Dash LOVES playing Go- Fish!
We play cards a lot in our house, but Go-Fish is definitely the favorite.
Recently, I've been trying to get Dash to know both his lowercase letters and capital letters, so I thought I'd incorporate it into his favorite card game!
It worked wonderfully :)
I had previously made some letter flashcards that were laminated for him to practice tracing his letters, so I dug them out. I chose thirteen letters and found both the capital and lowercase cards for them (making 26 cards, total).
We played Go-Fish the traditional way, but in order to make a pair he had to match the lowercase letters with the capital letters.
Then, I got another idea. Since we have also been practicing letter sounds...
Dash: "Do you have any cards that say /sss/?"
Me: "Nope, I don't have any 'S' cards. Go fish!"
Me: "Do you have any cards that make the /buh/ sound?
Dash: "Nope, I don't have any 'B's. Go fish!"
And, that is how we've been playing Go-Fish!
He gets to practice matching capital and lowercase letters as well as practicing his letter sounds! But, the best part is- he thinks he is just playing Go-Fish!
Here's a clip!
(I apologize for the horrible sound of my voice- I was sick that day. And, I apologize for the length of this video. After the first little bit you should be able to get a feeling for how the game goes!)
If you don't know how to play "Go-Fish", read below:
To play Go-Fish, deal out seven cards to each person. The first person will ask any person that they choose if they have a certain card. If they do they have it, they give it to them and that person gets a match. If they don't have it, they say "Go-Fish" and they have to pick up a card from the deck. If the card they choose from the deck happens to be the card they were asking for, they get to go again. Each person gets a turn in a clockwise motion. The person with the most matches at the end, wins.
