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I Spy Letter Hunt {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}

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The next installment in my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series is an I Spy Letter Hunt game.

This is a mess free way to instill a bit of mystery and fun into a child’s letter practice.

Fill a plastic tube with letter beads and rice, and you've got a perfect, no-mess I Spy Letter Hunt game for preschoolers! || Gift of Curiosity

I had a clear plastic tube left over from a product I had purchased that I decided to use for this activity. However, any clear plastic container that can be sealed closed can be used, such as a water bottle or the plastic “toob” that the Safari Ltd products come in.

101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet: Hands-on, multi-sensory activities for teaching the alphabet to children ages 2 to 7.

I added all 26 lowercase letters from our letters from our lowercase letter bead set along with a handful of rice. The “correct” amount of rice to add will depend on the size of your container. However, you definitely want to leave plenty of empty space so your child will be able to shake the tube and reveal different letters with ease. If the tube is too full, the activity will be more frustrating than fun.

Fill a plastic tube with letter beads and rice, and you've got a perfect, no-mess I Spy Letter Hunt game for preschoolers! || Gift of Curiosity

I showed my daughter how to shake, turn, and roll the tube to reveal the different letters inside.

Fill a plastic tube with letter beads and rice, and you've got a perfect, no-mess I Spy Letter Hunt game for preschoolers! || Gift of Curiosity

I also gave her a sheet of paper with all 26 letters on it. As she found the letters in the tube, she marked them off her sheet of paper.

Fill a plastic tube with letter beads and rice, and you've got a perfect, no-mess I Spy Letter Hunt game for preschoolers! || Gift of Curiosity

She continued playing I Spy Letter Hunt until she had marked all 26 letters off her sheet of paper.

Fill a plastic tube with letter beads and rice, and you've got a perfect, no-mess I Spy Letter Hunt game for preschoolers! || Gift of Curiosity

More ways to teach to the alphabet

More alphabet posts from Gift of Curiosity:

  • Letter hunt sensory bin
  • Erasing letters with a Q-tip
  • Making letters with straws and play dough
  • Letter puzzles
  • Montessori sandpaper letters
  • Making “alphabet soup”
  • Smash the puffy letters
  • Mini letter hunt with a magnifying glass
  • Kinetic sand letters
  • Crystallized letters
  • Letter hop
  • Yarn wrapped letters
  • Rainbow letters

You can find more ways to teach the alphabet on my Literacy Activities for Kids page and my Letter Learning Pinterest board.

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool, Kindergarten

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