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.

4. Proceed until all the cards are distributed. Gather cards and repeat.
 
 
 

Variations

1. Put names on objects around the room (chair, table, door, wall, etc.) and have children take a card with one of these words and try to find the matching word in the room. 

2. People's names are fun, too!  Pin initial letters on people -- "S" for Steve, "A" for Anna, etc.