Words in a basket!

 

How about fun activities on a budget. This item you could find at $1.25 store. All you need is a basket or a container. Then using a marker on a piece of paper make a visible letter on it. One letter per basket. The children need to find something around the house that begins with that letter. Clearly something that can fit into the basket/container and of course toys is very encouraged! This can be for identification and recognition of the letter or letter sounds.

Another idea is for them to pick a letter out of a hat and take the basket. You do not even need to set up the letter on the basket just have them do that! 

Maybe for family engagement set a timer for each one to see who can find the most item in under 1 minutes. Or see who can find ten items the fastest. 

This should be fun and works great for beginner readers. As always share your collection with me!