Alphabet Hide and Seek: Milk and Cookies
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Type of Resource: PDF
Number of Pages: 29
What's Included:
- Uppercase Cards (Color and Black and White)
- Lowercase Cards (Color and Black and White)
- Recording Sheets (4 Versions)
- Hiding Cards
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- Paper Cutter
- Paper, Printer, Ink
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Alphabet Hide and Seek: Milk and Cookies Theme
It’s time for a sweet twist on letter recognition! This Alphabet Hide and Seek: Milk & Cookies Game turns practicing uppercase and lowercase letters into an interactive adventure filled with giggles, movement, and hands-on learning.
Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade, students will search for hidden cups of milk behind cookie-themed letter cards while strengthening foundational literacy skills and fine motor development.
What’s Included in the Alphabet Hide and Seek Game:
- 26 uppercase cookie letter cards (color + black & white)
- 26 lowercase cookie letter cards (color + black & white)
- Milk hiding cards
- 4 differentiated student recording sheets (upper & lowercase tracing, handwriting lines, and box options)
- Easy-to-follow instructions for classroom, homeschool, or small group use
Skills Covered:
- Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
- Visual discrimination and letter identification
- Letter-sound association (extend the learning with phonics games!)
- Fine motor practice through writing and circling
- Memory, turn-taking, and attention skills in a playful setting
🎯 Learning Standards Addressed:
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
- RF.K.1d: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters
- RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences
- L.K.1a: Print many upper- and lowercase letters
Texas Pre-K Guidelines:
- III.C.1: Name at least 20 uppercase and lowercase letters
- III.C.2: Identify letter sounds
- III.B.1: Identify beginning sounds in spoken words
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):
- K.7: Identify and name uppercase and lowercase letters
- K.8: Demonstrate phonological awareness, including beginning sounds
- K.10: Print uppercase and lowercase letters independently
How to Use the Alphabet Hide and Seek Game:
- Place selected cookie letter cards in a pocket chart or on a flat surface.
- While kids aren’t looking, hide 1–8 cups of milk behind the letter cards.
- Students take turns guessing which letter is hiding a cup by saying the letter name.
- Found a cup? YAY! Record the correct letter on the included recording sheet.
- Keep playing until all cups of milk are found!
📌 Teacher Tip: Start with just 3–5 letters for beginners or target specific letters for intervention. Mix it up daily for quick literacy centers or morning tubs!
Bring the fun (and the cookies!) to your alphabet centers with this Alphabet Hide and Seek: Milk & Cookies Game and watch your students light up as they practice letters through meaningful play!
