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Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs

4.7
151 Reviews
$199.00

Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs

4.7
151 Reviews
$199.00

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Age

3 yrs. - 7 yrs.

Grade

Preschool - 2nd gr.
Description
A is for apple, acorn and alligator…B is for boat, bottle and banana! Perfect for exploring letter sounds, our Teaching Tubs let kids identify and sort a variety of adorable miniatures, play memory games and build vocabulary skills. Each self-checking tub comes with 6 high-quality, educator-approved objects, plus uppercase and lowercase plastic letters…we’ve even included hard-to-find items like an igloo, X-ray, quilt and working yo-yo. The 26 tubs come with a total of 208 letters and manipulatives, plus an extensive teacher’s guide filled with games, activities and teaching suggestions.
Item # LC856

Product Details
Product Type

Kits

Learning Centers

Features

Self-Checking

Warnings
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Item contains small parts and small ball. Not for children under 3 years.

Reviews (151)4.7

Customers Say

Customers love the Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs for engaging children with hands-on letter learning. The miniature objects excite students while building vocabulary and phonics skills. Though assembly takes time and storage requires purchasing the additional rack sold separately, teachers find them invaluable for all learning styles.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews

Versatile Use

These tubs are convenient, easy to use, highly engaging, and can be used in a multitude of ways. Besides phonemic awareness and sound sorting, my elementary students like to use them to practice writing CVC words. We'll often put 5-6 toys in a bag that fit the theme (ex: CVC short a), and take turns pulling them out to see it, say it, and write it. If you buy it once, it's nearly guaranteed you'll use it forever.

Bethany Sykes

October 08, 2025

from California

This is perfect for building my students' background knowledge as well as introducing letters!

Leslie Bunce

September 19, 2025


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Teaching Tubs Storage Rack

Teaching Tubs Storage Rack

$79.99
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Our double-sided storage rack is the perfect way to keep our Teaching Tubs neat, organized—and accessible! The lightweight metal rack has a built-in carrying handle, so it’s a breeze to transport…and our plastic tubs fit into it perfectly with the lids on or off. The storage rack is compact, yet big enough to fit 30 tubs. Rack measures 25"w x 18"h. Tubs sold separately.
Item # LA627
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Ratings & Reviews

Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs

4.7
151 ratings
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100% would recommend

149out of 151 reviewers

Customers Say

Customers love the Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs for engaging children with hands-on letter learning. The miniature objects excite students while building vocabulary and phonics skills. Though assembly takes time and storage requires purchasing the additional rack sold separately, teachers find them invaluable for all learning styles.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews

Versatile Use

These tubs are convenient, easy to use, highly engaging, and can be used in a multitude of ways. Besides phonemic awareness and sound sorting, my elementary students like to use them to practice writing CVC words. We'll often put 5-6 toys in a bag that fit the theme (ex: CVC short a), and take turns pulling them out to see it, say it, and write it. If you buy it once, it's nearly guaranteed you'll use it forever.

Bethany Sykes

October 08, 2025

from California
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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This is perfect for building my students' background knowledge as well as introducing letters!

Leslie Bunce

September 19, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Perfect for language development

I love this product. It is my son’s new favorite toy. It has given him hours of hands on learning of letters, spelling, pretend play, and even dexterity practice. My only criticism is that the box does not fit all of the tubs once filled.

Elenita Davidson

September 14, 2025

from Texas
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Perfect for phonics and phonology

Every teacher NEEDS this in their classroom and every student should have this many objects to use to engage with while learning letter sounds! This resource can be used in a variety of ways to enhance your scholar phonics and phonological awareness skills!

Kinderkim

August 23, 2025

from Mississippi
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Perfect!

The alphabet tubs are a perfect and fun way to introduce letter sounds and build vocabulary! Student love the items in each tub and there are so many games I have came up with to engage students and practice letter sounds and phonemic awareness!

Jessica Wampler

July 13, 2025

from Wise, Va
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Alphabet Tubs

These are great tubs for learning the alhoabet and go well when you introduce each letter of the alphabet. The only reason for a star taken away is because you need to spend a lot of time sorting the objects into the containers; they do not come presorted even with the price.

Adam Hussein

June 10, 2025

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Awesome tool!

The kids love playing and discovery new vocabulary words! Very well curated!

KH

May 28, 2025

from USA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

So many ways to use these quality items

Such a great product! I items are all about hand size for a kid so not too big or too small. Good variety. Can handle all the love they get from my students. The only sadness I had was the box they came in is too small to store them in once they are all put together.

Wendy Stuart

May 07, 2025

from Klamath Falls, OR
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Alphabet teaching tubs

Another hit with the grandkids! Very good early learning tool.

Christine Wallace

April 12, 2025

from Chico, CA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Wonderful for multilingual students

These real-life miniature examples are wonderful, tactile visuals for our multilingual students. They prompt discussion and engagement when learning new words. They always bring excitement!

Mandy Leopold

February 26, 2025

from Austin MN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Amazing Letter Tubs

These letter tubs are great for learning the alphabet with your student. The only downside is that all the items come unsorted and you need to sort everything out. However, other than that this product is great.

Adam

February 01, 2025

from Aurora, IL
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

Great Product

The students love these! Such a great way to reinforce letter sounds. My English language learners also enjoy using this for vocabulary practice.

DOREEN

January 22, 2025

from Hockessin, De
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

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