Book Detective Hunting for letters and words
This simple activity of letter recognition is made more fun for kids by using a magnifying lens.
You will require:
- Magnifying glass
- Book selection
How to Play:
You can play this game in many different ways, depending on the child’s ability or age.
By using a magnifying lens, ask your child if they can find the following words:
- Choose the letters you want to focus on: You or your child can choose these. You can choose letters that your child is already familiar with or those they are only beginning to recognize.
- Sounds: Children may want to search for letters (digraphs or trigraphs) which make a certain sound. (For instance, kites, cats, ducks, Christmas).
- Words of interest: You could, for example, ask your child to choose words from their sight words, vocabulary lists, or words of interest.
Small words in larger words
Who knows what they will explore – letters, words, illustrations or ??????????????
Selecting books
It’s not necessary to spend a lot of time choosing the books you want to use. If you’re looking to be more selective, look for:
- Alliteration in books: Your child will have many opportunities to learn and recognise letters.
- Books with high frequency words
