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CUT OUT AND PLAY:
Alphabet Memory Game can be played as a one-player game or as a game for two or
more players. Cards are shuffled and laid face down in rows and columns on a table or
the floor. On each turn, a player flips over any two cards. If they match, the player
collects the cards and takes another turn. If they do not match, the cards are turned
face-down again. Be sure to always keep the cards in their original places. The game is
over when all the matches have been made and the player who has collected the most
cards is the winner. In a one person game, the player can be timed to beat his or her
personal score, or the player can try to find all the matches in the least number of
turns.
Alphabet Line Up is a good way to teach the alphabet to your class. Give each
student an alphabet flashcard with a different letter of the alphabet on it, starting
at "A" (eg if you have 7 Ss, give flashcards A through to G). Have them move around
the room to music. When the music stops, they must line up in order. You can also
play with missing letters (eg. Give a "c", then an "f", a "k", an "o", etc). That way they
are really learning the order, not just memorizing.
Alphabet Soup: Place plastic letters in a bowl. Divide flashcards by their beginning
letters. Each student draws a letter from the bowl and then finds the flashcards
associated with that letter.
Alphabet Wave: Divide the a-z flashcards among all your students. Put Ss in a line
and play the ABC song. As it plays each student must hold up their corresponding
alphabet flashcard.