Valentine’s Day Kids’ Early Reading Activity

This activity was spontaneous and driven by my son. He is on the cusp of reading so every day his desire to learn sounds amazes me. Plus, this pre-reading activity is easy and inexpensive, which is always nice.

Materials needed for this pre-reading activity include foam hearts and a marker. I wrote uppercase letters on one side and matching lower case letters on the other side. Spread the foam hearts around the floor and invite your child over.

Explain that when you say “Moose”, for example, he must find his way to the heart with the “m” on it. He can make his way to the appropriate heart by hopping, side stepping, lunging or whatever action he chooses to meet the goal. Simple. We mixed it up a bit by working on ending sounds. You can do the same and take it a step further with “ch” for example and soon words and rhyming. The possibilities are endless.

Have fun!
Marnie

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Marnie Craycroft

Founder, Publisher, Writer & Editor at Carrots Are Orange, Inc.

Marnie began Carrots Are Orange in 2010 after the birth of her first son. Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori inspired homeschooling blog for parents and educators. She hails from Maine, a wonderfully down to earth place to grow up. Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999, currently living in Seattle with her husband and two young boys. She is pursuing Montessori certification.

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Comments

Lauren says:

January 28, 2013 at 5:12 pm

How fun. We always have a ton of foam here so we’ll be sure to do this with the kiddo. My daughter is loving letter sound activities too. We’re also starting on sight words. She totally enjoys learning. It’s awesome!
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- Marnie says:
  
  January 29, 2013 at 2:16 pm
  
  Great! Love to hear that!
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Amanda W says:

January 31, 2013 at 5:01 am

I love this idea! I have a five year old who is really loving her sounds, and a three year old not far behind her, and they would love this ‘game’ – they probably wouldn’t even realize they were learning! It would be neat to turn it into some kind of Valentine’s Day twister game, if possible!

andie jaye says:

February 7, 2013 at 4:32 pm

i love this idea! will be featuring at tomorrow’s “think pink” kid’s co-op party!
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Hema Raajen says:

March 8, 2013 at 11:22 am

Great Idea ! Thanks for sharing !
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Hema Raajen says:

March 8, 2013 at 11:39 am

Woww.. great idea !

Thanks for sharing … !