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Letter Hunt Around the House

Age3–6 years
Time10–20 min
MessLow-mess
EnergyLow energy
SettingIndoor
LearningActiveLanguage
Letter Hunt Around the House

You'll need

  • Paper and pencil for checklist (optional)

Steps

  1. 1Choose a letter to find
  2. 2Hunt around house for objects starting with that letter
  3. 3Call out each find
  4. 4Move to next letter after finding several

Why this works

Builds letter recognition and phonemic awareness playfully.

Try also

  • –Take photos of each find
  • –Hunt for letter shapes instead
  • –Make it a scavenger hunt with a list

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