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Alphabet Activities: Grab and Pull a Letter Load

June 24, 2015 • 18 Comments

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Our Playful Preschool Series  focus of outdoor fun is coming to an end.  The theme this week is ropes.  We are sharing alphabet activities that will get the kids moving and learning.

Outdoor Letter Game

A gross motor alphabet activity perfect for outdoor learning for preschoolers and young children.

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Why We Chose This Activity

It’s the everyday objects in life that my kids seem to have the most fun with each day.  We have explored activities with chalk, sticks and water.  My kids can think of some amazing things to do with rope!

They love to tie rope to items and drag them across the house or yard.  So, laying in bed the other night, I came up with this outdoor activity we could do to help my kids with letter identification.

Setting Up

Materials needed: rope, basket with holes, alphabet letters (foam, fabric, or magnetic letters), index cards, marker

1.  Tie the rope to the basket.

2.  Spread the alphabet letters on the lawn.

alphabet activities set up

3.  Create a “load list” on each index card.  Write 2-6 letters on each card.

Let’s play!

Time to Play

Tell your child that you need him or her to pick up a load.  Hand the “load list” to your child.

playing grab and pull alphabet activities

Your child needs to drag the basket to the letter lot and find the appropriate letters on the list.  Add them to the basket and pull them back to the designated place.

Play over and over again!

Variation:  Write a word on the card and have your child collect those letters.  When the load is delivered, have your child arrange the letters in the correct order to spell the word.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Natasha says

    June 27, 2015 at 4:59 am

    Love the idea of a load list for this. I am looking forward to trying this.

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  2. Mary Catherine says

    June 26, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    What a fun and active way to learn about letters!!!

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  3. Meredith @ Homegrown Friends says

    June 24, 2015 at 3:36 pm

    Adore this Jodie! Pinned and scheduled to share!

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    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      June 24, 2015 at 9:58 pm

      Thank you Meredith. We had a lot of fun this one!

      Reply
  4. Danielle says

    June 24, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    Ok, my son would totally love this and I love that it is so easy to set up and play while we are outside! Great idea, Jodie!

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  5. Theresa says

    June 24, 2015 at 8:32 am

    This is a great activity. Our kids would love it.

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  6. Amanda says

    June 24, 2015 at 6:59 am

    Ooh, will be trying this soon. My son needs work with letters and he loves pulling. Ordering some letters now.

    Reply

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