When I am working with beginners on reading simple books, I like to do letter-sound warm ups like today’s activity. But this activity can also be done without a book in hand, just by using your surroundings.
I would simply use an alphabet spinner like the one below, a scattergories dice, or a grab bag of letters (or ABC flash cards) and just have the little ones stick their hand in the bag and pull out a letter….so any of these 3 materials will do.
Then depending on what letter is chosen, ask the little one to name the letter, the sound and to find something in their book that starts with that sound….it can be a word or a picture, but for beginner readers it is better for them to find a picture because then your little one will learn the strategy to use the picture clues to help them figure out the words in a book.
This game can also be played by having your little one look around the room for something that starts with the letter-sound chosen.
