I Spy

My little man has found his new school groove and has taken off with the skills presented. He was recently assessed to get an idea of what he knows and is able to choose from several learning trays everyday based on his interest and skill. He is currently working on beginning sounds so we’ve been doing some play based phonics activities at home as well. I’m surprised at how quickly he picks up things and elated that he’s really excited about learning letter sounds, he now asks or tells me the beginning sound/letter for EVERYTHING he sees while I’m driving.  Sean’s version of I Spy!

Last week I pulled out his foam bath letters and gathered some of his play food from his shopping cart for a little messy I spy fun. I didn’t want to overwhelm him so I stuck with 9 letters. We have done this several times now and I used 9 different letters each time.



I placed the letters in a large plastic bowl and layered shaving cream on top of  groups of 3.

I gave Sean the bowl of letters and cream, the tray of food items, and a large bowl of water to rinse the letters.

 

Sean dove right in searching for letters, rinsing them off, and matching the letter to the correct food item based on the beginning sound.



 

Of course Liv woke up from her nap half way through the game so I put an old sheet down with a plate of shaving cream and a paint brush. Nothing like a little impromptu sensory play! Turns out she is quite the budding artist!!!

 

This can be adapted in so many ways; hunt for colors, numbers, letters to form simple words, animals...it's endless. You can also use beans, pasta, or rice to hide your objects if you're not a fan of the possibility of a huge mess.

Happy spying!