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etter fun begins with Alphabet Puzzle Cards! 26 self-checking card
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encourage letter recognition, knowledge of letter sounds, and
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beginning spelling skills. Just match the letter to the picture and
learning is as easy as A-B-C!Before you begin, carefully separate each
card into two pieces.
Alphabet Song
Help children arrange the puzzle cards in alphabetical order. Ask
children to sing The Alphabet Song and point to each letter as they
come to it. Pointing to the letters and saying them aloud will
encourage letter recognition.
Memory
Separate the cards into two pieces and mix them up. Place the cards
face down on the floor. T
ake turns turning over one picture card (top
pieces) and one letter card (bottom pieces). If the two cards are a
match (for example, the letter A and the picture of the apple) the
player keeps both cards. If the cards do not match, turn the cards over
again. It is the next player’s turn. When all of the cards are gone, the
player with the most matches wins. For younger children, place all of
the letter cards (bottom pieces) together and all of the picture cards
(top pieces) together. Have children make a pair by picking one card
from each group.
A is for Apple
Reinforce beginning letter sounds by pointing to a puzzle card and
asking children to name the letter and the picture. Help children think
of other words that begin with that letter.
Spell it Out
Use the letter cards (bottom pieces) to spell out a common word
ending, for example AR. Ask children what letter they should add to
make the word FAR. Have children place the F card in front of AR to
spell out FAR. For younger children, limit their choices by placing three
cards in front of them and having them choose from these. Here is a list
of common two-letter word endings: AD, AG, AN, AP , A
T, A
W, ED, EN,
ET, IG, IN, IT
, OG, OP , UG, UN, UT
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Rhyming Wo
rd
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Use the two-letter word endings listed above and help children think of
rhyming words. For example: cap, lap, map, tap, nap, snap, flap. Let
children make up silly words, then discuss which words are real and
which are silly.
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