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Beginning Sounds Lego Game

February 15, 2016 •

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Lego, Lego, Lego…If I had to estimate, I think we probably have over 30,000 bricks.  My two boys (and husband) are a bit obsessed.  In fact, as I write this post, they are all gathered around the Lego table (our former dining room table) building creations.  I too have had to get creative and come up with some literacy activities to meet the Lego demand.  Today I have our Beginning Sounds Lego Game Jar!

Create a super easy Lego game to work on phonological awareness.

BEGINNING SOUNDS LEGO GAME JAR

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Purpose of the Lego Game

Identifying initial sounds in words is an important piece of the phonological awareness tool box.  Strong readers also have a strong phonological awareness. If we say the word, “Lego” and ask the child to identify the initial or beginning sound, we want the child to identify /l/.

This Lego Game Jar encourages children to identify objects in the jar and then isolate the beginning sound.

Lego Activity Set-Up

lots of Lego pieces to create a Lego jar

Materials needed: a medium-sized plastic container with a large opening (we used an orange juice bottle), various [easyazon_link identifier=”B00NHQFA1I” locale=”US” tag=”groboobyboo-20″]Lego[/easyazon_link] bricks of one color, and miscellaneous Lego pieces (dog, Lego man, fence, window, door, etc.)

fill the jar with Lego for this literacy Lego activity

Ok, this is super easy.  Fill the container will all the Lego pieces and put the cap on top.  Bam, your done.

Playing the Beginning Sound Lego Game

turn and turn the Lego game jar to identify beginning sounds

Let the kids, shake and explore.

Variation #1

When an object is found amongst the colored Lego, identify the object by name.  Then, isolate and name the beginning sound.  For example, it the child finds a door, he would say, “door /d/.”

Variation #2

Tell the child a beginning sound.  The child then turns and turns the Lego container until he or she spots the item that begins with the designated sound.

Shake and repeat.

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Identify beginning sound with this Lego Gam Jar. It's a super easy activity to prepare and play.

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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.

Comments

  1. Christa Brown says

    February 15, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    Fun! My kids are obsessed with legos right now, too. I’m in the midst of trying to get my 7 year old to write out words and sentences. Something along the CVC line. I wonder how I could use Legos to motivate her……… Now you’ve got me to thinking!

    • Jodie Rodriguez says

      February 15, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      You and I are on the same wave-length. I’m working on some ideas to share soon!

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