Description

The Alphabet Picture Matching Game is a floor matching exercise.  We feature letters a-to-z, with 3 blocks below the letter.  Each letter has a choice of 3 real-life images, that the Child matches to the correct letter of the alphabet.  The selected images, are phonetically accurate to match the letter of the alphabet.  In the case of letter ‘x’, it is not necessarily at the beginning of the word, i.e. ‘box’.

Included, are 3 small boxes.  It is suggested that you do not give all the image cards to the children in one go, but rather sort them into groups.  You can also use the small boxes, to separate them into your preferred teaching method.

Features of the Alphabet Picture Matching Game

• the direct objectives for the Child, are to;
  • understand the phonetic sound for each letter of the alphabet
  • match the real-life image, to the letter of the alphabet
• indirectly, the Child;
  • provides the foundation for matching the phoneme (sound) to the graphene (written letter)
  • improves their vocabulary
  • develops their reading skills
• the vowels in the alphabet matching game, are blue and the consonants are pink, matching the color-coding system developed by Maria Montessori
• this activity enhances and supports the Montessori toddler activities

Contents of the Alphabet Picture Matching Game

• a washable floor mat
• 78 real-life images
• 3 small plastic boxes with a lid
• a rectangular plastic box, with a lid to stores the alphabet floor mat, the pictures for matching and the 3 small boxes

Sizes

• mat – 133cm x 28cm / (52¼” x 11″)
• image cards – 4cm x 4cm / (1½” x 1½”)

Related Products

• Animal Alphabet Mat
• The Small Movable Alphabet
• The Pink Reading Series
• Objects for Pink Reading Series

Further Reading and Resources

“What the hand does the mind remembers.” Maria Montessori

“When the child pronounces the sounds of the consonants he experiences an obvious pleasure. This series of sounds so varied and so well known, which come to life in the presence of an enigmatic symbol like a letter of the alphabet, are a novelty for him. There is a mystery about it that arouses in him an intense interest. ” The Discovery of the Child p.213

Montessori Introduction to the Alphabet – Montessori in Real Life