| The term literacy means knowing how to read and | | | | cardboard or on colored papers and bind them up into |
| write. There are two types of literacy - visual and | | | | a book. |
| media literacy. | | | | 3. Letter count. |
| Visual literacy | | | | You can create several preschool letter games while |
| Children are surrounded with visual images in the form | | | | reading their favorite story book. Ask them to find |
| of pictures in story books, shopping catalogs, new toys | | | | words which start with a certain letter. Cover a letter |
| in magazines as they are living in an information | | | | from any words and ask them which letter is missing. |
| environment saturated with visual images. | | | | 4. Pebbles craft. |
| Media literacy | | | | Collect pebbles from the park or garden and ask |
| Children are exposed to more and more media literacy | | | | children to form letters using the pebbles. You can |
| such as television, videos, movies, video and computer | | | | replace pebbles with seeds or grains. |
| games and whether such are contributing to brain | | | | 5. Letter blindfold. |
| development leaves much to debate. | | | | Write letters from A to Z on a piece of paper. Blindfold |
| Preschool letter games are one type of visual literacy. | | | | the child and ask them to point at the paper. Untie the |
| When picture books are read and seen by children, | | | | blindfold and ask them what letter they have pointed. |
| they do not think only in written language but in visual | | | | Expand their vocabulary by asking them to name an |
| images as well as it is the pictures they see along with | | | | object starting with that letter. You can vary this game |
| the words they hear that help them develop a sense | | | | by asking the child to write the letters A to Z while |
| of story and thus the pictures are the story and they | | | | blindfolded. These preschool letter games are very |
| give meaning to words. | | | | entertaining but at the same time can widen their |
| Listed are several creative, fun and affordable | | | | vocabulary and develop writing skills. |
| preschool letter games - | | | | 6. Fishing for letters |
| 1. Treasure Hunt | | | | Write letters on pieces of paper and clip with paper |
| While in the house or garden, challenge your child to | | | | clip. Tie a string with a magnet at the end. When you |
| find 3 objects starting with a letter within 5 minutes. | | | | call out a letter, the child has to find and fish the paper |
| Expand their knowledge by asking what they are used | | | | out. You can vary this game by cutting out animals |
| for and develop their imagination and creativity by | | | | and ask child to fish for animals which start with a |
| asking what other uses they can think of for the | | | | letter. |
| objects. If the child found a handkerchief, other than | | | | There are many activities on the market which are |
| keeping you clean and dry, what other uses can you | | | | designed to keep the children busy and happy but the |
| think of for a handkerchief? | | | | above activities do more than that as they are more |
| 2. Scrap book of alphabets | | | | of building their literacy skills and maximize the time you |
| Children treasure crafts which they have created for | | | | spend with your children by playing games that |
| themselves. You can create a scrap book and call it | | | | develop meaningful growth. Playing appropriate fun |
| My Scrap Book of Alphabets. Ask the child to find | | | | preschool letter games stimulate a child's brain and |
| pictures which start with letters from A to Z from old | | | | nurtures their interest and arouse their curiosity to want |
| magazines or newspapers. Paste them on a big | | | | to learn more. |