Turkey Letter Matching Worksheets for Preschoolers

Turkey letter matching worksheets give preschoolers a festive way to practice recognizing lowercase letters while getting ready for Thanksgiving. Children will search for matching letters, color their answers, and complete a cut-and-paste activity featuring cheerful little turkeys.

These free alphabet printables are designed for ages 3–5 and take about 10–15 minutes to complete. They’re easy to add to your November activities, whether you’re working with one child or a small group.

With two different matching activities, children can practice identifying letters before moving on to cutting and gluing. You can use the pages together or spread them across several days for short, focused alphabet practice.

What’s Included in the Turkey Letter Matching Worksheets?

This free preschool printable pack includes four activity pages covering all 26 lowercase letters. Each worksheet features friendly turkey illustrations that make alphabet practice more inviting for young learners.

The two activity formats allow children to practice the same skill in different ways. One focuses on finding and coloring matching letters, while the other adds cutting and gluing.

Alphabet Match Coloring Worksheets

The first two worksheets feature turkeys with lowercase letters displayed on their bellies. Beneath each turkey are three letter choices. Children look at the letter on the turkey, find the matching letter from the three choices, and color the correct circle.

Each page includes 12 letters, so children can work through most of the lowercase alphabet using both worksheets. This activity encourages children to look closely at letter shapes rather than guessing. They’ll practice distinguishing between letters, scanning their choices, and identifying the correct match.

Cut-and-Paste Letter Matching Worksheets

The next two worksheets turn letter recognition into a hands-on matching activity. Each page features ten turkeys with lowercase letters on their bellies. Beneath the turkeys are empty boxes where children will glue their matching letters.

At the bottom of each page, children will find ten lowercase letter tiles to cut apart. Once the tiles are separated, preschoolers match each letter to the correct turkey and glue it into the box underneath.

These pages provide additional practice recognizing lowercase letters while encouraging careful cutting, placement, and gluing.

How to Use the Turkey Alphabet Worksheets

You’ll only need a few supplies to get started:

• Printed turkey letter matching worksheets
• Crayons or colored pencils
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue stick

Start with the coloring worksheets so children can concentrate on recognizing and matching letters. Point to the letter on a turkey and ask, “What letter do you see?” Then have your preschooler look at the three choices underneath. Encourage your child to point to the matching letter before coloring the circle.

When they’re ready for the cut-and-paste pages, have them cut apart the letter tiles along the lines. They can arrange the tiles beneath the correct turkeys before gluing anything down. This gives children an opportunity to check their matches and make changes if needed.

Tips for Teaching Letter Recognition

Some preschoolers will recognize many lowercase letters, while others are still learning their shapes. A few small adjustments can make these worksheets work for different skill levels.

For beginners: Start with three or four turkeys instead of completing an entire page. Name the letters together and point out any shapes your child already recognizes.

For children who need extra support: Let them place a finger on the target letter while comparing the choices. This makes it easier to focus on one match at a time.

For children ready for a challenge: Ask them to name the letter before looking at the answer choices. You can also invite them to think of a word beginning with that letter.

Keep the activity short enough that children can concentrate without getting frustrated. It’s fine to finish the remaining letters another day.

Get Your Turkey Letter Matching Worksheets

Ready for some Thanksgiving alphabet practice? Grab these turkey letter matching worksheets and give your preschoolers four printable activities for practicing lowercase letter recognition.

Turkey Books to Read With Preschoolers

Pairing a turkey-themed picture book with these worksheets gives children another way to enjoy their Thanksgiving activities.

Here are three books that work especially well with preschoolers.

Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano

In Turkey Trouble, a clever turkey tries disguising himself as other animals to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner. Children will enjoy seeing Turkey’s different disguises and predicting whether each one will fool the farmer. After reading, ask which disguise was their favorite.

You can also use our Turkey Trouble printable activities for more story-related alphabet and fine motor practice.

How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace

How to Catch a Turkey follows a turkey that gets loose in a school just before a Thanksgiving play. The students come up with different plans to catch their runaway bird. Invite children to predict what might happen next and describe how they would catch the turkey.

Our How to Catch a Turkey printable pack offers additional activities inspired by this story.

10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston

This silly counting story begins with ten turkeys and follows their amusing antics as the number decreases. The rhyming text and repeated counting make it an entertaining read-aloud for preschoolers. Encourage children to count backward with you as each turkey disappears.

After reading, use toy turkeys or small counters to recreate the counting sequence.

More Turkey Activities for Preschoolers

Once your children finish matching their letters, try a few hands-on activities to continue your Thanksgiving theme.

Make a Colorful Paper Plate Turkey

Our paper plate turkey craft gives children an opportunity to work with paint, paper, and glue. Preschoolers use sponge brushes to add colorful dots to a paper plate before assembling the turkey’s face.

Create a Turkey Feather Letter Match

Cut a turkey body from brown construction paper and make several feathers from colorful paper. Write a lowercase letter on the turkey’s belly, then add the same letter to one feather. Write different letters on the remaining feathers. Have your child find the matching feather and attach it to the turkey.

Explore How Turkeys Grow

After practicing letters, introduce a little science with our turkey life cycle worksheets. Children explore four stages of a turkey’s life cycle: egg, hatchling, poult, and adult. The cut-and-paste activity gives preschoolers another chance to use scissors and glue while learning how turkeys grow and change. You can connect the two activities by asking children to identify the beginning letters in words such as turkey, egg, and poult.

More Alphabet and Thanksgiving Printables

Keep building early literacy skills with these related activities from Homeschool Preschool.

Thanksgiving Alphabet Worksheets

Our Thanksgiving alphabet worksheets offer additional letter practice with a seasonal theme. Children can work on uppercase and lowercase matching, explore an alphabet maze, and complete other letter recognition activities. These worksheets are a useful next step when children are ready to practice connecting uppercase letters with their lowercase partners.

I Spy Letters Worksheets

If your preschooler enjoys searching for matching letters, try our I Spy letters worksheets. Each page focuses on one lowercase letter hidden among other letters. Children search for the target letter and color each matching example. This provides more concentrated practice than the turkey worksheets, especially for children who need additional help distinguishing similar letter shapes.

Alphabet Cut-and-Paste Worksheets

Our alphabet cut-and-paste worksheets offer more opportunities to practice letter recognition and fine motor skills. Each printable focuses on one letter, making it easier to spend extra time on letters your preschooler is still learning. Choose a few letters from the turkey matching worksheets and use these activities for follow-up practice throughout the week.

Turkey Math Worksheets

For a change from alphabet activities, try our turkey math worksheets. Children can practice counting, recognizing numbers, and completing seasonal math activities. These pages make a natural addition to Thanksgiving learning plans when you want to include both early literacy and math practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these turkey letter worksheets teach uppercase and lowercase matching?

No. These worksheets focus on matching lowercase letters to identical lowercase letters. If your child is ready to connect uppercase and lowercase forms, try our letter matching printable for additional practice.

What if my preschooler can’t cut out the letters independently?

You can cut apart the letter tiles ahead of time and let your child focus on finding the matches. As their scissor skills develop, encourage them to cut a few tiles independently before completing the matching activity.

Do children need to know the whole alphabet first?

Not at all! These worksheets can be used while children are still learning their letters. Start with letters your child already recognizes and introduce unfamiliar ones gradually. Revisit the pages as recognition improves.

Make Letter Practice Part of Your Thanksgiving Activities

These turkey letter matching worksheets offer an easy way to add alphabet practice to your November plans. Whether children are coloring matching letters or arranging cut-out tiles, they’ll get meaningful practice recognizing lowercase letters.

Pair the worksheets with a favorite turkey story or craft for a Thanksgiving activity your preschoolers can enjoy from start to finish.