It’s never too early to introduce your child to phonics and what can be more fun than learning your alphabet through play? I have always been a big fan of hands-on learning and I regularly set up invitation to play Tuff Trays for my Daughters Bella who is almost 5 years old and Flo who is almost 3 years old and they both absolutely love it. It not only keeps them entertained for ages, they also seem to learn more when they are playing. Jaques of London Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle is the perfect learning tool; it’s engaging, easy to use and most importantly it’s heaps of fun.
Setting up an Invitation to Play is really easy, all you need to do is pick a theme and take it from there. You can bring in elements of sensory play and set up different textured or coloured objects. You could set up a messy play tuff tray with crunchy cereal and slime, the possibilities are endless. I recently set up a Phonics Tuff Tray for the girls using Jaques of London Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle plus animals and other objects to help with letter and sound association.
The girls took it in turn to pick a letter and they had to sound it out and then find an object on the tray that begins with the same letter. It’s a great way to encourage your little ones to start thinking about the sound that each letter makes and to associate it with objects, as this will help when they start to learn to write. I love the fact that Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle has the letter, object and then the word written under the object, as it will help massively when the girls are learning how to spell.
It was amazing to watch Bella figure out that when trying to match the object to the letter, all she had to do was spot the beginning letter in the word and then match it up that way. Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle definitely encourages little ones to use their brains, it introduces them to problem solving and it’s also great for helping to develop those all important fine motoring skills. One of my pet hates with jigsaw puzzles is when pieces go missing, whose with me? Thankfully, Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle comes in a very handy, wooden storage box, which is a massive plus.
Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle by Jaques of London costs £16.99 and it’s made from 100% FCS approved wood and water based paint, so it’s toxic free and eco-friendly, win-win all round. The jigsaw is smooth so it fits together nicely and comes apart easily. If your little one is starting school soon the Let’s Learn Alphabet Puzzle is a great way to introduce them to phonics and give them a head start. For lots of wonderful, wooden, educational toys, check out Jacques of London website https://www.jaqueslondon.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8Pfu2ZXG6wIVQuDtCh3VbgwSEAAYASAAEgKyevD_BwE
