A wonderful language activity for preschoolers for pre-readers is Phonetic Object to Image Matching. The child should be able to hold interest and to focus in order to successfully do this activity.
Montessori Services is a great resource for Object Boxes. They offer a Language Starter Set with a myriad of objects for your home or classroom. Montessori Printshop has loads of Language phonetic based printables.
Invite the child to do the work. Take objects and pictures to a table.
Montessori Object to Image Matching Pre-Reading Language Lesson
Name each object while placing it in a horizontal row on the table.
Conduct a 3 period lesson (‘this is…show me the…what is…)
Take out picture cards.
Name each picture. Scan objects (L to R) to find a match.
Place picture under the corresponding object, review the names with the child, put pictures back in the container and return the materials to shelf.
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