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This web page came about when I was trying to make another game for
Alpha Playing Cards called "Say N Take". "Say N
Take" is a simple letter recognition game that I got the idea for
after watching a video of my oldest daughter Kristen (now married) when
she was about 3. I would place down the magnetic letters from
refrigerator on a table and say "can you find me a _" and she
would pick it up or she would say a letter and pick it up and show me. I
decided to try and adapt that idea to Alpha Playing Cards. However, I
found that this game worked better with a deck of flash cards then with
the Alpha Playing Cards, so I decided to make a web page with the game
"Say N Take" and a free printable version of flash cards on it
instead.
The web page started with one style of alphabet flash cards (the
double letter print) and the game "Say N Take". I started
getting requests for a single letter style card and a cursive style too.
So I added that to the web page. I also got e-mails with other game
ideas that can be played with the cards and I added them (If you have
any let me know and I add them too).
I hope you enjoy the flash cards and the games for them.
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Select a card style (there are four to choose
from) and then print them out. I suggest you use card stock
if you have it. |
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Single Letter
Less confusing, but can come out upside down occasionally. |
Playing Card
Style
Set up like a Playing Card. This style is easier to play games
with. |
| If you want a design on the back of your cards,
carefully reload the 6 sheets of paper back in your printer. This
is going to take a little thought so that everything lines up
properly. Then click on the back (to the right) and print. It is
probably best to do one sheet at time and check to make sure
everything lines up. If you don't want a design on the back of the
cards skip down |
Back of Cards
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After you done printing, cut out the cards and shuffle them up. Now you
can go to the games below and read the instructions and start playing
the games. Enjoy and come back anytime you need more cards.
Say N Take
A letter recognition game for 1 or more players.
The rules for this
game are quite simple.
- Shuffle up the cards and then
place down any number of cards from 1 to 10 or more face up.
The more cards on the table the easier the game is.
- Players take turns.
- What a player must do is say
the name of one of the letters on the cards. If the players
says the letter correctly on one of the cards they get to
pick up that card and keep it.
- After a player takes a card,
place down another card from the deck to keep the card count
on the table constant.
- Keep playing until all of the
cards are gone.
- This game is not designed to
really have a winner, it should be played just to have fun.
- Other variations that can be
played are: say the sound of the letter or say a word that
starts with the letter.
- To keep the game fun remember
to make a big deal when someone gets the letter correct and
be helpful when they are not sure of a letter.
Alphabet
Fish
From R. Cooper in Conyers, GA
Print up two sets of flash cards,
deal out each player 5 or 7 cards, have them play just like 'Go
Fish'...'Do you have any A's' and so on....player with most
matches wins...variation on this would be to ask for the
opposite of what you have in your hand....ex: if you have a
capital 'A' then you would ask for a lower case/little 'a'...and
so on...
Forgot how to play go fish? Here
is a link to a website with the rules. www.pagat.com/quartet/gofish.html
Alphabet
Puzzle
From L. Stookey, Mims, FL
My 3 1/2 yr old
likes to play the alphabet puzzle. I shuffle the cards well and
place them face up on the floor or table. She then places the
cards in the correct order, saying a word that starts with each
letter (she has to find a new word each time). We use both upper
and lower case letters with the game and have upgraded it to
include both print and cursive letters. This can also be used
with numbers to learn their phone #.
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