Learning Letters and Sounds with Letter Cookies

Description

A fun way to learn letters, Sounds and even Short Words Using Letter Cookies...and what better incentive then a few cookies? Find a box of Earth's Best Organic Letter of the Day Cookies in your Baby and Toddler section for this activity. This product is available in the United States and Canada and can also be ordered online.

Materials

• 2 boxes of Organic Letter of the Day Cookies. A box may have a missing letter as we experienced before so we recommend 2-3 boxes for this activity./li>
• Placemat
• Various objects (fruit, small toys, familiar objects)

Other Materials

• Small plate or tray to hold Cookies
• Lay out 3-5 letters on the placemat in front of one object (apple, small toy, etc)
• Have your child say the name of the object. See if your child can either tell you the initial sound or letter.
• Let your child select the letter cookie that has the correct beginning sound of the object.
• Reward your child either with the letter he got correct or set aside a few from the box as the reward if you prefer not to consume the ones used in the game. Even if your child was not able to select the correct sounds, make sure you reward your child for trying!

If your child has difficulty:

• Place only two cookies on mat to select from
• Say the name of the object. Say the first sound. Let your child copy you.
• Say the name of each letter cookie and then say the sound. Let your child say the sound with you.
• Say the name of the object and then say the sound of the first cookie. Ask your child if it sounds the same.

Tips and Suggestions

• Buy two boxes and keep one for games and one for snacks!
• According to the box one serving is 9 pieces so keep that in mind when snacking.

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Other Ideas

Alphabet Train or Match the Letters

This toddler activity will help reinforce letter recognition and the order of the alphabet.

Materials

• New Box of Organic Letter Cookies
Note: Our first two boxes had all the letters and extras, the third was missing the letter Q. Make sure you try this one with a full box if you are trying to do the alphabet train. If you have a partial box, you can print out the alphabet page and match just a few. Matching letters is still great practice for letter recognition.
• Placemat
• Print Alphabet Page if your toddler needs help with the order.

Steps

• Printable Alphabet Cookie Match Page
• Place the cookies in a tray or dish face up.
• Lay the cookies in order of the Alphabet.
• Point to different cookies and have your child either name the letter or identify the sound.

Tips and Suggestions

• If your child can recognize letters or is familiar with the alphabet, he/she can line letters up without paper for a more challenging activity.
• Print on construction paper and laminate with contact paper. This way you can wipe it down with a damp cloth and reuse.
• Write the alphabet in lowercase letters and give your child five cookies and try to match it with the corresponding letter on the paper.

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Match Objects with the Word

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Spelling Names