Finding Letters in my Soup
Ladle my Letters!
Beginner
Pour alphabet letters into a bowl and name each letter that you scoop up.
Tip: Name something that starts with the letter. “A is for “Apple.”
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Intermediate
Find and sort the vowels in the alphabet.
Tip: Give an example: A, E, I, O, U.
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Experienced
Combine letters to make sight words.
Tip: Give examples of words they can form from their letters: chef, unique, bread.
Reference: Campana, K. & Dresang, E. T. (2012). Bridging the early literacy gulf. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 48(1), 104.doi.org/10.1002/meet.2011.14504801134
Why is this important?
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Sorting and word-making games help kids with letter recognition.
Looking for more information?
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Check out our English Letter Sounds and Sight Words to reference throughout the activity!