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Letter Matching Activity for Toddlers

Gail Mallo · October 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment

I like to research about age appropriate activities for a toddler. In Rae’s case, for a two year old. I like to incorporate Montessori activities (work) for our play because I love its principles. I don’t strictly follow the Montessori way, though. I don’t buy a lot of toys for her and when I do it’s mostly those that I think are educational and fun. Sometimes I do give in to what she wants (like her dolls because she’s in a doll phase) but I figured we can hold off plastic toys for as long as we can with an exception of Lego or Lego Duplo. I like choosing wooden toys because they’re of good quality and I know they will last for years to come. I also realized that we can also make use of whatever materials we have at home and incorporate that into our activities for the day. I like being resourceful, which makes it even more fun for me. This activity I’m about to share is about learning the alphabets. Rae is getting more and more interested in the alphabets. She recognizes most of the letters letters now, which is why I made use of our wooden Hape alphabet puzzle, printed out the alphabets on paper and did a matching activity. I searched for alphabet clip art on Google and voila! Instant alphabet print out for Rae. You can also choose to do your own, whichever works for you.

For reference, this is the wooden puzzle toy from Hape but you can also use plastic letters or even paper. It’s larger than how it appears to be in photos.

What is the relevance of Alphabet Matching?
1. Helps develop communication skills.
2. Learning the letters of the alphabet.
3. Improve concentration.
4. Train visual memory.
5. Increase short term memory.
6. Increase attention to detail.
7. Improve the ability to find similarities and differences in objects.
8. Help to classify objects that are grouped by similar traits.
9. Improve vocabulary.

Now if I already got you interested, then we shall begin!

Materials:
1. Any wooden/plastic/even paper individual alphabets
2. Bond paper or cardboard paper
3. Printer

Method:

  1. Print out the alphabets on your paper.
  2. Lay it down on a table or floor with a basket, bowl of letters beside the child.
  3. Show her how to match each alphabet.
  4. Have her take at turn.

Tip: Also try saying each letter out load, often quizzing her which letter she’s holding. This will help in remembering each alphabet.

 

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