Braille
What’s in your Name?
Do you want to be… strong, happy, kind? Write your name then you decide
Letter Challenge
Pick two letters then build a word around them!
Activity details
Will you choose B & T? You can write BaT or TuBe; S & O? Write SOme or flOwerS…
Goals
To develop vocabulary and word understanding.
To organise letters to create and write words.
The adult prepares
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1 alphabet baseplate
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1 baseplate
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10 random letters-bricks in a bowl
The children play
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The child picks two letters from the bowl, and finds of a word with these letters and any other letter needed from the alphabet baseplate.
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They write the word on the baseplate and read it aloud.
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Players take turns, picking new letters…
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… and writing new words.
Facilitation tips
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Change the rule: one of the picked letters must be the first letter of the word.
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Increase the difficulty of the letters placed in the bowl (mirror letters, rare letters).
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Ask for words linked to a specific lesson (vocabulary).
