Learning Resources LER 2246 User Manual

Picture Word Scramble

Choose a picture card that can also be spelled using the letter cards. Place the
picture card in one of the display pockets along with the letter cards that spell
the picture word. Scramble the letter cards and challenge students to rearrange
the letter cards in order to spell the picture card’s name correctly. Students can
use the back of the picture cards for assistance or to check their spelling. Your
Alphabet Center comes with one uppercase and one lowercase card for each
letter of the alphabet. You may want to use index cards to make more letter
cards so that students can spell picture words using more than one instance
of the same letter.

Picture Card Sentences

Place several picture cards in one of the extra storage pockets. Have students
draw a picture card at random from the pocket. Challenge students to use the
picture word in a sentence. Have students either place the picture card used
in a sentence in a display pocket or in the appropriate letter pocket. You may
want to use paper or a writing chart to help students record their sentences
and identify the picture words used in the sentences.

Silly Stories

Place several picture cards in the extra storage pocket. Have one student draw
a picture card. Have the student use that picture word in a sentence to start
a silly story. Have the student then place the card in one of the display pockets.
Next, have another student draw a picture card and continue the silly story by
using the new picture word in a sentence relating to the previous picture word
or words. Challenge students to keep their silly story going!

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Alphabet Center

The Alphabet Center pocket chart is a great way to introduce or reinforce
letter recognition, letter sounds, beginning word sounds, and print awareness
with young readers. Use your Alphabet Center as a fun and interactive
resource to supplement your reading and literacy program.

212 letter and picture cards are included with your Alphabet Center pocket
chart.

52 Letter Cards:

Letter cards color
red and consonants are printed in blue.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg
Hh I i J j Kk Ll Mm Nn
Oo P p Qq R r S s T t Uu
Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz

160 Picture Cards:

Picture cards are double-sided showing the picture on one side with the
corresponding word printed on the opposite side. Words beginning with
vowels have the first letter printed in red. Words beginning with consonants
have the first letter printed in blue with the exception of the letter “x” which
includes use of the letter in medial and ending positions printed in blue.

-coordinate with pockets on the chart. Vowels are printed in

Reading Rods®Alphabet Books (LER 7097) – These picture books use the
same words and pictures found in the Alphabet Pocket Chart and are a great
way to increase print awareness and to put letters and sounds in context.

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acorn ball cake dice
alligator banana camel dinosaur

alphabet bat cat dog
ant bee cookie doll
ape bicycle cow door

apple book cup duck

envelope fan gate ham
eagle feet gift hand
equals finger girl hat
elephant fish goat heart
ear fork goose horse
egg fox gum house

ice jacket kangaroo lamp

quack!

ice cream jam ketchup leaf
igloo jar key lemon
in jeep king letter
ink jet kite lion
iron juice kitten log

Picture/Letter Match

Place upper- or lowercase letters to be identified in the clear display pockets
located on the top of the chart. Place one or more corresponding picture
cards in the extra storage pockets located at the bottom of the chart. Challenge
students to draw picture cards out of the extra storage pocket and match
them to their corresponding initial letters and sounds in the clear display pockets.
Students should use the picture words on the back of the cards for assistance.

map nail octopus pan
milk necklace open pear
monkey needle orange pencil
moon nest ostrich pig
mop net oven pizza
mouse nose overalls pumpkin

quack rabbit saw table
queen rattle seal television
question mark ring sink tie

quick robin sock tiger
quiet robot soup tooth
quilt rose sun turtle

umbrella vacuum wagon box
under van watch exit
unicorn vase web mix
unicycle vegetables well ox
uniform violin wig six
up volcano window x-ray

yak zebra 4 blank cards
yawn zero
yell zigzag
yellow zipper
yo-yo zoo
yolk zip code

Suggested Activities:

ABC Order

Place several uppercase or lowercase letter cards in a clear display pocket
in scrambled order. Challenge students to order the cards alphabetically.
Have students use the chart or sing the ABC song for assistance. For a
different challenge, place picture cards in the clear display pockets and
challenge students to order the pictures alphabetically.

What Am I?

Use the picture cards list located in this guide to help you play this game.
Place all the picture cards in the chart pockets corresponding to their initial
letters. Choose a picture card from the card list and give students details
describing the object.

For example:

egg
You can eat this.
You can find this in a chicken’s nest.
It is white. It has a shell.

Have students make guesses by finding the appropriate picture card in
the letter pockets and placing it in the clear display pouch. Students should
formulate a guess, identify the initial letter and sound of the picture word,
and then locate the appropriate letter pocket holding the picture card.
Have students read the back of the picture card before placing it in the
display pocket, and say and spell the word out loud. “Egg. E –G –G. Egg.”

Matching Rhymes

Locate any of the following rhyming pairs of picture cards:

cat—hat nose—rose bee—key log—dog house—mouse
wig—pig up—cup yell—well ox—box—fox mix—six
van—fan—pan ink—sink king—ring jam—ham jet—net

Uppercase/Lowercase Match

Place several uppercase letter cards in any of the three clear display pockets
located at the top of the pocket chart. Place the corresponding lowercase
letters in either of the two extra storage pockets at the bottom of the chart.
Challenge students to draw a lowercase letter from the bottom storage
pockets and match it to its uppercase partner in the clear display pockets.

Split the rhyming pairs up so that one picture card of the pair is in a clear
display pocket and the other is located in one of the extra storage pockets.
Challenge students to draw a picture card from the storage pocket and
match it to the rhyming picture card in the display pockets. Have students
read the picture words on the back of the cards out loud to assist them in
identifying rhyming words.