Our Kindergarten teacher shared a super game/activity kit from Lakeshore Learning with me this week. I tried the Pop and Match beginning sounds and ending sounds kits with my Kindergarteners and first grade students. They absolutely loved these game kits. I found the kits to be a great way to talk about basic vocabulary words as well as practicing beginning and ending sounds in simple CVC and CVCC words.
However, by far the BEST part of the activities (in my students' opinions) was getting to use the really cool dome shaped die "poppers" that come with the kits!! (The "poppers" remind me of the die rolling device found in the board game, Trouble.) As students take turns playing the games, they get to press down on the dome of the "popper" to roll the die inside. It's definitely a sensory and kinesthetic buzz for some kids. I can't wait to try the next set (medial sounds kit game) after Spring Break!
Pop, Pop, Pop!!
