Matching Games
We’ve been playing all sorts of of fun matching games lately. We have been playing a treasure hunt game where my son pulls a letter out of a bag, and then finds an object that begins with that letter. This time, we played two variations of this game.
Pre-Reading Activities
Game 1.
I began by printing out the letters of the alphabet. (You can download our printable pre-reading activities here). Next, I gathered items from around our home to represent each letter of the alphabet. I placed the items in alphabetical order, as shown in the picture above. These were the objects I collected for A (an apple), B (a ball), and C (a cup). The printed letters were left in a jumbled pile nearby. My son then found the printed letter that corresponded to each object, and placed the letter underneath the corresponding item.
Game 2.
For our next game I arranged a group of objects in random order instead of alphabetical order as we had done in the first game. My son found the matching letter and placed it beside each item.
These games are great for enhancing letter recognition. To extend the challenge, you could try searching for items that end in the letter selected, instead of items that begin with that letter.
Color Game
Next we played a treasure hunt color game. We put all the colored squares from our free color game into a “mystery” bag and my son pulled out one colored square. He then searched for as many items as he could in that color. To add to the fun, we sometimes set a time limit of two minutes. I’m always amazed at just how many items my son will gather in that short time.
Early learning can be fun with kids activities like this! For more matching games and pre-reading activities, take a look at some of the other Quirky Momma ideas:
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Love this matching activity. We did a similar game where we put letter cards on chairs and the students had to match the object to the correct letter on the chair http://www.brennaphillips.com/alphabet-letter-match
What a wonderful search!
you are awesome Lizzie. i love all the things you share for our everyday lives. love the letter and its object with the same letter. i m going to use it for my grandson. !!! thanks for all you share. it s a delight like a treat everyday to see more wonderful ways . <3
Thank you so much for sharing these activities,my two sons who are 3 & 4,just started preschool,and these games would be perfect to help them,thank you so much!