*Mini Class video is at the end of this post.*
Do you sometimes find your child not knowing what to do with her/his energy and just starting to run around the house?
It’s good to have physical exercise time everyday, however, that is not always easy, right? It’s not always possible to go for a walk or go to the park to play. I’m a person who forgets about the importance of physical movement or exercise all the time.😐 If you are like me (🤭), save today’s activity in your folder – or wherever you put things to remember – because this activity can give a little time for your child to move her/his body and help focusing on things again. It’s a brain break for young children.😉
MATERIALS
- Alphabet Affirmation cards
- Game template
- Small object to use it as a marker
HOW TO
- Choose a game template (Peach/Blue)
- Choose a word from the template
- Person #1 (who can read): Take the letters of the word from the Alphabet Affirmation cards set.
- Person #2 (child who is learning letters): Get ready to answer the questions and get to the castle.
EXAMPLE
(for the word “GREAT” on the Peach Game Template)
Person #1: Take the first letter card (letter G) and say “what’s the first letter of “GREAT”?” And make the letter G sound for your child to connect the sound and letter.
(🤦♀️I made a mistake here. Somehow I thought the word for letter G on the Alphabet Affirmation cards was “GREAT”, not “GRATEFUL”.🤦♀️😓😓) When you do a game for the word “GREAT”, don’t show the card after your child’s guess because the card doesn’t say the right answer “GREAT”. Sorry about my mistake.)
Person #2 (child): Guess the first letter of “GREAT”. Say the name of the letter and make the letter with her/his body.
Person #1: When your child gets the answer, you can give the letter G card to her/him, and the child can move to the next gate. Move the marker to the next gate.
Person #1: Take the second letter card (letter R) and say “what’s the first letter of “RESPECT”?” And make the letter R sound.
Person #2: Guess the first letter of “RESPECT”. Say the name of the letter and make the letter with her/his body.
Repeat this process until your child finishes guessing all the letters of the word.
You can do it again with another word on the game template.
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You can do this game as a brain break before a focus time or just as a fun movement activity by itself. Being able to move during the activity can help children stay longer on the activity.
You can make the alphabet learning more fun through this letter making game. Get the Alphabet Affirmation cards from Everyday Funday, go through the cards often, and when your child starts to pick up the sound of letters, try this game! 👍
Happy learning and quality time!
Missangela👩🏻🦰🎀
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