My son is very active. And that’s putting it mildly. This constant movement carries over into how he learns. If I ask him to go find me something that starts with a “B” sound, he will trot off excitedly. But if I ask him to point to a picture on a paper of something with starts with a “B” sound, he’ll pretend to fall off of his chair and then start telling me a story about trucks.

This sound matching activity is the best of both worlds – a paper with the alphabet and a box of small toys, animals and vehicles he can touch and move.

Supplies Needed:

• A paper with the letters of the alphabet you want to focus on (I traced circles on a paper, put the paper in a plastic sleeve and wrote the letters in dry erase marker)
• A tray of items your child is interested in that correspond with those letters ( a tiny alligator for A, a car for C…)
• Patience

Remember to let your child do the thinking and solving. I find myself so eager to help, I ask a million leading questions when what he really needs is for me to back off and give him a second to think and process.

I’ve attached the very rough blank circle sheet I made here: BlankCircles – feel free to print and save yourself some time!