Alphabet Fine Motor Task Boxes - Morning Tub & Busy Box Motor Skills Activities

✋ Alphabet Fine Motor Task Boxes | 10 Hands-On Letter Activities | Fine Motor + Literacy Centers

This Fine Motor Task Box Set is packed with 10 engaging alphabet activities designed to help your students master all 26 uppercase and lowercase letters and their sounds — while strengthening fine motor skills like cutting, clipping, tracing, and building!

Perfect for morning tubs, early finishers, literacy centers, or independent work, these alphabet activities combine standards-based literacy practice with fun, hands-on tasks your students will love.

Each activity fits neatly into a standard plastic pencil box, includes printable labels and picture directions, and promotes independence in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.

🧩 What’s Included

This set includes materials and setup guides for 10 alphabet fine motor activities:

1. Letter Matching Mats – Match uppercase and lowercase magnetic letters or tiles to corresponding letters.
2. Letter-Sound Picture Mats – Match magnetic letters to pictures representing initial sounds.
3. Letter Mazes – Use dry-erase markers to trace and follow letter paths.
4. Dot Designs Letter Match – Use transparent counters to cover or trace letters, forming letter paths or connecting uppercase, lowercase, and sound pictures.
5. Letter Punch Strips – Use a hole punch to mark matching letters or letters that match a beginning sound picture.
6. Playdough Letter Mats – Roll and form letters using playdough for tactile letter practice.
7. Letter Clip Cards – Use clothespins to match letters or identify letter sounds.
8. Linking Letters – Use plastic chain links to connect uppercase, lowercase, and sound picture cards.
9. Sign, Trace, & Write – Learn ASL alphabet letters, trace them, and write them with a dry-erase marker.
10. Alphabet Sound Cube Cards – Build models with connecting cubes for words beginning with each letter.

🪄 How to Use

After a quick introduction, students can complete these independent fine motor tasks on their own!

✅ Use as morning tubs for a calm start to the day

✅ Add to literacy centers or independent work stations

✅ Perfect for early finishers, indoor recess, or quiet choice time

✅ Great for small group intervention or occupational therapy sessions

Each task box can be easily prepped by printing and laminating the activity materials and labels, then storing them inside pencil boxes. Tasks stack neatly on shelves for quick setup and cleanup.

💪 Skills Targeted

• Letter recognition (uppercase & lowercase)
• Letter-sound correspondence
• Fine motor control & dexterity
• Pencil grip & hand strength
• Independent work habits

✨ What Teachers Love

✔️ 10 activities = easy prep, endless engagement

✔️ Promotes independence and hands-on learning

✔️ Covers key Kindergarten literacy standards

✔️ Perfect balance of academics + motor skill development

Give your students the tools to strengthen their hands and their reading skills with these engaging Alphabet Fine Motor Task Boxes — fun, functional, and classroom-tested!