Letter Sounds Games

E and I played the Montessori 'I Spy' Game with these yesterday:

When a child knows the names of objects in pictures, introduce the I Spy Game. Pick up an object, a ball. Say "I spy something in my hand that begins with b." (Make the short b sound, not the sound of the name of the letter bee)." Do this with several objects, maybe the same ones for weeks. Eventually you can use pictures for this game as well.
Later go on to sound out the ending sound "Something that begins with p and ends with n" (pen), and finally the whole word "Please hand me the "p-e-n-s-l" (pencil).
This is similar to spelling, but we say isolated sounds, not letters. Lamb would be sounded out as l-a-m. This is not spelling or reading, but a vital and enjoyable exploration of sounds of language. You will be amazed at the ability of a child to later decode words when he has had this preparation.

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My First Alphabet Game is intended for 1-4 players, the players choose the game board that they would like to use and get ready to begin play. Each game board has nine different pictures illustrated on each one. Each illustration begins with a different letter of the alphabet. All thirty-six game pieces are to be placed face down on the table. Players will take turns choosing a game piece and then matching the correct letter from the game piece to a picture located on the game board. There will be times when the game piece does not match any of the pictures on the gameboard, which makes it fun to try and remember where certain game pieces are located to ensure more matches. The first player to completely cover his/her game board wins.

Fun reviewing for E!