develop fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and the confidence as they create each puppet. With repeated use, the puppets become a powerful visual tool that helps them remember each letter’s sound and strengthens their speaking skills.
Having two sets is ideal — one for hands-on mixed puppet activities and one dedicated set for your daily phonics drill.
If you’d like everything ready to go, you can:
Purchase a complete ready-made kit in the shop.
or
Download and print your own puppet set.
Alphabet Puppets
Learning the letter sounds..
Letter A Puppets
Getting Started:
I recommend focusing on one letter per week.
You do not need to teach letters in order—in fact, teaching them out of order often works better. There are 31 puppets in total, including two for each vowel (short and long sounds).
For the best experience, I recommend having two sets so you and your child can create them together.
You can:
Download and print your own set
OR purchase a ready-made kit
How to Make the Puppets
Print pieces on construction paper with color recommendations
Cut paper to 8.5 x 11 (most printers accept this size)
Assemble the puppet with direction provided
Staple a tongue depressor to the back for holding
How to Use the Puppets
Each puppet includes a short poem with words that begin with that letter.
Read the poem
Have your child circle the focus letter
Practice the sound ( you will incorporate this into your daily routine.
👉 Example:
“A, A for Alligator Ann”
“A, A for Amy Ape”Teaching Tips
Teach vowel pairs together
(ex: Alligator Ann → Amy Ape)Some letters can be taught together:
C and K (same sound)
M and N
S and Z (S can sometimes sound like Z)
T near H (to help form early words like hat, bat, cat)
This may seem kind of pricy but as a teacher I search through many books looking for this type of worksheet.. To me it would have been a gold mine to find them all in one location. I modeled these worksheets after some of my favorite creators. I hope they benefit you and your child.
