Place a set of magneticletters inside a cookie tin. On the inside cover make three lines with a permanentmarker. Have the children take outthe letters and place them around the lid in alphabetical order. Call out a sound and have the childrenselect that letter and place it on the first line in the lid. Call out a second sound. Call out a third sound. Blend the sounds and read the word.
Hint! Adapt the number of letters to the ability of the students.
It would be great if each child had her ownletter tin for large group
practice, take home activities, etc. These would also work well for small
group instruction or individual tutoring.
*Use for otherphonics lessons. “What other wordscan you make by changing the first sound?” “Can you make a word by changing the end sound?”
*Younger childrencould use letter tins for identifying letters or making their names.
*Older studentscould use these for spelling words and other word games.
*Thanks to AliceBecket of Bellmawr, NY, for sharing this idea!
