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An A-maze-ing Learning Letters Game!

July 24, 2017 by Sarah 13 Comments

Sometimes I feel like I am very productive and a real go-getter! And sometimes I feel like I am pretty much doing the same thing day in and day out. This blog of mine, which I love so very much, reminds me that I really do the latter.

The same thing, day in and day out. But I love it! This “a-maze-ing” learning letters game is still being played around these parts, even though it has been 3 years since I first wrote about it. I thought you might enjoy it still with your little ones too, so I am sharing it once again …

And I’ll likely do the same in another 3 years because, well, same things day in and day out …

Here’s the post – I hope you love it!

Learning letters can be fun and simple.  This game was one we have done many times in many different ways.  Today, we added in some name letters (and a bulldozer) to make it a fun and easy learning letters game.  It was a huge hit!

Learning letters game with running and fun!

From teaching Kindergarten I know all kids learn letters differently.  Sammy likes to learn his letters by learning new words.  We started with his name letters and once he had those we added in some family members names and sight words too.  This left us with only about 6 or 7 letters he didn’t know.  So we have played a few games to practice those uncommon letters.  But this learning letters game was all about gathering letters to spell words.

To set up this game I put painters tape (which we use a lot, and a lot) to form a maze.  I just made a square making each side slightly shorter then the one before so the tape would maze around and around into the middle.

Next, I cut out letters for Sammy’s name and put them in the maze all mixed up. Then I put some tape on the wall for the letters to be stuck in order once found.  Sammy’s job was to take his bulldozer and follow the maze to gather his name letters in order.  Once he found one, he scooped it up and ran it to the wall to stick it in place.

Sam decided it should be a race, so he grabbed his egg timer for an added challenge.

Learning letters game with running and fun!

This learning letters game was such a hit that Sam asked for more and more names to be cut up and put in the maze.

Of course not to be left out of the fun, Benjamin had a few turns, and was also Sammy’s  short cut (when Sam was running out of time he would ask Ben to pass him letters … “just for a shortcut”).  He was also occasionally a road block …

Learning letters game with running and fun!

For names or words that Sammy was unfamiliar with, or had trouble with the order of the letters, I would write the letters in order on the painters tape on the wall.  This way Sammy could still be independent while practicing and learning letters.

Learning letters game with running and fun!

Sammy is a learner who likes to be busy.  It always amazes me how much he actually learns (and remembers) from playing these games!  To me, at times, it looks like he is focusing on the racing or running — which he is — but he is also learning letters!  Games like this are a great reminder that kids can learn in so many different, fun, and creative ways.

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Filed Under: Learn, Letters and Numbers, Letters and Reading, Numbers and Counting, Popular, Preschooler Tagged With: alphabet

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    December 4, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    I love this maze activity, it could be used with so many different skills! I found this post through Montessori Monday. I would love it if you linked this up at Anything Goes! 🙂 http://www.joyfocusedlearning.com/2013/12/good-morning-you-ready-to-party-here.html

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    • Sarah says

      December 5, 2013 at 7:11 am

      Thanks so much Angela. I will pop over today!

      Reply
      • Angela @ Joy Focused Learning says

        December 10, 2013 at 10:46 pm

        Thanks for linking up at Anything Goes last week. Just stopping by to let you know that I featured this post at this week’s link up! Feel free to grab an “I was featured” button (not required) and link up a post or two! http://www.joyfocusedlearning.com/2013/12/anything-goes-link-up-4.html

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        • Sarah says

          December 13, 2013 at 2:09 pm

          Thank you so much for the feature Angela!

          Reply
  2. Amanda says

    December 4, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Thank you so much for stopping by our FB Playful Preschool Share day. What a fantastic activity for fine motor, vision tracking, problem solving and learning letters. I have shared a link back to this post here http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2013/12/preschool-reindeer-crafts-and-learning.html

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    • Sarah says

      December 5, 2013 at 12:48 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing Amanda

      Reply
  3. Sofia says

    April 23, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      May 7, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      My pleasure!

      Reply
  4. zul says

    April 23, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    Thnks… your idea is great. I have been teaching preschool for years. Thnks to your idea my method of teaching is changing. The kids love it.

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    • Sarah says

      May 7, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Wow – preschool teachers are a very special bunch. I love that you let your approach grow and change with your little ones – thank you for taking the time to comment!

      Reply
  5. Deb @ Living Montessori Now says

    May 28, 2014 at 7:55 am

    What a fun idea, Sarah! I featured your post and photo in my Montessori-Inspired Construction Unit post today. 🙂

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  6. Terri V says

    April 26, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    So would we put the letters in order in the maze or out of order and just one of each letter of the name?

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    • Sarah says

      May 3, 2020 at 9:47 pm

      Hi Terri, You could do either! If your little one is just starting to learn his name, then I would put the letters in order. He can gather one at a time and build his name as he goes. If he is very familiar with his name, then I would mix them up. I would suggest using all of the letters so he can build his name with the letters he collects. Hope this helps!

      Reply

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