If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you know that I love hands-on spelling and literacy activities. Well, we have a new literacy manipulative that we have fallen in love with. It is SO versatile and works for so many literacy objectives!
*We received this literacy manipulative free of charge. All opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links.
What is this Literacy Manipulative {that You’ll Love}?
It’s Learning Resources’ Magnetic Letter Construction Kit. And it’s probably one of the most versatile literacy manipulatives I’ve ever owned. Seriously. The container may say Letter Construction, but it isn’t just for building letters!
What Can this Literacy Manipulative Do?
MBug {age 4} was the first one to get her hands on the Letter Construction Kit the day it arrived in the mail. I immediately took out the pamphlet that comes with pretty much any Learning Resources product you buy because the ideas ROCK in them. I was pleased to see a letter and number building guide included. I displayed it so MBug could see how to form the letters, a great pre-writing activity for preschoolers, by the way. Because there are so many kinds of pieces included in the kit, any letter {both uppercase and lowercase} or number can be formed.
The boys {Kindergarten and 3rd grade} have used our Letter Construction Kit for spelling time. It has definitely been a favorite ever since it entered the doors of our home. Both boys use the construction pieces to build their sight words or word study words on their magnetic desks {a cookie sheet or refrigerator would work just as well}.
And, unlike some other letter building kits you may purchase, this one has plenty of pieces so there’s no need to re-use or share pieces when building multiple words {a HUGE plus in my book}.
Then it got even more exciting…at least for this literacy-loving mama! We took certain pieces and used them as hands-on punctuation practice. The pieces work PERFECTLY to make question marks, exclamation marks, periods, commas, and quotation marks.
This literacy manipulative is highly adaptable and age-appropriate for even upper elementary students. It really is a great fit for anyone who is teaching and/or working with kids Pre-K through 5th grade…after school/homework, homeschooler, classroom teacher, or tutor.
You can purchase this Magnetic Letter Construction Kit from Learning Resources.
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Billie says
Would love to win for punctuation practice!!
Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says
I really like this! Even though my kids are a bit older, they still respond well to the hands-on approach. I would love to use this set. I especially like the punctuation activity.
kridina says
This sounds terrific! I am looking for ways to help my special needs niece learn how to read more effectively and she really enjoys hands on activities.
Anna@The Measured Mom says
I’d love these to practice forming letters.
R Goff says
My kids would love this! Thank you for the opportunity!!
Bethany Wright says
These look so fun! What a great NEW way to study and learn!
bonnie says
My little guy would love this !!!
Melissa Holt says
I would love to win this for my son – how fun – he is in prek this year and this would be perfect!
Kicki says
What a smart play
Cherie says
This would be perfect for my preschooler & kindergartener!
Deana says
I have three little boys on their way to learning how to read. This would be so fun for them.
Ginger says
Would be great to have these for my Kindy kid
Britni Bradford says
these look awesome. so versatile. so many uses.
jennifer mathesz says
i love the versatility
Mindi Cooley says
I absolutely LOVE your blog posts AND Learning Resources! Thank you for sharing ideas on how to use this amazing product!
Sandra says
I love that these will also encourage creativity!
Pat Negraiff says
looks like a great resource
Angie says
This seems to compliment Handwriting without tears writing style.
k says
This looks like a great, fun tool to help with much with our writing, etc. skills. Thanks!
k says
This looks like a great, fun tool to help so much with our writing, skills, etc.. Thanks!
Cassie @ 3Dinosaurs.com says
This would be great for my girls and even if I don’t win I want it!
Jessica says
I love that is hands on.
Christine Bruns says
These sound great for my son!
Mom says
These remind me of the Handwriting Without Tears manipulatives. These are very colorful and would be a fantastic addition to my Title 1 Reading program.
Betsy Gillis says
Love those manipulatives!!! I teacher struggling students K-4 as an E.I.P. teacher. They would make a great Literacy Station or small group guided practice.
Nancy says
Very cool 🙂
Kelly L says
Looks like a great resource! Thanks for the opportunity to win a set.
Jean says
This looks great Thank you
carpenterfour says
What a great resource! And with plenty of pieces, it makes it so much easier with twins (who are at the same level) or a classroom! Yay!
Faith B says
This would be great for my daughter.
FH says
I’m teaching second language kids and hands on activities definitely help lodge the language in their minds. Thanks for the opportunity!
trina says
These are awesome, would love to win!
Amanda H says
This looks great!
muffet michlitsch says
I love that this is great for older students too!
trina says
My daughter would love these! The look like they would be a wonderful learning tool.
Caroline Frahm says
Hello, thanks for the giveaway!
Kim says
Looks great.
heathfamily7 says
It looks awesome! I love that there are curved ones to do all the letters correctly.
Anne says
Would be great for spelling practice!
Krista says
Looks like a fun way to practice spelling
Kristen says
Love this! We have the larger letter construction pack, but this looks so much more versatile!
Jeannie says
This is unlike all the letter buckets I own. Would love to give them a try!!
Mary P says
I love that you can construct letters instead of just having letters!
Liz says
Love these! Adding them to the Christmas list now!
Mirza says
This would be great to use with my dyslexic 7yr old daughter!
Mirza says
Why does the the raffle copter terms and conditions say the last day to enter is Aug 31st but your website says Oct 4th?
thisreadingmama says
Oops, need to go fix that. Thanks! 🙂
Karan says
This looks so fun! I think my boys will love it!
Brooke M says
Would love to win and use these with my preschooler !
jibbword70 says
cool!
Regina says
My daughter could really use this!
Trish says
These look like lots of fun!
Jessica R says
I have been eyeing these for a couple weeks and would LOVE to win them! Thanks for the review!!!
Lisa says
This looks like so much fun! My daughter would love to have these. She is just getting into reading and spelling.
Betty Hayes says
I have six children five and under and all boys, so I am always looking for ways to help them grow and to keep them interested.
theberrypatchmama says
So neat!
Jessica says
My son would love using this set to make letters!
Dineen says
Wow! These look great. I love that they “grow” with your learner.
Laura says
This would be so awesome for my preschooler AND my 5th grader who is having serious spelling trouble!!
Sue says
Looks Like a great way to start letters!
Melissa says
I’ve seen other products like this, but I really like the size of these. They seem like the would be more versatile than the other, larger product I have seen for letter building
Christina Tse says
This would be great for my beginner EL students.
Kim says
My boys would love using these!
Teresa says
My boys would love this!
skinnydipr says
Looks like fun and they have so many other cool things, thanks for sharing 🙂
Molly says
Love love love this! My preschool kids would have a great time!
Michele says
This totally matches with the Handwriting Without Tears stuff our OT uses at school!
Audra says
Wow this looks great!! Love the ability to use for so many things.
Cindy(blessedhelpmeet) says
I love that you can build the letters.
Sabrina says
This would be perfect for my multi-age home daycare!
Carole Brown says
Such a great resource!
Betsy Brown says
My class of 15 kinder-bears is split with those who were able to attend an academic PreK and those whose first academic experience was the day they walked into our classroom. The frustration those little ones are facing daily just breaks my heart. It is the 7th week of school and we are still learning how to hold a pencil/crayon/marker so the marks somewhat resemble a letter or shape. We use Heidi’s Songs DVDs and play-dough and any other sensory manipulatives we can to get those fine motor skills better tuned. This product would be one greater step to determining what types of lines are needed to form those letters. For mine who aren’t struggling, what great fun these would be to move on to punctuation and making sight and spelling word practice more fun.
Patty says
I think this would work so well with my four year olds. They would have a great time.
Andrea says
My daughter would have so much fun with this, great way to learn!
the.sloneses says
My 3 year old is getting so interested in letters & words, and would love to build some letters (writing’s tricky!)
Mary says
Homeschooling has been an amazing experience so far this would be so helpful 🙂
Rebekah Mick says
How fun would this be to win for my children
Jessenoa says
Hi!
Kandyce says
We could really use this!
kitchenlifecoach says
I am so glad I FOUND YOU SUCH GREAT INFO!
Danelle says
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this awesome learning aid. I’m a mama of 7 so this would get plenty use.
connie says
What a terrific product. Thanks for the opportunity!
oddyss3y says
This would be so cool… One question, how do you keep the kids from losing magnets under the fridge?! We’ve got more under the fridge than on it! LOL
patty says
Thank you for sharing this!
Jenni says
My kids would love this!
LindaV says
I’m always looking for fun ways to engage my K-1 LD students….this would be great!
Tonia Fortkamp says
With a 6, 4, and 2 year old in the house we could get all kinds of spelling and letter practice done with this set 🙂
Susan says
I work in a school in Georgia and would love to win this….it looks great!
Shelley says
I would love to use this with my 7 and 4 yr olds!
Karen W says
I love hands on learning. These would be a wonderful addition to our homeschool day.
Nancy says
Would love these!
diana says
Looks great for my boys!!
Sarah says
I love these! I’ve just started working on literacy with kindergarteners and I could do so much with these!
Kadonna says
Hi!
Kristi says
Just started teaching spelling to my daughter. This would be a wonderful product to have on hand. Thanks!!
Kathy says
Would love to use this in my Pre-k classroom!!