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First-letter room search

Find familiar objects whose names begin with a chosen letter.

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A little plan for play

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What you need

A safe, familiar room; paper and a large child-appropriate crayon are optional.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Choose a letter together, such as B, and say a familiar word beginning with it, such as book.
  2. Look around the room for a visible object whose name starts with the same letter. Point to it or say its name.
  3. Try another letter, or draw a picture of something you found. Keep objects in place.

Adult stays beside the child and keeps unsafe objects out of reach. Use familiar words and accept pointing, gestures, or speech.

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