Check out this fun literacy activity combining letters, pictures, and magnetic tiles!
Are your kids beginning to learn the letter sounds? This is a fun and easy to make activity that helps kids match objects with their initial letter sound. I like to think of this as the first step to reading and it’s an essential skill for preschoolers. This literacy game will help preschoolers hear the first sound in each word and correctly match it to the corresponding letter.
Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time working on letter recognition and letter sounds with my preschooler. So, I created this free printable and game for kids to help them hear the initial letter sound in common words. I mean, how cute are these printouts?! Grab your free beginning letter sound matching game cards here!
Materials
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- Magnetic Tiles
- Alphabet Letter Sounds Printable
- Printer, Paper, Scissors, & Tape (I used double sided tape!)
How To Make This Easy Phonics Matching Game
Step 1: Start by printing this Free Alphabet Letter Sounds Printable and cut along the dotted lines. Use tape to attach the each letter or picture to a magnetic tile. (PS- this free printout is formatted to fit 3in x 3in square magnetic tiles!)
Depending on what stage your child is at, you can play this game with all the letters of the alphabet or just a select few that you’re currently working on.
Step 2: Find a magnetic surface in your house and spread out all of the magnetic tiles in a random order. We used the garage door and it worked perfectly! You can also use your refrigerator or one of these super cool magnetic adhesive sheets from Amazon.
Step 3: Stand back and let your kids match the letters and pictures using the beginning sound of each picture. Give as much or as little support as your child needs. For instance, I would name each picture and repeat the beginning sound and see if my 3 year old could identify which letter made the sound. Older kids won’t need this level of assistance.
Don’t forget to pin and save this game for kids!
What Does This Letter Sounds Game Teach?
Matching, phonics, letter identification, and so much more.
This type of phonics game is so important because we want kids to be able to identify what sound they hear with each word. Start slow and don’t rush this process. Even if your little one is only able to identify a couple of letter sounds each time you play this pre-reading game, call it a win! Before you know it your preschooler will be able to identify beginning letter sounds like a champ!
