Alpha-Touch
Alpha Touch
By Mrs. Alphabet
Objective: Child identifies letter while blindfolded.
Materials: Blindfold and feather
Procedure: One child (the assistant) uses feather to draw letter on child's hand (on the palm side) while child is blindfolded. Blindfolded child guesses letter name by the feel of the feather strokes. Assistant tells child if the answer is correct or incorrect. Teacher models the game before children participate.
Variations: Provide other touches like a finger, craft stick, cotton swab, a pretzel stick, an emery board, etc for the writing tool. Use a recording sheet to mark the letters off that the child has answered correctly. Try lower case letters, blends, digraphs, clusters, and words. Teach the song to introduce the game.
Alpha Touch
Sung To: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Let's practice Alpha Touch
You'll like playing very much
A letter is drawn on your hand
Do you think you understand?
Can you guess the letter for me
Even though you can not see?