This 5 free name activities for kids blog post contains 5 free downloads for you. All of the downloads are activities that focus on students being able to identify and spell their name. There are a variety of different activities included that will keep your students engaged and enjoying working on their name.
Why Work on Name Skills?
First, it helps students to develop a sense of identity and belonging.
Knowing and spelling their name correctly can boost their self-confidence and make your students feel like an important part of their classroom community.
Additionally, being able to spell their name is an important foundational skill for literacy development.
It helps your students to understand that words are made up of individual letters. And that those letters have specific sounds and meanings.
Finally, being able to spell their name is a practical skill that will be useful throughout their lives, from filling out forms to introducing themselves in social situations.
Free Editable Play Dough Mats
These free play dough mats are editable and a great addition to your play dough table. Not only with students be able to use play dough to form their name. But these mats also give students space to work on overwriting their name too!
Download here.
Free Editable Name Worksheets
Are you looking for a fun name practice activity to do the first week of school with your students? If so, this free ‘My Name‘ activity is perfect to use with your students.
Download here.
Free Crayon Name Spelling Activity
Are you looking for free, hands-on task boxes to use with your special education students? Do your students need to work on their name recognition and spelling skills? If so, this free editable crayon spelling name task box is perfect to use with your students.
Download it here.
Free Editable School Bus Names
Are you looking for a free, hands-on name spelling activity for your students? Do your students need to work on their name recognition and spelling skills? If so, this free editable spelling school bus activity is perfect to use with your students.
Download it here.
Free Editable Bug Spelling
Are you looking for a free, hands-on name spelling activity for your students? Do your students need to work on their name recognition and spelling skills? If so, this free editable spelling bug activity is perfect to use with your students.
Download it here.
Nikki
I hope you enjoy these 5 free name activities for kids!
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