Moveable Alphabet with Objects

Moveable Alphabet with Objects
Language - Writing
Level	Primary
Age	4 +
Prerequisites	Phonetic Words with the Moveable Alphabet
Materials	movable alphabet set small objects with phonetic names (or pictures of objects with phonetic names) small box or basket

In this activity the child uses the Movable Alphabet to form the names of phonetic objects.
Picture cards to use with this lesson are available to print below.

Presentation

1. Step one

   

2. Step two

   

3. Step three

   

4. Step four

   

Variations and Extensions

The activity can also be done with pictures instead of small objects (these are available to print below):

Material

The small objects used in this activity are also used in other several other language activities. It can be nice to have a large collection of these and then swap them out from time to time.
Doll-house furniture works great for these. Toys and other objects from around the house can also be used.
There is a very helpful article on assembling a collection of miniatures at What DID we do all day?

Make Your Own

• Printable Word Pictures Cards
• Printable Movable Alphabet Tiles:

Print	Cursive	Semi-cursive	Semi-cursive 2

• One way to make the objects is to sculpt them out of clay and then paint them:

  

  Source: Glue Sky (Check out this blog post for a more detailed description of how this was done.)