Instructional materials are essential requirement for successful teaching, in schools, student teachers are required to learn how to make and use simple and cheap instructional materials. This is an account of the Design and development of instructional graphic materials for teaching alphabets and recognition of shape/objects. The materials developed were tested at Kogi State Polytechnic Staff School, Lokoja, Kogi State. The population of the study was Nursery two (2) and primary one (1) pupils of the aforementioned school. The class has 45 pupils out of which 18 pupils were selected using random sampling technique. A questionnaire was prepared for the class master and mistress who duly responded. It follows therefore, that the research instrument used are, questionnaire, interview and observation, while interviews and observation, were adopted for the pupils, simple percentage was the statistical tool used for the analysis. Results revealed that: the instructional materials designed met principles of design and elements.