📖 Reading & talking · Ages 3–4 · about 3 weeks
Letters in My Name
Goal: Recognise their own name in print and name the letters in it.
For parents: A child's own name is the most important word they will ever read. Start there, not with A-B-C in order.
Do together
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Name puzzle
You need: A strip of card, a marker, scissorsWrite their name in big letters (capital first letter, the rest small). Cut between the letters. Mix them up and build the name again, looking at the whole name on the fridge to check.
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Letter hunt
You need: An old newspaper or magazine, a crayonFind and circle the first letter of their name on a page of headlines. How many did you find? Count them.
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Name everywhere
You need: Paper and tapeLabel their cup, their chair and their bed with their name. Point to it whenever you use them: 'Whose cup? It says Ali.'
Talk about it
- What letter does your name start with?
- Who else's name starts with the same letter?
- How many letters are in your name?
Words to use
- letter
- name
- first
- start
Play
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Letter Pop
Letters -
Balloon Pop
Letter fluency -
Word Builder
Syllables & word building
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