Classroom Vocabulary- First Letters Games
Submitted by: Alex Case
Type: Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan Text
Classroom Vocabulary- First Letters Games
Instructions for teachers
First letters in the classroom run and touch
Perhaps after changing the words to match the things in your classroom and/ or choosing
which kind of pack of the two below to use, cut up one pack of cards per class or per
group. Fold the cards so the example words are behind the first letters.
The teacher or a student reads out, writes up and/ or shows one of the first letters and:
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gives a point to anyone who touches something suitable starting with that letter
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gives a point to anyone who touches something starting with the letter that is written on
the other side of the card
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gives a point to anyone who touches something suitable starting with that letter and bo-
nus points for anyone touching something written on the card
If no one gets the right thing(s), say and/ or show the back of the card by unfolding it. If
that thing is not in your classroom, you could give a point to the first person to notice that it
is not present.
First letters in the classroom drawing games
The same games can be played with students drawing the things in the classroom and/ or
the other words with the same first letter instead of moving around the classroom.
First letters in the classroom memory game
Perhaps after getting students to guess which word you have for each letter, show the
other first letter phonics cards and get students to say the words (perhaps as “A, a, apple”
etc). Ask them where each card can be put in the classroom to be touching something
beginning with the same letter, and put it or get them to put it in that position. This can be
combined with prepositions like in phrases like “on the floor” and “under the door” if you
like.
Then see if they can remember:
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the position of something beginning with each letter (using the fact that it has the same
first letter to help)
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the other first letters card that is in each classroom position
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both the classroom object and other first letter card for each letter of the alphabet that
you are using
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Version 1 – just one option
Cut into cards and fold along the line after the first letter
a rm
b ook
c arpet
d oor
e raser
f inger
g irl
h ead
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i n the pocket
j acket
k ey
l eg
m ap
n otebook
o range
p en
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q uick play
r uler
s ticker
t able
u mbrella
v olume button
w hiteboard
x
box
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y ellow
z ero bananas
ch air
sh oe
th ree books
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Version 2 – different options version
a rm/ a student
b ag/ ball/ bin/ book
c lock/ cup/ carpet
d oor
e ar/ eraser
f loor/ folder/ finger
g irl/ good student/ green
h and/ handle/ head
i n the pocket/ in front of the teacher
j eans/ jacket
k ey/ kicking leg
l ight/ leg/ left sock
m agnet/ map
n ose/ notebook/ next to the window
o range/ open door/ open book
p oster/ pencil/ pen/ pencil sharpener
q uiet button/ quick play button/ quiz
r ubber band/ ruler/ right foot
s ock/ stapler/ sticker
t eacher/ table
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u mbrella
v ideo/ volume up button
w indow/ whiteboard/ water/ watch
x
box
y ellow
z ero monsters/ zebra’s colours
ch air
sh oulder/ shirt/ shoe/ shelf
th ree students
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Other first letter phonics cards
apple
banana
cat
dog
egg
fish
guitar
hat
in the box
jump
key
lion
monkey
nuts
octopus
piano
queen
rabbit
snake
tree
umbrella
violin
window
xylophone
yoyo
zigzag
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