This learning game introduces preschoolers to the letters of the alphabet and individual sounds. Start by writing the letters of the alphabet onto small pieces of paper and attach each one to a clothes peg. Next, draw or cut out from a magazine images relating to the sound of each letter, such as a snake for the letter S. The aim of the game is to match up and attach each letter to its corresponding image as quickly as possible.
This number game teaches preschoolers how to count up to 10 and recognize each of the numbers. Start by writing each number on an index card and taping it to various objects or surface around the house or classroom. To play, ask the child to locate and bring you a particular number. Play until all the number cards have been found. To make the game harder, ask her to bring you the correct card and then count out the number using coins, plates or any other object.
This musical chairs game will help preschoolers to learn and recognize colors. To play the game, you will need some music to play and large sheets of colored cards, based on the colors you want children to learn. Children should move around the colored cards until the music is stopped. The teacher then selects a color at random and the first three students to reach the corresponding piece of card win a point. The overall winner is the first child to reach five points.
This game teaches preschool children the directions north, south, east and west. Use the chalkboard or teacher's desk as a reference point and illustrate north, south, east and west from here. Once the directions are understood, hide an object, such as a teddy bear, somewhere in the room. The child must use your guided instructions to locate the object. Make the game more complex by calling out numbered directions, such as two step east and one step south.