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.
SEE ILLUSTRATION.
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.
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