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Spin-and-Say Fall ABC Game

By Shaunna Evans 9 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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This spin-and-say ABC game is very easy to set up. You can use it to practice letter recognition, letter sounds, and beginning sounds in words. We added a little bit of a fall twist to focus on autumn vocabulary words, too.

Spin-And-Say ABC Game with a Fall Twist

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To make your own game you’ll need:

  • a sturdy paper plate
  • markers
  • a ruler (optional)
  • a paper fastener
  • a paperclip

I decided to write on the bottom part of our paper plate, so I started by flipping the plate over. Then I used the ruler and markers to draw section on the plate. Draw as many or as few lines as you would like. In general, if kids are just beginning to learn the alphabet, limit the number of letters included. I chose to limit our set to eight sections because I was trying to include letters that had some relation to fall items. I ended up labeling the sections with: t, f, a, p, c, l, s, and h. We used lowercase, but you could also incorporate uppercase letters.

Next I poked the paper fastener through the center of the plate, leaving it so that it poked up just a bit. Then I slid the paperclip onto the fastener and double checked that it was loose enough to spin easily.

Fall ABC Activity for Kids

When working with children you can choose to focus on a variety of skills. Begin by having the child spin the paperclip. Then you can either focus on:

  • Naming the letter
  • Identifying the letter sound
  • Naming a word that begins with this letter–As an extra challenge for this version the girls tried to name words that related to fall for each letter.

Extend the Learning with Literature

Reading ABC books about fall can be a great way to build upon the learning in this ABC game.

ABC Books for Fall

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Filed Under: Fall, Kindergarten, Literacy, Phonics, Preschool Tagged With: alphabet, beginning sounds

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  1. Melanie @ Offspringers

    September 17, 2014 at 2:08 am

    My son is just at the age where we are really working on letters and sounds and this game looks brilliant. I’m going to give it a go this week….he loves trying to read and his letter recognition is getting really good. He even started playing (fairly accurately) the game ‘I spy’ the other day so I think this game would suit him perfectly x

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    • Shaunna Evans

      September 20, 2014 at 9:11 pm

      It so wonderful when you start to see that excitement about learning to read. I hope your little guy enjoys this game!

      Reply
  2. jeannine: waddleeahchaa

    September 10, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    The quick and easy spinner is nice for simple fun. I like the twist with naming fall words. That certainly makes it more challenging.

    Reply
  3. Raising Up Stones

    September 8, 2014 at 9:39 am

    Thank you for this! So simple but my girls will love it! Glad I found you at the thoughtful spot link up.

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    • Shaunna Evans

      September 23, 2014 at 6:41 pm

      We love quick and simple activities around here! So happy you’re here! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Selena @ Look! We're Learning!

    September 5, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Okay. This is genius. I love activities that I can put together quickly and this looks like a perfect one!

    Stopping by from the TGIF linky. 🙂

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    • Shaunna Evans

      September 23, 2014 at 6:43 pm

      Thank you, Selena! Quick is definitely a plus for activity prep! Glad you enjoyed this idea.

      Reply
  5. Tiffiny

    September 4, 2014 at 7:49 am

    This looks great! I’ve been looking for more ways to work on the alphabet with my daughter. This is simple enough that I will actually make it, and yet fun enough that she’ll actually use it. Thanks for sharing. Pinning!

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    • Shaunna Evans

      September 23, 2014 at 6:45 pm

      Thanks, Tiffiny! Simple and fun are a great combo, aren’t they? I hope your daughter enjoys this game.

      Reply

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