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Treasure Chest Beginning Blends Match

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Mastering letters and letter sounds is no easy task! We work hard not only on the sounds letters make on their own, but the sounds they can make when they blend together as well. This treasure chest beginning blends match is the perfect activity for any pirate fan, treasure seeker, or just your average Kindergartener or First Grader looking for a fun reading activity!

This treasure chest beginning blends match is such a fun reading activity or literacy center for Kindergarteners and First Graders!

Treasure Chest Beginning Blends Match

Prepping this beginning blends activity took hardly any time at all, and the best part is I can easily save the game to play again from year to year. Prep it once and that’s it!

I printed out the beginning blends treasure chests and the picture coins, laminated them, and then cut them out. I decided to not cut around the coins fully, but to cut on the square lines, because I find that it’s easier for my kids to grasp them this way.

There are 18 treasure chests and 18 coins in all, focusing on beginning l, r, and s blends.

Each coin only matches to one treasure chest, so you could also choose to make this game self-correcting by writing the beginning blend on the back of each coin (for kids to check their work after they match them).

This treasure chest beginning blends match is such a fun reading activity or literacy center for Kindergarteners and First Graders!

I played this activity in a small group, and we decided to tackle all of the coins and treasure chests at once, but you may decide to target specific blend sounds or do fewer at a time depending on your kids.

We spread out the treasure chest cards on the table and took turns picking a coin out of a container, saying the name of the object, and stressing its beginning sounds.

“frog…./FR/o/g/.”  When we could hear the beginning blend, we would talk about what letters we should be searching for, and then hunt for them on the treasure chests.

When we found the match, we placed the picture coin on the chest to show that they had been paired. We kept playing until all of the beginning blends had been matched!

This treasure chest beginning blends match is such a fun reading activity or literacy center for Kindergarteners and First Graders!

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More Pirate Learning Fun

Have kids who love all things pirate? Check out this collection of awesome pirate-themed learning activities from some of my favorite kid’s activities bloggers!

Awesome pirate activities for kids!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Treasure Map Upper and Lowercase Matching Activity // I Can Teach My Child

Paper Bowl Pirate Craft // I Heart Crafty Things

Color by Code Addition Sheets // The STEM Laboratory

Pirate Busy Box // Teach Me Mommy

Pirate Treasure Beginning Sounds Activity // Mom Inspired Life

Pirate Maths: Doubling Numbers // Adventures and Play

Treasure Chest Beginning Blends Match // The Letters of Literacy

Digging for Pirate Treasure Numbers // Play and Learn Every Day

Pirate Digraph Spin and Cover // Recipe for Teaching

Pirate Color by Sight Word Activity // A Dab of Glue Will Do

Glittering Pirate Treasure Slime // Schooling a Monkey

Pirate Treasure Chest Alphabet Play Dough Mats // Modern Preschool

I Spy ABC Treasure Map Writing Activity // Powerful Mothering

Pirate Dice Activities // Fairy Poppins

Pirate Sight Word Bingo // Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station

Pirate Treasure Greater Than Less Than Activity // Science Kiddo

Pirate Monkey Beginning Sounds Activity // Pages of Grace

Sink the Sight Word Pirate Ships // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Pirate Themed Number Puzzles // Sara J Creations

Story Time with Printable Pirate Math Activity // Homebound but Hopeful

Treasure Chest Math Facts Sort // The Kindergarten Connection

Editable Pirate Sight Word Game // Playdough to Plato

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Alex is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a night owl, coffee lover, and she owns more than 2,000 children’s books. Alex lives with her husband and their big black Labrador, Tank.
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