
๐ค Find Their Letter
Hunt for the first letter of their name all over the kitchen.
๐ Learnยท15 minยทFreeยทAges 3โ5ยท๐ถ Mediumยท๐ง Light
โ ๏ธ Safety first
Stay in the room. Paper letters only, nothing small enough to swallow.
You know your child best โ supervise the whole time and skip anything that isn't right for them. See our Terms.
Why this is good for your child
- โLetter recognition
- โPhonics
๐ฑ Montessori-inspired ยท Language
What you need
A magazine or cereal box
How to do it
- 1.Write the first letter of their name big on paper.
- 2.Hunt for it on packets, signs and books.
- 3.Circle or tally every one you find.
How it actually goes
- โฑ 30-second set-up โ
- Thirty seconds: put a magazine or cereal box on a tray or a clear bit of floor, and sit down next to it before you call them over.
- ๐ง What you do โ
- Show it once, slowly, without talking over yourself. Then hand it over and stop helping unless they ask.
- ๐ถ What they do โ
- Look, listen, point, and eventually put their own words on it.
- โ What success looks like โ
- At 3โ4 they'll repeat it, narrate it, and want to change the rules. Let them change the rules.
- ๐งบ How to put it away โ
- Everything back into one basket or tray, carried back to its spot by them. Naming the spot out loud is what makes it stick.
- ๐ When they outgrow it โ
- Older? Ask them to tell it back to you, or to a younger sibling.