Washing Line Words
Peg letters on a line and build words you can reach up and change.
- Ages
- 4–8 yrs
- Play
- 15–30 min
- Prep
- 5 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- clothes pegsGet it on Amazon
- stringGet it on Amazon
- letters or paper to write them onGet it on Amazon
Optional
- pensGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Tie a string between two chairs at child height. Write one letter on each of about fifteen paper squares.
Peg up the letters of their own name, out of order.
Ask them to rearrange the pegs until it is right.
Peg up a three-letter word: c-a-t.
Swap the first letter for an h and read the new word together.
Let them invent words, including nonsense ones, and read every one out loud.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- Numbers instead of letters, building sums.
- Peg up pictures and match the starting letter.
Cleanup: Unpeg into an envelope so the set survives for next time.
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