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Alphabet Construction Sensory Table

April 9, 2017 by Sheryl Cooper

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Last Updated on June 26, 2024 by Sheryl Cooper

Inside: Expose your toddlers and preschoolers to the alphabet with this hands-on construction sensory table!

Learning is much more fun when it’s part of play! When it’s hands-on and invites kids to use their creativity and imaginations. When they can touch the materials, move them around. That’s exactly what this alphabet construction sensory table delivers.

These types of activities are perfect for preschoolers who are starting to recognize letters in the alphabet. They might only be able to recognize a few of the letters, and that is okay! They are being exposed. They might be learning the letters in their names, or even spelling some familiar sight words.

This alphabet recognition sensory bin is appealing to all preschool literacy levels. This is ideal for the classroom! And it provides different textures for a fun sensorial experience.

And…it’s super easy to put together! Let me show you how.

alphabet construction sensory table

Alphabet Construction Sensory Table

The first thing you want to think about is what to put in the bin. It doesn’t need to be exactly like ours.

Some ideas for your alphabet sensory bin:

  • Letters of some sort (what we used)
  • Construction vehicles
  • Kinetic Sand
  • Rocks
  • Construction pieces

More: My Collection of Sensory Bin Ideas

How to Put Together a Fun Alphabet Sensory Bin

We chose to use Kinetic Sand because of the way it feels and molds and moves. (Seriously, if you’ve never touched this stuff, you must. Grown-ups have just as much fun with it. It’s amazing!)

We added Lincoln Logs for a bit of construction fun.

How to Put Together a Fun Alphabet Sensory Bin

We used some letter stones that worked well with this construction theme.

How to Put Together a Fun Alphabet Sensory Bin

For some preschoolers, the fun will be using the construction vehicles.

For others, it will be using the letters, perhaps spelling their names.

How to Put Together a Fun Alphabet Sensory Bin

Handfuls of sand can be mounded and moved. Structures can be built with whatever construction pieces you add to the bin.

Exposure to the alphabet in a playful way!

How to Put Together a Fun Alphabet Sensory Bin
alphabet construction sensory table

More ways to learn through play:

Shapes in the Sensory Bin

Color Sorting at the Water Table

Letters in the Block Area


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Filed Under: Literacy, preschool, Preschool Literacy, Sensory Bins, Toddlers Tagged With: literacy, preschool, sensory, toddlers

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 25 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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