Picture Sorting to Recognize Devanagari Letters 😀 😀

How many letters does English have? 26. And how many are there in Indian languages? Around 50 in Devanagari script! And how do we usually start learning these? Well, most of the times, we make children write endlessly. After all that mindless writing, we expect them to remember so many letters and start reading. Is that a reasonable expectation? Imagine yourself learning another Indian language (with different script) in the similar manner! I believe there is an easier alternate method to relate sounds with letter symbols. Introducing letters in play form is fun with long-lasting impact on young minds.

I am going to elaborate this activity for Marathi letters. However, a similar activity can be set up for any language. The steps are as follows:

Choose three to four letters (consonants) that occur commonly in your language. For instance, I have chosen म, क, स.

1. Now, think of three to four words starting with those letters. Here, take the words that are names of animals, flowers, fruits, colours. It is essential that the child already knows these words and can name them by looking at the pictures (at least most of them!).
2. Cut out the picture squares and place the letter blocks/prints/magnets in front of the bowls.
3. After you set up everything, introduce the chosen three letters to the child and ask the child to sort the pictures. This exercise can be carried out with paper or with computer/tablet/smart phone.

Paper-based Version:

 

Computer-based Version with Google Worksheets:

 

• Repeat the exercise two to three times till the child gets familiar with these letters.
• You may repeat this for around 10-12 letters and then can have a Mega round!
• Once children are familiar with some of the frequently used letters, simple word formations can be introduced as shown here.

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Here is free Google presentation as shown in the above video.

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