Learning letter sounds games
50 ABC Letters and Sounds Games • Kids Activities Blog
Today we have a whole bunch of alphabet fun with letter and sounds learning games and activities for toddlers and preschoolers to help you young students prepare to read with fun pre-reading playful learning ideas.
ABC Games & Alphabet Sounds
Many parents have kids that are soon to enter kindergarten for the first time and are wondering what their kids should know before they head out to school on their own.
As a mom who once taught Kindergarten, I always wanted to make sure my kids are well-prepared and ready to begin their school career with a bit of an advantage by knowing their letters and sounds.
Related: Grab our free Kindergarten readiness checklist as a guide
I have seen the value in children knowing their letters early.
That said, I also recognize that kids are kids, and I want to make sure they have time to play – both independently and with me.
Learning Through Alphabet Games
Children acquire knowledge through play, so learning letters at our house is rarely a sit down structured time.
It’s a time of play and games!
The kids have fun and don’t even realize they are learning at the same time. I don’t believe we should leave teaching up to the schools. You get the great honor of being an educator of your child, and you can supplement what is happening at school by engaging your child in enjoyable yet educational ways.
Related: Check out our huge abc letters resource that has letter activities, letter crafts, letter printables and more for every letter of the alphabet!
I hope these resources help you feel equipped to take the reins in your own child’s education.
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Let’s play a hands on letter game!Hands On Letter Games
1. Letter Toss Game
Muffin Tin Learning – Want to make learning fun? This game involving throwing pennies and will keep your kids engaged.
They will barely know that this is actually a lesson.
2. Growing Letters Game
Alphabet Flower Garden – This garden is full of letters and learning opportunities. It is definitely a great way to explore and grow in alphabet knowledge.
3. Unlimited ABC Games for Kids
ABC Mouse – This site gives kids tons of alphabet and phonics practice through interactive games and printables.
4. Matching Letter Game
Magnetic Alphabet Board – This letter matching activity is self-contained and is a tool to get kids to match up letters and help with identification.
5. Touch and Feel the Alphabet Game
Play Dough and Magnet Letters – Letting kids explore using their senses is a great way to learn. Play Dough is a tactile way to watch this happen.
–>Need a Set of Alphabet Magnets? I like this Magnetic Letters Alphabet Fridge Magnets Set that comes in a handy carrying tub.
6. The Great Alphabet Race
Race the Alphabet – Do you have race tracks and a child that loves playing with cars? This activity is for you! If you don’t have your own track, here’s another version.
Preschool Alphabet Games
7. Fishing for Letters
Magnet Letter Fishing – Take your magnet letters and make a simple fishing pole. With a pond full of letters, your kids will have a lot of fun casting their line for another catch.
8. Pirate Vowel Game
Gold Coin Vowel Sound Drop – Your little pirate will have fun learning his or her vowels be playing this game.
9. Letter Stacking Game
ABC Letter Stack Game – Stacking up letters has never been so fun. They get to stack and stack until they fall, which I am sure will become the favorite part.
Related: Use these with our playful preschool homeschool curriculum
10. It Begins With…
Initial Sounds Blackout Game – Want kids to be able to identify the beginning sounds of words? This fun game will help them do exactly that.
–>Need a Wooden Alphabet Set with Flashcards? I really love the cuteness of this Tangame Wooden Magnetic Letters Alphabet Refrigerator Magnet Flash Cards for Preschool Kids that comes in a magnetic tin.
11. Letter Scavenger Hunt
Architecture Letter Scavenger Hunt – Have you seen those photos that find letters in architecture? Your kids get to go on their own letter scavenger hunt with this fun activity.
Let’s play a creative alphabet game!Creative Letter Games for Alphabet Sounds
12. Interactive Alphabet Learning Games
A-Z Letter Learning Activities – This post brings you over 90 activities for each and every letter of the alphabet. What a great resource!
13. Climb the Word Ladder
Word Ladder – Kids get to “climb” to the top of the ladder as they successfully identify letters and sounds. They don’t need to worry if they “fall,” they have the opportunity to try again.
14. Flashlight Alphabet Game
Flashlight Alphabet Game – My kids are obsessed with flashlights. I know my preschooler would love this game!
–>Need Foam Alphabet Letters for Practice? This Gamenote Classroom Magnetic Alphabet Letters Kit comes in a plastic organization case and magnet board and would be great for home too.
15. Make a Letter Game
Letter Formation Activity – Using materials you probably have at home, your kids will have a lot of fun forming their letters.
16. Hungry Hungry Letters Game
Alphabet Monster – This hungry monster will only eat letters if you can say the name or sound of a letter. What a fun craft to make that also turns a great letter learning opportunity.
Let’s play a game that helps us learn letters!ABC Games that Help Kids Learn Letters and Sounds
17. Let’s Host a Reading Hop
Reading Hop – This letter learning game will keep your kids active and hopping all around. If you are looking for a way to take learning outdoors, you have found it.
18. Alphabet I Spy
Alphabet “I Spy” – Take the classic and beloved game of “I Spy” and turn it into an alphabet search activity. Brilliant!
19. Can You Catch the Letters Game?
Runaway Letters Game – Your child gets a chance to grab letters and runaway while you creativity beacon the letter’s return.
This is a great way for moms, dads or teachers to interact with their kids during the educational process.
–>Need a Fun ABC Game? I love this ABC Cookies Game from Goodie Games that is a fun alphabet learning game for toddlers and preschoolers.
20. LEGO Spelling
Lego Spelling – If you add letters to duplex legos, you have a great way to work on sounds and words.
21. Letters Inside of Letters Activity
Making Letters with Letters – Learning letters will be reinforced over and over again as your kids use letters from magazines to create their own larger letters.
Fun Pre-K Learning games for kids!ABC Games for Pre-K
22. Letter Swat Game
Spider Letter Swat – Kids will enjoy learning their letters as they swat away at the flies in this entertaining game.
23. Letter Squirt Game
Squirt the Letter – This is a game I know my son, especially, would love. He loves anything squirt gun and anything water.
Squirting the correct letter is right up his alley.
24. Letter Lacing Activity
Letter Lacing – This letter lacing, quiet bag activity works on fine motor skills while also developing the skills needed to develop in reading.
–>Need Letter Lacing Cards? I like this wooden set from Melissa & Doug that has both animals and letters on the sturdy lacing cards.
25. Alphabet Sounds Race
Letter Sounds Race – Get your kids moving with this letter sounds race. This is a great learning opportunity for your active kids! More alphabet sound learning activities are fun too!
26. Disappearing Letters Game
Disappearing Letters – Kids will learn to love to trace their letters as they see the trick to making them disappear.
Let’s play ABC Learning Games!Alphabet Games for Learning
27. The Game of Bang
Bang – Bang is a letter identification game that will be a lot of fun for the little gamers in your life.
28. Letter Chomp Game
Mr. Shark Alphabet Chomper Game – I love the idea to make a shark out of an envelope in general. Add the learning aspect of having the shark chomp letters, and you have a great game.
29. Letter Tiles Activity
DIY Bananagrams Letter Tiles – Here’s a really smart way to make letter tiles. You can turn them into magnets or play the classic Bananagram game with your creation.
–>Need a Bananagram Game? Here is the original Bananagram game for kids.
30. Make Pretzel Letters
Soft Pretzel Letters – Kids can learn their letters as they have fun making pretzel dough. Through using both the sense of touch and taste, this becomes a fun activity for all.
31. Travel Alphabet Game
Alphabet Words Game – This is a learning game that can be taken anywhere. Keep your kids occupied working on their letters at restaurants, home, car rides and more.
Let’s play letter and sound games!ABC Games for Letters and Sounds
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Touchy Feely LettersSensory Bins with Letters – Sometimes the best way to help kids learn is to let them explore. This sensory bin will help kids do just that.
33. Alphabet Seek & Find
Seek-N-Find Alphabet – This letter game is like an eye spy for letters. It involves a plastic tube (easily substituted by a water bottle), and will keep your kids searching for their letters for quite some time.
34. Letter Formation Fun
Tactile Writing – Kids learn to write letters as they use rice and paint to feel their way through the process or writing.
–>Need a Wooden Letter Matching Set? I like this durable Alphabet flash cards and wooden letter puzzle set from LiKee Alphabet.
35. Homemade Domino Letter Fun
Craft Stick Dominos – These craft stick dominos are an easy, homemade version of a domino game with a focus on learning letters and matching symbols. What a fun idea.
36. Flashcard Games
ABC Flashcards – Flashcards can be used by a variety of games and activities like flashcard basketball.
These ones are free. And so are these kids alphabet cards you can download & print instantly.
Related: Here are a bunch of ideas for flash card games for kids
Let’s play some more abc games!How to Help a Child Learn Letters and Sounds Through Play
37. Make a Sun-Powered Letter Puzzle
Make a DIY shape puzzle using the sun with alphabet letters for a really fun matching game you can play inside or out. Or use this method without the sun to make this fun abc matching game for kids.
38. Collect Alphabet Treasures
Use these free alphabet labels to create small containers for each letter of the alphabet for a special letter collection activity!
39. Make Easy Alphabet Crackers
Making alphabet crackers has never been easier or more fun!
–>Need an Alphabet Snack? I like these Happy Tot Organics ABC Multi-Grain Cookies…yum!
40. Play Alphabet Zipline!
Use these alphabet printable letters to create your own alphabet zipline in your living room.
It is really fun.
41. Play a Silly Letters Game
Try these alphabet games for preschool that are full of fun and a little silly…
42. Make Pipecleaner Letters!
Try to do some fun abc formation with pasta and pipe cleaners which is a fun way to explore letter shapes.
43. Make Bathtub Alphabet Soup
Use bath letters for a big big big batch of bubblebath alphabet soup {giggle}.
44. Color a Letter Coloring Page
- Letter A Coloring Page
- Letter B Coloring Page
- Letter C Coloring Page
- Letter D Coloring Page
- Letter E Coloring Page
- Letter F Coloring Page
- Letter G Coloring Page
- Letter H Coloring Page
- Letter I Coloring Page
- Letter J Coloring Page
- Letter K Coloring Page
- Letter L Coloring Page
- Letter M Coloring Page
- Letter N Coloring Page
- Letter O Coloring Page
- Letter P Coloring Page
- Letter Q Coloring Page
- Letter R Coloring Page
- Letter S Coloring Page
- Letter T Coloring Page
- Letter U Coloring Page
- Letter V Coloring Page
- Letter W Coloring Page
- Letter X Coloring Page
- Letter Y Coloring Page
- Letter Z Coloring Page
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Let’s Play with Playdough!These playdough pre writing activities are both fun and super hands-on learning.
Let’s make a yummy…I mean gummy…alphabet!46. Make Gummy Letters
This sour gummy recipe makes the cutest alphabet letters to learn and eat!
47. Try a Fun Alphabet Activity Book
There are so many quality workbooks for kids on the market right now so we narrowed it down to some of our favorites that just might fit your kid.
Let’s find the letters and make pictures with crayons!48. Color by Letter Activities for Letter Recognition Fun
We have a whole bunch of color by letter printable pages for kids that help them recognize letters while playing a game:
- Color by letter – A-E
- Color by letter worksheets – F-J
- Coloring by letters – K-O
- Color with letters – P-T
- Preschool color by letter – U-Z
49. Play the Missing Letter Game
Use one of our favorite preschool games, What is Missing? and use either letter flashcards or abc fridge magnet sets to create sequencing of the alphabet and then remove a letter or two.
50. Play Alphabet Beach Ball Toss
Modify our fun sight word game with letters instead of sight words. Your beach ball can be covered with the letters of the alphabet for throwing and catching learning fun.
Games for ABC Sounds
51. Learn and sing the ABC sounds song
I love this fun song from Rock ‘N Learn that goes through the entire alphabet with sounds for each of the letters.
52. Play an online ABC sounds game
Monster Mansion is a free online alphabet match game that kids can learn the abc sounds and match them with the proper letter on the proper monster!
53. Print & Play a letter sounds game
Preschool Play and Learn has a really colorful and fun letter sounds board game you can print and play at home or in the preschool classroom.
Each player will pick up a card and identify the letter and /or say the sound that the letter makes.
More Learning Games from Kids Activities Blog
- Now that we learned out letters, don’t miss out on our number activities for preschoolers!
- When your child is ready, we have a big giant list of sight word activities that are fun too!
- We have some really fun games teaching kids how to read a clock.
- My favorite massive resource of fun is our kids science games here at Kids Activities Blog.
- It doesn’t have to be October to play some frightful Halloween games.
- Let’s play math games for kids!
- If you need to work out the wiggles, we have the best indoor games for kids.
What was your favorite abc game? Did we miss some alphabet activities that you do with your kids?
6 Fun Letter-Sound Correspondence Games For Young Readers
What Is Letter-Sound Correspondence?
Letter-sound correspondence means exactly what the words say: It is the understanding that every letter corresponds to a specific sound or set of specific sounds.
Having a good grasp of letter-sound correspondence is crucial to learning to read. Think back to when you were learning to read. You were probably told to “sound out” words that were hard for you.
This was a good suggestion, but it required your knowing the letter sounds so that you could, sound-by-sound, figure out the unknown word.
That’s because letter-sound correspondence is at the heart of phonics and is the key to cracking the alphabetic code.
Is Learning Letter-Sound Correspondence Important?
This question gets an enthusiastic “yes” from us!
Without a solid understanding of letter-sound correspondence, children will struggle to learn how to read. They can end up relying on memorizing words, which will only work for a short time.
In order to read, then, your child must first see letters in a word, match each letter to a sound, and then blend those sounds to read the word. Eventually, this becomes automatic and reading becomes fluent.
We all know that a rock-solid foundation in the basics will encourage confidence, something your child will need in their toolbelt as they embark on their journey to becoming a strong, independent reader!
6 Fun And Easy Letter-Sound Correspondence Activities
1) Say The Sound
This first activity is simple but fun and effective!
To begin, you’ll give your child a letter.
Feel free to use any kind of letter you want — cut one out of cardstock, draw one on a piece of paper, etc. — but those magnetic letters that stick on the fridge may work best.
The goal of the game is for your child to say the sound that matches the letter you hand them. (Hint: you may have to remind your child not to use the letter name but only the letter sound.)
If they say the right sound, they get a point!
To make it more interesting, you can set a specific number of points for your child to reach. Once they reach 10 points, for example, they win the game!
2) Goldfish Toss
For this activity, your child can get a little more physical! If you’d like to give it a try, gather a big bowl and a pile of Goldfish treats (or any other small snack that’s easy to toss if you don’t have Goldfish crackers on hand).
When you’re ready to begin, say the name of a letter and let your child give the matching sound. When they say the correct letter sound, they get to throw a Goldfish cracker into the bowl.
The goal is to fill up the bowl with as many Goldfish as they can. And at the end of the game, you can go straight into snack time!
3) Letter Hop
The best part of this activity is that it gets your child moving and jumping. Not only will their brain be working, but their body will be, too!
For this game, you’ll need several target letters — B, T, and M for instance. Write each one on its own sheet of paper.
To begin, hold up one of the letters and say a sound. If the sound you said matches the letter you’re holding, then your child can make one giant hop toward you. Continue with another letter or repeat the same letter.
As your child gets better at the game, you can say a word instead of a sound. If the first sound in the word matches the letter you’re holding, then your child gets to hop.
The goal is to reach you in less than 10 turns. For even more fun, involve multiple kids and see who can reach you first!
4) Letter-Sound Treasure Hunt
This activity is another simple but effective one.
It’s like your child’s very own letter-sound correspondence treasure hunt!
To play, you’ll need several magnetic letters and a pillowcase. Drop all of the letters into the pillowcase, and then say a letter sound.
The goal is for your child to grab one letter at a time — for more of a challenge, doing so without looking! — until they pull the matching letter out of the bag.
5) Limbs And Letters, Oh My!
For this game, your child won’t just hear the letter-sound correspondence with their ears. They’ll make it with their arms and legs, too!
Every time you say a letter sound, your child will try their hardest to twist their body to make the shape of the letter that matches the sound they heard. This is sure to end in fits of laughter as they wiggle across the floor to bend their body into an “S” shape.
You can take turns making shapes with your bodies and contorting yourselves to look just like the alphabet! And feel free to partner up if your child can’t quite make the shape of a letter with only their body.
6) Muffin Pan Challenge
If you’re interested in trying this activity, you’ll need six letters, a muffin pan, and two sets of different small objects (coins and paper clips work great!).
To play, you will use one of the objects, while your child uses the other. You could be coins and your child could be paperclips, for example.
Place a different letter in each cup of the muffin pan. Say the sound of one of the letters and let your child try to drop a paperclip into the right cup. If they succeed, they get to claim that cup!
Next, your child can say the sound of one of the letters and have you toss a coin into the corresponding cup. (It doesn’t hurt if you have a LOT of trouble getting your coin in the right cup!) When you get the letter correct, you claim the cup.
When all the cups are full, whoever has the most items in the pan wins. And then, while you’ve got it out, maybe you can use the muffin pan to make a sweet treat together!
Letter-Sound Correspondence For A Bright Future
We hope that these activities were helpful! Remember, all children are unique.
A letter-sound correspondence game that works for one of your children may not do the trick with their siblings.
Don’t fret! There’s a perfect fit for every child. And we know that with you guiding them, your child will master letter-sound correspondence in no time!
At HOMER, we’re always here to lend a helping hand, and we would love to be a part of your routine! Our Learn & Grow app offers tons of personalized, effective activities to develop your child’s reading skills — letter-sound correspondence included!
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GAMES WITH SOUNDS AND LETTERS
| Speech sounds and the letters they represent in writing play an important role in language learning. The ability to distinguish individual sounds in a stream of speech is called phonemic hearing. Games with words, when the child is asked to listen carefully and notice changes in words, as well as to pronounce words in syllables, are the key points in the formation of phonemic hearing.
WHAT THE DOLL LOVES TEACHING TO THINK 1. You will need a finger puppet that will tell the child what she likes. 2. Having heard the doll's first phrase, the baby should continue it with a word beginning with the same letter. For example, if the doll loves popcorn, the child might say "pie" or "pizza". 3. You can come up with a few more words for the same letter or ask the doll to tell more. 4. Pictures cut out of magazines will help your child remember words. LETTER BALLOON DEVELOPS THE THINKING 1. Cut out photographs of objects whose names begin with the letters "W" from magazines. You can also cut out the letter "W" from paper. 2. 3. Stick pictures on the balloon. 4. Name the objects in the pictures. First, the word "ball" is pronounced, and then the name of the item: "ball-hat, ball-scarf, ball-fur coat, ball-pants." 5. You can toss the ball up while reciting the alphabet. Try to complete the alphabet without dropping the balloon on the floor once. SPEAK A SOUND DEVELOP YOUR THINKING 1. You will need a poster with the letters of the alphabet. 2. Point to a letter and ask your child to say the sound it represents. 3. First, choose letters that the child knows. 4. Then add a new letter. Children often confuse the sounds "b" and "d", so they can be added first. 5. When the baby can name all the letters and sounds with confidence, offer to play in a different way. You pronounce the sound, and the child shows the corresponding letter. SING A NEW WAY DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS 1. In a familiar song, replace one consonant in the chorus with another. 2. For example, you can sing "In the field a birch stood" only in the chorus instead of "Luli-lyuli, stood", sing "Buli-buli, stood" or "Muli-muli, stood." NAME THE FIRST SOUND TRAINING VISUAL MEMORY 1. Write the names of family members, pets, friends and acquaintances on cards. 2. Place the cards in the box. 3. Have your child take out one card. 4. Look at the card with your child and sing to the motive of the song about the beetle from the movie "Cinderella": This word has the first sound, The first sound, the first sound, First sound __________ . 5. Let the child try to guess what name is written on the card. 6. Instead of names, you can write simple words on the cards. A SONG ABOUT VOWERS DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS
It's not difficult for me to repeat: U, S, E. Vowels are easy to learn: (clap), I, O. It's not difficult for me to repeat: (clap), S, E. Continue replacing vowels with claps. WHAT SOUND DO WE HEAR? INTRODUCING RHYME Group game 1. Divide the children into two groups. 2. Groups take turns saying the words and identifying which vowel occurs in each word. FIRST GROUP: "Poppy, cancer, varnish". SECOND GROUP: "Beam, stick, rolling pin". ADULT: "What sound do we hear?" ALL TOGETHER: "Sound "a", sound "a", sound "a". FIRST GROUP: "Feast, peace, shooting gallery". SECOND GROUP: "Fork, saw, Milka". ADULT: "What sound do we hear?" TOGETHER: "Sound" and, sound "and", sound "and". FIRST GROUP: "Gender, stake, table". : "What sound do we hear?" ALL TOGETHER: "Sound "o", sound "o", sound "o". FIRST GROUP: "Bush, crunch, empty." SECOND GROUP: "Murka, Burka, Turk", ADULTS: "What sound do we hear?" ALL TOGETHER: "Sound" y", sound "y", sound "y". FIRST GROUP: "He lived, was, washed." : "What sound do we hear?" ALL TOGETHER: "Sound "s", sound "s", sound "s". COUNTING SOUNDS INTRODUCING CHILDREN'S ROEMS 1. Pick up poems for children in which there are often words starting with one or another letter. RAFT Raft, Raft, Raft Floats, On a raft - Shaggy cat. Catching fish Cat from a raft, Lots of fish Cat! 2. Read the poem aloud, highlighting the words beginning with the letter "P" with your voice. 3. Have the children listen carefully to the poem and count how many words begin with the letter P. 4. Read the poem again and count the words beginning with the letter "P" on your fingers. FIND THE WORDS FOR THE SAME SOUNDS TEACHING TO ANALYZE AND COMPARE 1. When teaching children to read and write, it is important to teach them to compare the initial sounds of different words. 2. Prepare picture magazines, scissors, cardboard cards, and glue. 3. Cut out pictures from magazines and stick them on cards. Choose images of objects that are familiar to children, the names of which begin with the same letter (for example, a boy, a ball, oil, a car, and so on). 4. Arrange the cards on the table in several rows face down. 5. Have the child turn over any two cards. If the names of the objects shown in the pictures begin with the same sound, the kid takes the cards for himself. If not, put the cards back face down and try again. SOUNDS AROUND US DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS 1. The ability to correctly pronounce sounds in a word is very important when learning to read. By introducing the child to the sounds of the world around us, we help him learn to match letters and sounds. 2. Take a children's book with large bright pictures of animals. Show the child a dog and a cow, reproduce barking and mooing. Introduce your baby to the sounds that other animals make. 3. Write a letter on a piece of paper and say the sound it represents. For example, if you were talking about how a cow mooes, write a bright letter "M" on paper and play the sound "m". 4. Prepare these cards for all the animals depicted on the pages of the book. Bug ENHANCES CREATIVITY 1. You will need white round stickers (one large and many small ones), a sheet of black paper and a small white card with the child's name. 2. Have your child glue the white circles onto the black sheet in the shape of a beetle (L). 3. Ask your child where the beetle's head is and draw two eyes. 4. Have your child run their index finger over the beetle, making the sound "g". 5. When the baby reaches the end, ask him to say "beetle" and buzz "zhzh". 6. Learn this rhyme: This letter is wide And looks like a beetle. Yes, at the same time, like a beetle, Makes a buzzing sound: - F-F-F! 7. 8. Have your baby crawl or fly like a bug. FIND YOUR SOUND DEVELOPS THE MIND Group Play 1. Prepare pictures of people and animals. For example, a fireman, a policeman, a dog. Label each one accordingly. 2. Show the picture to the children and ask whose name starts with the same sound as the name of the picture. 3. Have the participant whose name matches the name of the picture come forward, say their name and match it with the name of the picture, for example: "My name is Sveta. There is a dog in the picture." 4. This game encourages the development of thinking and gives every child the opportunity to be the center of attention.
WHAT I LOVE ENHANCES VOCABULARY 1. Ask your child to name a favorite activity or treat. Explain that the word must begin with the same sound as its name. 2. Help your child find the right words, for example: "Katya loves sweets and swims. 3. Have your child write their name on a piece of paper with your help, and draw something they love next to it. FIRST SOUND DEVELOPS OBSERVATION 1. Give your child a piece of paper that says "My name is _______" at the top. 2. Ask your child to write their name on the pass. 3. Help your child find and cut out pictures of objects that start with the same sound as their name. 4. Repeat the task with the names of close relatives and the names of pets. FUNNY NAMES DEVELOPS A SENSE OF HUMOR 1. Have your child say their name. 2. Say that today you will call him in a new way. 3. Let the baby choose any letter. Substitute this letter at the beginning of his name. For example, if Anya chose the letter "P", then today her name will be Panya. 4. Do the same for your name. Children love this game very much. SOUND SHOPPING DEVELOPS THINKING 1. You will need a magazine with pictures of familiar items. 2. Let the child imagine that he is ordering goods from a catalog. Ask to point to the item that the baby would like to buy. 3. You need to name the object and pronounce the first sound in its name. For example, if the child chose the ball, you should play the sound "m". Help the baby if necessary. LETTER PACKAGES INTRODUCING CAPITAL AND SMALL LETTERS 1. You will need 5 bags and 5 cardboard cards. 2. Choose the 5 letters of the alphabet that your child likes the most. Usually these are the letters of his name. 3. Label each bag with the letter of your choice (uppercase and lowercase). 4. Help your child find and put into a bag the items whose names begin with the sound corresponding to the letter on the bag. REPEAT A SOUND TEACHING TO SELECT INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS 1. Games with words and speech sounds develop phonemic hearing in a child and help in language learning. 2. 3. Point to your mouth and say, "Rrrrr mouth." Have the child repeat after you. 4. Ask your child to find objects in the room whose names begin with the sound "p" (this is a pen, a rose, a racket, and so on). 5. Repeat the task with the new sound.
FIND THE SAME SOUNDS TEACHES TO FIND THE SAME SOUNDS 1. The ability to match letters and the sounds they represent is fundamental in learning to read. 2. Write a capital letter on each of the 10 card stock. 3. Write the same letters on 10 more cards. 4. Shuffle the cards and place them face down on the table. 5. Have the child turn over one card and say the sound it makes for the letter written on it. 6. Have the child turn over the next card and make the sound corresponding to the letter. If the sounds are different, you need to put both cards on the table with the letters down. TALES WITH STICKERS DEVELOP YOUR FANTASY 1. You will need stickers with pictures and two sheets of paper. 2. Keep one sheet of paper for yourself and give the other to your child. 3. Write a letter on a piece of paper and ask your child to say the sound it represents. 4. Have your child look for two words that begin with the same sound. 5. If the child completed the task successfully, give him two stickers. 6. When your child has a lot of stickers, come up with a fairy tale together. SAME OR DIFFERENT SOUNDS DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS ,"l"). 2. Explain to the child that you will now make two sounds. If the sounds are the same, he should raise his hands up, if they are different, put them on his knees. 3. 4. Say 2 different sounds (for example, "m", "p"). 5. This game helps children match letters with the sounds they represent. 6. When the child learns to easily distinguish between different sounds, move on to sounds that sound very similar (for example, "b" and "e"). LISTEN CAREFULLY TEACHES ATTENTION Group game 1. This is a game of attentiveness. Let the children listen to the story, clapping each word that begins with an "s" sound. 2. Write on a piece of paper or on the board the words that the children have correctly marked with cotton. 3. If the children make a mistake, read the word again, highlighting 1 sound with your voice. 4. After writing down 4-5 words, read them aloud. Get a funny offer. FUNNY SENTENCES DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS 1. 2. It is better to start with short and simple sentences. Say, "The dog barked loudly." Ask the children to replace the first sound of each word with a "t" sound. It will turn out "Tobacco tagged loudly." 3. The exercise is not at all as simple as it seems at first glance. It requires mental work from the child. 4. Children learn to match letters and the sounds they represent. 5. The kids will love the funny suggestions that come with changing the initial sound. For example, the sentence "Let's go for a walk" can turn into "Let's go for a walk." NAME THE SOUNDS IN ORDER INTRODUCES THE ORDER OF SOUNDS IN A WORD 1. Each sound is important in a word, so you should teach your child to correctly name not only the first, but also the sounds following it. 2. Cut out from magazines pictures of objects and animals familiar to the baby, whose names consist of 3 letters (cat, ball, oak, chalk, soup, juice, etc. 3. Ask the child to choose any picture. Explain that now he will need to name all the sounds in this word in order, and you will help him. 4. For example, the kid has chosen a picture of a cat. Show one finger and ask the child to name the first sound in the word "cat", i.e. "k" sound. Now show two fingers - the baby should say "o". Show 3 fingers and ask to pronounce the third sound in the word, i.e. "t". 5. Repeat the exercise several times and then ask the child to switch roles. Now let him show his fingers, and you name the sounds. 6. After successfully completing this task, move on to four-letter words. LISTEN TO SOUNDS DEVELOP THOUGHT middle of the word "cat"). 2. First, use the same sound that occurs at the beginning, middle and end of the word, and then, when this task becomes too easy for the baby, include several sounds at once in the song. 3. Sing a song to the motive "Far, far away in the meadow ko. Here are the words "poppy", "ball", "moss", Name the first sound in them. (pause, child answers "m") That's right, "m"! Here are the words "oak", "onion", "soup", Name the middle sound in them. (pause, child says "y") That's right, "y"! Here are the words "juice", "poppy", "cancer", Name the last sound. (pause, the child answers "k") That's right, "k"! REMOVING THE FIRST SOUND DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS Group play 1. The purpose of this exercise is to help children understand that the meaning of a word changes when the first sound is removed or replaced in it. 2. Ask the children to sit in a circle. Explain that sometimes, if you remove the first sound in a word, you can get a new word. 3. Say, for example, the word "chalk", emphasizing the first consonant, and ask the kids to repeat after you again. Then say "ate" and ask the little ones to repeat after you again. 4. Ask which sound has disappeared and repeat both words again. 5. This is a rather difficult task. Perhaps the children will be able to repeat after you only the second word "ate" the first time. They need time to learn to identify the missing sound. 6. Children can name words in rhyme instead of the missing sound. In this case, it is important not to mix two different exercises and concentrate on the first sound. Knock knock knock. it's a sound DEVELOPS A SENSE OF RHYTHM 1. Sit your baby at the table. 2. Say a simple word (for example, "cat", "juice") and ask the child to hit the table as many times as there are sounds (phonemes) in this word. 3. Have the child count the sounds of the word out loud. 4. Say the word again, separating each phoneme (for example, "k" "o" "t"). 5. If the child is interested, continue the game. CLAP LIKE ME DEVELOPS LISTENING SKILLS 1. The ability to feel and repeat the rhythm is very important for the formation of phonemic hearing. 2. Explain to the child that he will first need to carefully listen to the rhythm that you set by clapping, and then repeat it at your signal. 3. Start with a simple rhythm (eg 2 claps, pause, 2 claps, pause, 2 claps). Choose a rhythm taking into account the age and preparedness of the baby. 4. You can also say the words rhythmically and change the tone of your voice. For example, say "cat, cat, cat", but say the last word louder. 5. Have your child repeat after you. SOUNDS AND JUMPING DEVELOPS AGGRESSION Group Play 1. Draw a few thin lines with chalk on the floor or asphalt (their number may vary). 2. Before the start of the game, the participants stand on the first line. Explain the rules: you pronounce the word, the children listen and count the sounds in it, and then stand on the line corresponding to the number of sounds in the word. 3. Begin, for example, with the word "cat". Say the word and command: "Begin!" 4. 5. The game ends when each child completes the task correctly. Children who have difficulty learning sounds need more time. Therefore, it is necessary to give each child a chance to complete the task correctly.
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If the sounds are the same, the child takes the cards for himself. The game ends when your little student manages to correctly name all the letters and collect all the cards. 
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The guys have to jump forward as many lines as there are sounds in this word. The one who correctly completed the task (i.e. ended up on the third line) remains in place. The one who made a mistake returns to the first line. 3 best online games for learning the alphabet for kids seek knowledge, make discoveries. Not all adults have the time, talent and patience to acquaint a child with letters, teach him to read, but today this has ceased to be a problem - you can call on the best games for learning the alphabet to help.
We've reviewed dozens of letter learning apps and selected the top three. To make our review really useful for you, we included primary school teachers, children from 3 to 6 years old, as well as their parents in the research group.
Here's what we got:
When choosing, we recommend focusing on the tastes and preferences of your child - let your baby play each of the applications presented, and he will choose the game that he finds most interesting for himself.
Editor's Choice
- Readings - This is a whole world in which the child plunges headlong: 40 fabulous locations, 35 mini-games, original music and watercolor illustrations.
- Speaking alphabet - Interactive alphabet, plasticine animation, two learning modes - sounds and letters.
- Learning letters is fun for kids! - Another interesting application that offers several game scenarios for memorizing letters. The kid will have to color "smart" pictures, look for objects with a certain letter, listen to rhymes.
1. "Readings" - application, which will teach your child to read
Here is what the well-known user resource Lifehacker writes about Reading:
- “Readings is a sequential learning game.
It is simple and clear drawn, as well as easy to manage. The game has a story that captivates the child even more. Sound accompaniment also helps: letters, warehouses and words are pronounced, they are easy to perceive by ear.
And here are the words of the General Director of Methods N. Zaitsev LLC Andreev E.V.
- “Readings is an application that will serve as a good addition to learning with Zaitsev's Cubes. We recommend it to those who want to teach a child to read without coercion and stress.”
We will complete:
Reading is not just an exciting game for learning the alphabet, it is a whole fairy-tale world that opens up to a child. You don't have to offer the kid to play Reading every time - the child himself will ask to turn on the fairy tale. The interface is so simple and clear that the participation of parents is practically not required - except at first.
Watercolor graphics, dozens of different locations and tasks: every day something new and interesting awaits the child - a real fairy tale that not only tells about miracles, but also teaches the child a unique magical skill, because those who can read are able to manage time, and travel to different worlds.
Readings are:
- Watercolor graphics, beautiful music, elaborate fairy tale scenario. You definitely won't be bored;
- The effect of total immersion. This effect is supported not only by the children's voice acting of the main characters - no falsehood, pretense, but the main thing here is that the child is actively involved in the fairy tale. The further development of the plot depends on him - and this is a certain responsibility that contributes to greater composure, and hence the effectiveness of training;
- Zaitsev's method. To date, this technique is recognized by many experts as the best among all existing ones - learning to read comes smoothly, easily, efficiently.
Reading is built on this particular technique, the game moves from simple to complex, which allows the child to believe in himself and practice; - The variety of tasks is another undoubted advantage of Reading. It will not be boring. In addition, the tasks are arranged in such a way that children with any peculiarities of perception memorize letters well and put them into words. For example, all letters are voiced, so phonemic hearing develops in the process.
Would you like to learn more about Reading? We invite you to watch a short video:
Beware, you can quickly fall in love with this game - you won't have time to look back, but the child is already reading. Parents are also encouraged to periodically look at the Reading blog - news about the application appears here regularly, as well as useful tips and tricks on raising and educating children.
2. "Talking alphabet" - an interactive alphabet, made with love and care.
The main advantages of the game:
- Beautiful graphics and music, cute animals;
- Simple interface. Even a three-year-old child will quickly figure out what's what;
- All letters are voiced. The child is constantly offered to enter into a dialogue.
Of the minuses, one can only single out a small number of games (there are only six of them) and the lack of a plot that runs like a red thread from beginning to end. In fact, it's just an interactive alphabet - yes, interesting, fun. But the child will not have an unbridled desire to return to it again and again - each game is independent, and after its completion there are no unfinished business.
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Rounding out our review is the learning game Learning letters is fun for kids.
A simple application that preschool children will quickly figure out: cute animation, funny melodies, the ability to learn letters and sounds - it's all captivating and interesting.
By choosing Learn Letters Fun for Kids, you get a game that:
- Sure to interest your child: graphics and music attract and hold attention;
- Offers various tasks for memorizing letters. For example, three objects and three letters appear on the screen, with which the names of objects begin - you need to correlate the letter and the object;
- Does not require the intervention and presence of parents - the interface is as simple and clear as possible.
But, as in the case of the Talking ABC, there is no single plot that would lead the child from the first stage to the last. Why is this story so important? Because it forms in the child a steady desire to return to the game again and again - he still has unfinished business there.
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Important questions about learning to read
When?
No specialist will give you an unambiguous answer to this question - all children develop differently, so you should focus not on age, but on the child's readiness for learning. But there are still certain norms, and they are dictated by common sense: if your child goes to first grade already knowing the letters, or better, knowing how to read, it will be easier for him to adapt to school. We will talk about how to determine the best moment to start learning letters, learning to read, below.
Where?
Many parents send their kids to special circles where children are taught to read, count, draw and so on from an early age. Zaitsev's cubes, the Montessori method, mental arithmetic, and so on are used.
We will not say that this is the wrong approach - the benefits of such circles are undeniable (if competent teachers teach there). But the problem is that such classes are held once or twice a week for an hour. This is not enough. If you want your child to develop faster, you need to deal with him more often, not necessarily by the hour. It is worth focusing on the mood of the child, on his desires. And there are many scenarios of situational games - look for certain letters on car numbers or signs while walking, remember the names of objects with a specific letter, or, conversely, name the first letters of the objects that surround you.
How?
If you have the opportunity to take your child to special early development clubs, great. If you have the opportunity to regularly engage with the child on your own - great. But if you do not have such opportunities, you can always take advantage of the fruits of technological progress - special game applications that will captivate the child, help him learn the letters, start reading.
And most importantly, they will awaken in the kid an interest in learning, and in the future you will remember them with a kind word many times.
Of course, not all applications are worthy of your attention - some are uninteresting, some are ineffective, some are too difficult for preschoolers. So that you do not waste your time, nerve cells, we have compiled for you the top 3 best games for learning the alphabet: compare, evaluate, play. But first, let's talk about what every parent of a preschooler needs to know.
Learning to read: problems and solutions
The most important thing is to determine when the child is ready to learn. Attempts to introduce the baby to letters too early may fail - the child will not only not learn what is required of him, but will lose confidence in his abilities, lose interest in learning in general.
How to understand that the baby is already ready to get acquainted with the letters?
- He understands what others are saying to him.
It is better if he understands not just words, but whole sentences. - The baby has a fairly rich vocabulary. The more words a child knows, the easier it will be for him to read.
- The child must correctly build sentences, have good pronunciation. This item should not be considered as a mandatory criterion - it is difficult to expect a perfectly delivered speech from a preschooler, but the baby should speak confidently enough, and you should understand him well.
How to make your child's acquaintance with letters as comfortable and effective as possible?
There are certain rules that will allow you to make the learning process enjoyable and comfortable for the child, respectively, increase the effectiveness of classes:
- Exercise regularly and in small amounts. Young children are not able to concentrate on one activity for a long time, especially if this activity requires perseverance and constant attention.
But five minutes of practice is better than nothing. And if there are 5-7 such training sessions per day? You will get a full-fledged lesson - which will be useful, while not causing rejection in the child. On the other hand, if the kid likes it, if he is carried away, you should not tear him away from the “lesson” - this often happens if the lessons are presented in a playful way; - Do not scold the child for failures in the learning process, but on the contrary, praise more often. Do not take the failure of the baby as a consequence of laziness and negligence. In fact, learning to read is difficult - adults do it automatically, and the child has to correlate the letter with the sound, combine sounds, memorize syllables, add them, understand the meaning of each word, and then each sentence, text. This really requires maximum concentration, and also experience - which the child does not have. Therefore, notice even small successes, this will motivate the baby. If you feel that you are ready to break loose and make a remark, stop the lesson, get distracted, return to the letters a little later, when you are in a good mood;
- Read books aloud and discuss what you read.
Reading aloud allows you to expand the vocabulary of children, which can then be a great help in learning to read. In addition, a child will be able to understand from a very early age that different worlds are hidden behind different books - interesting, fascinating, incredible. And once the desire to get into these worlds on their own, regardless of adults, will become so strong that the child himself will take a book and begin to try to read. Do not forget to discuss what you have read - ask your child questions that he is able to understand at his age and which he can answer.
And one more thing. Do not rush to do everything at once. Go from simple to complex. First, let the child get acquainted with the letters and sounds. Then syllables can be made from sounds, then short words. And only when all these steps are successfully completed, you can proceed to reading longer and more complex words.
In order to best prepare yourself for the process of teaching your child to read, we advise you to read our article "How to teach your child to read".
Different methods of teaching reading
There are different methods of teaching reading. And there are no unambiguously bad and good, senseless and effective - when choosing a technique, you should focus on the child: on his age, character, perseverance, his preferences. It is also worth sensibly assessing your capabilities - if you are not ready to regularly engage with your child on your own, you should not choose methods that require your vigilant attention and control.
warehouse reading
Warehouse reading. We are talking about the Zaitsev technique, which is very popular today. Although in fact, learning to read through warehouses was practiced in Rus'. The essence of the method is to forget for a while about letters and attempts to divide words into syllables, which can be short and long, simple and complex. Warehouses are either two or one letter: a consonant and a vowel, a vowel and a consonant, a consonant with a soft or hard sign, or a separate vowel and a consonant letter.
Education is supposed to be through cubes, on the sides of which warehouses are written. The cubes are different - in size, color, content, this is done so that the child understands the difference between vowels and consonants, voiced and soft, between different types of warehouses. An undoubted plus of the technique is the playful form and a soft transition from simple to complex.
Syllabic reading
N.S. Zhukova's methodology, on the basis of which the primer was created. This method of teaching reading was used by the Romans. In Zhukova's primer, a system has been built in which sounds with letters are gradually introduced into speech. At the initial stage, the concept of a syllable is introduced, so that the child learns to read together more quickly.
Sound analytical-synthetic teaching methodology
A method that is now actively used in kindergartens and schools in our country. The technique was developed by A.I. Voskresenskaya, a Soviet methodologist and teacher of the Russian language.
Voskresenskaya created a unique order in which children learn sounds and letters. First, kids learn letters that add up to simple syllables and words, then the complexity increases. It turns out that at first children learn syllables of two letters and simple words of two syllables. Then the children get acquainted with the syllables of three letters, where the vowel is in the center. After that, the two stages are combined and the children learn to read words from the studied syllables. Further, words of three syllables and six letters are studied, and then incrementally.
The role of applications in teaching reading
Just a few decades ago, all options for teaching children to read required patience, tact, and pedagogical skills from adults. And a lot of time. Today, games for learning the alphabet and reading can be called to help.
These applications have many advantages:
- Education in the form of a game. This means that the child's interest will be maintained at a high level, which means that you can count on the high efficiency of classes;
- The ability to devote any free time to learning.
Remember, we wrote above that it is important to exercise little by little, but regularly - special applications provide excellent conditions for complying with this principle. Got a free minute? Play and learn; - Competent construction of the training program, from simple to complex. Scenario development often involves teachers, speech therapists and other specialists who help make games not only interesting for kids, but also as useful as possible. The child effortlessly gets acquainted with the letters, while he does not have to face unsolvable puzzles, the complexity gradually increases as the child's skills are fixed.
The app will not lose patience when the child makes the tenth mistake. It will be ready to play with your baby anytime, anywhere, for as long as you need. It will always praise for success and give something as a reward. With its help, the child will get acquainted with letters, sounds, learn to put them into syllables or warehouses, then into words and sentences.
Of course, all of the above applies only to high-quality applications developed by professionals in the field of child psychology and pedagogy. Unfortunately, there are not only useful and interesting games in the public domain, but also those that can be frankly harmful - capable of discouraging a child from learning for a long time. Therefore, the choice of educational applications should be approached as carefully and responsibly as possible.
You can, for example, listen to the recommendations of Roskachestvo and evaluate factors such as:
- The presence or absence of advertising, the imposition of in-app purchases. If every five minutes the child has to interrupt for commercials, the game is unlikely to be useful;
- Easy settings. The interface should be as simple as possible for a preschooler. Instructions for use will also not be superfluous - for parents so that they can familiarize themselves and, if necessary, tell the child what to do and how;
- Data on teaching methods.
It's good when the game is built on the same teaching methodology that you use with your child. Otherwise, the baby may get confused when using different approaches; - Application security. This can include items such as parental control, a guarantee of the absence of malware, requests for personal data and encryption during transmission and storage.
It is worth spending a little time to choose from the variety of applications presented the one that can interestingly acquaint the kid with letters, open for him the wonderful world of fairy tales and adventure stories, instill a love of reading. We, for our part, have tried to narrow your search as much as possible - we have selected for you the three best games for learning the alphabet: compare and choose what suits you best.
Conclusion
All three applications presented in the review deserve to be in the bowels of your smartphone or tablet and form a child's sustainable long-term interest in learning.
