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Thinking & Engaging
Thinking & Engaging
Literacy
Literacy

Choose a category and go through the alphabet, finding words that fit for each letter. 

Materials

  • No materials are required for this activity.

Framing

A do-anytime back-pocket activity that exercises your vocabulary 

Instructions

  1. Have children form a circle and choose a category.
  2. Ask each child to think of a word that fits in the category, beginning with the letter A.
  3. The next child will name a word that fits in the category and begins with B.
  4. The pattern continues (passing when you cannot think of one) until you’ve reached the end of the alphabet.

Modify

  • Use categories like fruits, vegetables, names, countries or sports. 

Safety

  • There are no foreseeable safety concerns for this activity.

Wrap-up

  • Were you able to find one for every letter?  
  • Was there a letter that was really difficult to provide a word for?


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