1. BEFORE PLAYING: You need to make letter flashcards, or buy some. You also need to get an empty trash can and place it somewhere in the room where your student can easily throw something into it. Lastly, you need a ball (or piece of paper wadded up into a ball).
2. TO PLAY: Show your student a flashcard. If they say the correct letter's sound, give them the ball to throw into the trash can. The first time they throw the ball in the trash can, have them stand really close to it. Each time you show them a flashcard and they get the sound right, have them move one step away from the trash can. By the end of the game, they should be very far from the trash can, if they know all of their letter sounds!
3. SCORE:
Option 1- Give your student one point for getting the letter sound correct and another point if they get the ball in the trash can. Play until you run out of time.
Option 2- You could add 5 extra points every time your students has moved back 5 steps. For example, when they have moved back 5 steps, give them an extra 5 points. When they have moved back 10 steps, give them an extra 5 points and so on.
Option 3- You could put three lines of tape on the carpet. One close to the trash can, the second one a little further away and the third one really far away. When your student gets the sound right, let them choose where they would like to throw from. The closest tape line, your student gets 5 extra points. The tape line in the middle, your student gets 10 extra points. The furthest tape line from the trash can, your student gets 15 extra points.
4. TRY THIS!!! If your student is really struggling with certain letter sounds, make several flashcards that have that letter. This way they must keep practicing that sound. You also might try having them work towards a certain score. For example, "Once you get to 30, you get a prize."
Although this game is simple, kids love it. It is a great way to get their minds moving and learning.
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