We have done a number of alphabet/ letter recognition activities with Little Sis but recently, with our stash of Toobs, I set up an activity for Little Sis to work on letter sounds.
She knows almost all of her letters and some letter sounds, but I set up this activity to reinforce what she already knows and to encourage her to learn the sounds of letters she does not have memorized.
It turned out to be a simple, fun, and hands-on way to learn letter sounds!
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What you need:
- letter manipulatives
- A set or more of Safari, Inc. Toobs
Preschool Literacy Game
I grabbed our letter manipulatives I picked up at the Dollar Store and various Toob sets.We have Safari, Inc. Rainforest Toob
, Arctic Toob
, Baby Zoo Animals
, Around the World Toob
,Coral Reef Toob
, and Knights and Dragons Toob
. Toobs are great for pretend play like our Ocean Sensory Experience or to use as hands-on manipulatives for this activity to work on letter sounds.
I placed six Toob toys onto a tray while naming them for Little sis.
In a bowl I provided letter manipulatives that matched the beginning letter sound to one of the Toob toys.
Once she pulled out a letter I asked her is she knew what letter sound it made-- she would either make the sound herself or I would tell her if she didn't know.
Then I would say what the name of each toy on the tray again to see if she could pick out the toy that begins with that letter sound.
This was a fun hands-on way to learn letter sounds and it was so simple to put together, I am sure we'll visit it again.
It was a great way to engage Little Sis in learning an important literacy skill and have some one-on-one time with her.
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- Car Parking Lot Preschool Math Grid Game from Life Over C’s
- Alphabet Car Wash from Learning 2 Walk
- Sorting and Counting with Die-Cast Trains from Crafty Mama in ME
- Directionality Activity with Small Cars from Teach Me Mommy
- Forest Animals Letter Sounds Activity from Stir the Wonder
- Learning Shapes with Toy Cars from Adventures of Adam
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- Fun DIY Phonics Game from Mum in the Madhouse
- What Do Animals Eat? Classification Activity from Schooling a Monkey
- Color Mixing with Toy Cars from The Kindergarten Connection
- AM and PM Time Telling with Shopkins from Sugar Aunts
- Sorting Animals Venn Diagram Activity from Mom Inspired Life
- Fairies & STEM Activities: Gardening with Kids from Edventures with Kids
- Name & Letter Practice: A Painting With Toy Car Activity from Play Dough & Popsicles
- Learning Letters & Reading With Cars! from Preschool Powol Packets
- Shopkins Sorting from Still Playing School
