Spring Letter Recognition Game for Preschoolers

April showers bring May flowers, right? This free spring letter recognition game is a must-keep in your bin of letter recognition activities while celebrating the spring season. It teaches the alphabet and a little math, too, as players anticipate spring showers.

Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, this easy-to-prep game gets kids identifying both uppercase and lowercase letters in a playful, low-pressure setting.

spring letter recognition game for preschoolers

This spring letter recognition game has all the things we love in a preschool activity—it’s bright, simple, engaging, and full of playful learning!

This game focuses primarily on developing letter recognition skills and letter sound association, but there is also an element of preschool math, too! On top of that, this game can easily be used in multiple spring themes, such as gardening or weather themes, too!

Add this to your spring preschool theme ideas or your gardening preschool lesson plans, and be sure to pull it out for your weather preschool lesson plans, too!

It’s super versatile—great for spring-themed centers, small group time, or even a rainy afternoon at home. But what I love most of all is the fun my preschoolers have while practicing important letter skills!

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What Kids Learn with This Activity

This activity supports early reading, counting, and fine motor skills – all packed into one super fun printable card game!

SKILL #1: Letter Recognition

Kids practice naming letters as they draw and name the letter and sound. Repeating the letter names strengthens retention over time. This helps develop letter sound recognition. The practice kids get in this game is an easy way and low stress way to hit these skills hard.

SKILL #2: Counting and Number Concepts

Each player starts out with a ten frame score card that is filled. As the game is played, those raindrops get removed, so preschoolers are practicing counting and decomposing ten.

Practice the Alphabet with This Spring Letter Recognition Game

This printable spring game helps kids build letter recognition skills while playing with cheerful raindrops and colorful cards.

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Materials

blue counting manipulatives (floral gems, math counters, or pom poms work well)
Spring showers pritnable

The Set-up

Print the spring printable on heavy cardstock, in color. Laminate for added durability. These cards will be handled a lot by little hands, so at the very least use the heaviest cardstock you can find.

Mix up the letter cards with the rain shower cards and place them all face down in a pile. Give each player a scorecard and fill the scorecard with the blue counting manipulatives. I used floral pebbles from a dollar store.

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How to Teach Letter Recognition Using Spring Showers Cards

Players take turns drawing a card from the pile. They identify the letter and then place it in a discard pile. (At this point I like to have all players say the name of the letter).

If a rain showers card is drawn, then the player removes one blue counting manipulative from his scorecard.

Play continues until a player empties their scorecard. The first player to empty their scorecard wins the game.

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Spring Letter Recognition Activities

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Letter Recognition Printables for Preschoolers

These letter recognition printables are a fun and easy way to help preschoolers learn their letters through hands-on, engaging activities they’ll love!

Preschool Letter Recognition Games

These preschool letter recognition games turn learning the alphabet into playful, hands-on fun—perfect for centers, small groups, or at-home practice!

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FAQ

What ages is this best for when teaching the alphabet?

This activity is ideal for preschoolers and kindergartners, generally ages 3 to 6. It’s simple enough for beginners but flexible for more advanced learners. The spring theme makes it exciting and seasonally relevant.

Can I use this in a literacy center or small group?

Yes! It works wonderfully in literacy centers or small groups where kids can take turns identifying letters. This game is easy enough to play that preschoolers can handle it all on their own after they’ve been taught.

Does this help with phonics too?

Definitely. As kids name the letters, they can also say the letter sounds aloud. This helps build phonemic awareness and early reading readiness.

Is this good for kids who are still learning the difference between upper and lowercase letters?

Yes, you can create matching cards with both cases for sorting and identification. This reinforces visual discrimination between the two. It’s a gentle and hands-on way to support that learning.

Sarah Punkoney, MAT

I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.

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Spring Showers Letter Recognition Game for Preschoolers