Label Me Activity

On index cards or cut out pieces of paper, write the words for different items in your classroom or house. Give them to the child, along with scotch tape or masking tape, and have them sound out the letters in the word and match it with the appropriate item.  Give them as little help as possible.  Beginning readers should be able to match the words to the item by sounding it out, even if they don’t recognize the whole word as of yet.  Consider giving a small reward such as a piece of candy or a quarter for every word  they correctly match.