Touch Bags

This is a nice variation on the Feely Box using letters and letter sounds as cues, and you don't have to keep reminding the kids not to peek.

Objectives

Children ages 4 ½ and up are able to tell what materials objects are made of Cog. I
Children ages ½ -1 year can respond to questions with a yes or no Lang. IA
Most of the children can identify letters, identify hidden object by touch, and take turns SE IV

 

Materials

Small cloth drawstring bags with label tags attached (The small cloth bags used for film mailers work well and are easy to obtain.) Small objects such as beans, a cube block, a fork, a spoon, a walnut, a small ball, a toothbrush, cotton ball, pencil, etc.

Procedures

1. Put one object (or type of object) in each bag. Write the letter the word starts with on the tag.

2. Let each child feel the bag and guess what's in it. Use the letter as a cue to naming the object. After everyone has a turn to guess (use cues, descriptions, etc. drawn from the kids as much as possible), take out the object and see if they were right.