Letter B Games

Students roll a die, move around a letter B board and cover matching pictures, continuing until every picture is covered.
Grades
Preschool–2, Elementary
Pages
4
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Feb 21, 2024

Subject
ELA, Phonics
Topic
Letter B, Letter B Activities
Resource types
Games, Activities
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RF.K.3.a

Product description

From the author

Letter B Games provides two roll-and-cover boards for picture matching and beginning-sound discussion. One board is in color and one is black-and-white, with different B-word pictures on each. The four-page PDF also includes thank-you and credit pages.

Provide a die, playing pieces and counters. Roll, move around the track and cover a matching central picture. The printed goal is to cover all the pictures; there are twenty central spaces on each board, with repeated images.

For phonics practice, have children name each picture and say its beginning sound before covering it. Shorter rounds or timed partner games are optional teacher adaptations.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Match a picture on the board to the one landed on, which is the single decision every turn asks for

  • Hold a three-step rule - roll, move, cover - across a whole game rather than checking it each turn

  • Take turns and recognise a win condition, ending the round only when every picture on the board is covered

Teaching tips

  • Nothing on the boards specifies what covers a picture, so decide before play - counters, linking cubes, mini erasers or paper squares all suit a preschool table

  • Both boards use the same wording, so a second pair can start on the other board while the first is still playing

  • Name each picture and say its beginning /b/ sound before covering it to connect the matching game with letter-sound practice.

Skills covered

  • Picture matching - the only action each turn requires is finding the picture on the board that matches the one the player has landed on.

  • Turn-taking with a die - players roll, move around the track and pass on, which is the social routine a small-group literacy centre depends on.

  • Following a multi-step rule - roll, move, check for a match, cover - carried through a whole game from the single instruction line at the top of the board.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

What do players need alongside the printed boards?

A die and something to cover pictures with. The instruction line calls for rolling the dice, moving around the board and covering the matching picture, but names no particular counter, so classroom cubes, chips or paper squares all work.

How does a round end?

When the whole board is covered rather than when a player reaches a finishing square. The rule line states it directly: "You win when you cover all the pictures."

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RF.K.3.a

Core concepts

  • Picture matching

  • Board game play

  • Letter B

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