First Sounds File Folder Game
A teacher’s work is never done. I never knew how true this statement was until I became a full time teacher. I worked all day, brought a whole bunch of stuff home, and then I worked all night. I thought about my cute students over dinner, during date night, and even while I slept. I kept a notepad by my bed for jotting down quick ideas or solutions that would pop into my head in the middle of the night. I was constantly thinking of ways to teach my kids and ways to be better at my job.
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One thing I loved to do was come up with hands on ways for my kids to think about what we were learning. They loved playing games and file folder games were a great solution for fast finishers. Here is cute folder game that you can whip up in minutes and costs next to nothing! This game would be great for a preschool or kindergarten aged child.
You will need:
- A File Folder
- VELCRO® Brand Sticky Back™ Coins
- Alphabet Flash Cards
- Letters
- Tape
- Laminator (Optional)
Cut out the pictures you want from the alphabet flash cards and tape them to your file folder. Run your folder and your sheet of letters through your laminator.
Cut out letters and add VELCRO® Brand Sticky Back™ Coins to the folder and the back of the letters. I added arrows to make which dot belongs to which picture more clear. Add a plastic bag to the back to hold all your pieces and instructions.
Let your students match the beginning sound to the picture. When they are ready for a challenge you can switch out the letters for ending sounds or even blends. These games are very versatile thanks to the Velcro circles on the backs of the pieces. Keep an eye out for flash cards at your local dollar store, they have great packs for math and reading all the time!
What a great and easy idea!
Clever! My daughter is almost old enough for stuff like this, and while it’s work, it looks like so much fun. Looking forward to it!
This is such a great idea. It will be perfect for my friends little girls. I will have to make it for the next time they come over.
This is fun, our 3 year old loves to do “homework” with his big brother and sister, something like this would be great for him.
These are so cute. I bet this would of helped when my son was just starting to learn
right I am using Velcro to keep my dog out of the pantry. I use it all around the house.
This is a neat game. My kids would love to have this game to play.
Velcro is just the most useful product. I can’t believe they are still developing even new fun uses.
This looks like a cute game! What a great way to help children with their letters and things of that nature!
I use Velcro to hang things on the wall a lot! I love that it’s easy to swap things out, and to reposition as needed. Love this file folder game idea too!
This is so creative, I love it. I’m gonna do this.
That is such a cute idea. Our kinder teacher has always come up with fun games like that. So cool…
I have made games like this before with file folders! It is so inexpensive, easy to do and you can gear it right towards the goal at hand! Plus once laminated they are indestructible!
I love fun games like this! My daughter actually likes to help make them and then use them… it’s like a double whammy of learning!
This is so awesome! I can totally make this for my daughter and teach her.
I used to love to make fun games when the kids were younger. This looks like an easy and fun one. My kids are about electronics nowadays.
My kids are young adults and out of school and we don’t really use velcro for anything other than on items we’ve purchased but this is a really cute idea for kids learn letters of the alphabet.
This is a creative idea! My toddler twins would love this and it would go great in our beginning learning routine!
This is such a cute idea. I am so making one of these for my daughter.