Today in nursery we had lots of fun making our own little letter hunt to develop our letter recognition. We created a little sensory bucket for our letters to hide in, and made it really colourful and sparkly!
Some children loved seeing all the different colours and shapes too.
Some children found different letters they recognised, They could relate the letters to different familiar words.
“That’s an M for mummy. And me!”
Other children loved finding all the letters in their names..
We had lots of fun exploring our fine motor skills too, using our hands as well as the tongs to develop our pincer grip and strengthen our little muscles to collect different letters and little sequins. The children loved helping each other find things and it spurred on lots of social conversations with each other.
“That’s an M. That’s in my mummy’s name too! What does your mummy’s name start with?”
“If you turn the M upside down it’s a W!”
”The O is like a little cats eye”
Well done everyone!
This type of learning experience would be perfect to try at home, and you’ll probably have everything you need in your cupboard. You could use sand, rice, lentils, crumpled or shredded paper for example. You may even try hiding numbers, hiding shapes, or even make your own shapes with different sensory resources! Good luck 😁🤩
