See and Learn First Written Words - Activities

There are four activities in See and Learn First Written Words:

Matching First Written Words
This activity introduces a group of four written words - in a book (or books) and a matching game - using the written words only. The activity encourages your child to look closely at the words and see the differences between them. It will also help your child to learn to recognise the written words.
Selecting First Written Words
This activity encourages your child to show that he/she recognises a written word and understands its meaning. Reading the See and Learn First Written Words book or books together also continues as an important part of the activity.
Naming First Written Words
This activity encourages your child to name or 'read aloud' the written words. This could be through saying the words, signing the words, or both. Reading the See and Learn First Written Words book or books together also continues as an important part of the activity.
Matching First Written Phrases to Pictures
When your child has completed the previous three reading activities for all four sets of words this is the final activity in See and Learn First Written Words. This matching activity encourages your child to show his/her understanding of two 'key' words in a sentence. This ensures that your child is able to understand what he/she is reading, and that he/she is ready to move on to the next stage of See and Learn which includes See and Learn First Sentences and See and Learn More Sentences.

Start the first activity (Matching First Written Words) with the first set of 4 words. Complete the first three activities with this set of words before introducing the next set of four words into the first activity. When you have completed the first three activities with all four sets of four words you can move on to the final activity (Matching First Written Phrases to Pictures).

Before starting any of the activities in this step, you need to: