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Alphabet

A, B, C… whoops! There are letters missing! Can you fill the gaps?

Activity details

Can you complete the line of letters and get everyone to sing along with you?

Goals

To find and replace the missing letters to complete the alphabet.

The adult prepares

  • 1 baseplate

  • 26 letter bricks, from A to Z

  • 1 bowl


Arrange the bricks in alphabetical order on the baseplate, leaving an empty space after each letter.

Remove 3 bricks and place them in the bowl.

The children play

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The child tracks the lines on the baseplate with their index fingers to read the letters.

When they find an empty space, they pick the correct brick from the bowl and put it in the
right place to complete the alphabet.

A. B.
C.
E.
You’re going to put in the whole alphabet.
Yes, we want… no hole!
R.
Isn’t our R upside down?
Oh yes, it is!
S
Q, R, S…
S, T, go
What’s next?
This is it.
U and V
This is the last one!
What kind of letter is this?
V
This is really the last one.
That’s really good.
W, X, Y, Z.
Perfect! That’s the alphabet!

Facilitation tips

  • Change the number of missing letters.

  • Add extra bricks to the bowl.

  • Place the letters in the wrong order on the baseplate.

  • Ask: How can you be sure you completed the alphabet correctly?

  • Ask: What was your strategy for identifying the missing letters?