This ABC Board is an easy DIY for teaching and working with letter sounds.
When B was younger we would lay this tri-fold project board on the floor and let him do his coloring and crafts on it. This would protect the floor and sometimes he had fun coloring directly on it.
Now that he is older, I wanted to find a different use for the board. So I made it into an ABC board for matching letter sounds. I sealed 13 envelopes and cut them in half (actually a little less than half so they would all fit on the board). I wrote the letters on each one and taped them on the board.
When I introduced the game, I asked B what the picture was. After he said the word, I would say “What letter does king start with? K-k-k king”. He would say the letter, find it on the board, and put the card in.
B thinks this game is so cool! He was so excited about his “BIG ABC book”. This also has turned into a great vocabulary lesson. I realized he wasn’t sure what all of the pictures were when he called a picture of a piano a xylophone.
If you want to give this activity a try but need the pictures, click HERE to print a great set of letter sound cards.
Julie
Tuesday 10th of August 2010
Thank you so much! Just printed out the pictures for my 4 year old and will be putting this together soon. Thanks for sharing!
Katie
Monday 2nd of November 2009
Great idea!!! I love the idea of using sealed envelopes for the pockets!!! I have tons of them from way back when I got married and saved them because I knew someday I'd be able to use them - thanks for showing me how! :)
hungeryjack
Saturday 31st of October 2009
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Nicole {tired, need sleep}
Friday 30th of October 2009
Awesome idea! And so much fun!
Adriana
Friday 30th of October 2009
Great idea! We do something similar with letters that we cut out of a magazine and he has to tape them to the letter on the board. Please check out my post today. I wrote about your Pay it Forward. Thanks again for my cards and the fishing game!