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25 GAMES FOR THE ALPHABET CARDS
25 GAMES FOR THE ALPHABET CARDS
*Deal the Cards - one to you, one to me; great fine motor skills.
*Deal the Cards - one to you, one to me; great fine motor skills.
*Flash! Use the cards like flashcards, showing them one at a time and having the child call out the letter or sound.
*Flash! Use the cards like flashcards, showing them one at a time and having the child call out the letter or sound.
*Sort those letters made with straight lines vs. curved lines.
*Sort those letters made with straight lines vs. curved lines.
*Sort consonants vs. vowels.
*Sort consonants vs. vowels.
*Some letters make the same sounds - put letters with the same sounds together.
*Some letters make the same sounds - put letters with the same sounds together.
*Order the cards according to the alphabet. Can you do it backward? How fast can you do it?
*Order the cards according to the alphabet. Can you do it backward? How fast can you do it?
*Print off another set of cards and play the Memory game.
*Print off another set of cards and play the Memory game.
*Trace letters with write on/wipe off crayons (laminate cards first).
*Trace letters with write on/wipe off crayons (laminate cards first).
*Trace the letters with fingers, toes, or even your nose!
*Trace the letters with fingers, toes, or even your nose!
*Assign each letter a number (depending on skill level could be a simple one-or-two digit number to larger two-digit or even three-digit numbers). Use the new secret code to send a message. Have someone send you a message to decode.
*Assign each letter a number (depending on skill level could be a simple one-or-two digit number to larger two-digit or even three-digit numbers). Use the new secret code to send a message. Have someone send you a message to decode.
*Using the code from above add the letters of your name. How much is your name worth? Your last name? How does your total compare with other family member’s names?
*Using the code from above add the letters of your name. How much is your name worth? Your last name? How does your total compare with other family member’s names?
*Construct a letter - using the letter card as your guide, build the letter using blocks, toys, dough, or even food!
*Construct a letter - using the letter card as your guide, build the letter using blocks, toys, dough, or even food!
*Spell your name - first, middle last (you might need to print off an extra set of cards).
*Spell your name - first, middle last (you might need to print off an extra set of cards).
*Practice your spelling words with the cards.
*Practice your spelling words with the cards.
*Word Scramble - spell a word with the cards, scramble the letters, can you figure out the word?
*Word Scramble - spell a word with the cards, scramble the letters, can you figure out the word?
*Hunt objects in/around the house that begin with each letter, stick the letter card on the object to identify.
*Hunt objects in/around the house that begin with each letter, stick the letter card on the object to identify.
*Make a collage for each letter. Take the letter card and glue it to a sheet of paper. Then find and cut pictures that begin with that letter and glue them to a paper as well.
*Make a collage for each letter. Take the letter card and glue it to a sheet of paper. Then find and cut pictures that begin with that letter and glue them to a paper as well.
*Recall - either looking at the alphabet or not, quiz on letter order. What letter is after Q? Before H? OR What sound does J make? L?
*Recall - either looking at the alphabet or not, quiz on letter order. What letter is after Q? Before H? OR What sound does J make? L?
*Word Ladders spell a simple word, like HAM, then change the word by changing the first letter; JAM, SAM, AM, PAM, RAM.
*Word Ladders spell a simple word, like HAM, then change the word by changing the first letter; JAM, SAM, AM, PAM, RAM.
*I SPY - Certain things out in the world look like letters. Take your letter cards on a walk through the neighborhood. A tree branch looks like a V, a swing set looks like an A, a street corner looks like a T.
*I SPY - Certain things out in the world look like letters. Take your letter cards on a walk through the neighborhood. A tree branch looks like a V, a swing set looks like an A, a street corner looks like a T.
*Travel Letters. Laminate each card, punch of hole and thread cards through a binder ring. Take the cards with you to the grocery store, mail or library. Find 10 of a chosen letter and you win!
*Travel Letters. Laminate each card, punch of hole and thread cards through a binder ring. Take the cards with you to the grocery store, mail or library. Find 10 of a chosen letter and you win!
*How Many Words? Divide the cards into two piles, consonants and vowels. Randomly choose 5 consonants and 3 vowels. How many different words can you make?
*How Many Words? Divide the cards into two piles, consonants and vowels. Randomly choose 5 consonants and 3 vowels. How many different words can you make?
*Run Off Some Energy - run, walk, skip, jump in the shape of each letter.
*Run Off Some Energy - run, walk, skip, jump in the shape of each letter.
*Sort upper case letters vs. lower case letters.
*Sort upper case letters vs. lower case letters.
*Match upper case letters to lower case letters.
*Match upper case letters to lower case letters.
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