Pin the Name on the Thing

Words become labels and can remain around the room for a few days.

Objectives

Children participating will be able to read simple words, identify the letters in the word, match identical words, matches words to object around classroom, and children ages 2 ½-3 years will be able to identify objects in pictures. Cog. IV A

Materials

Cards or small pieces of paper with a symbol and/or word for something in the classroom, for example: CHAIR; masking tape.
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Procedures

1. Ask the children if they have ever played a game called "Pin the Tail on the Donkey." We have a new game called "Pin the Name on the Thing."

2. Hold up a card and ask the children if they can "read" it. After someone identifies the word, repeat and point: "Chair, this word is chair, c-h-a-i-r."

3. Ask a child to "Pin the Word on the Thing" using a piece of masking tape.

Emphasize initial sounds of words, e.g., "c-h" together makes a "ch" sound. Use capital letters.