Mosaic of wooden picture letters with small letters (Latvian alphabet)

This handmade wooden alphabet puzzle is the best way not only to learn the alphabet, but also to start learning literacy. The game is adaptable to the child's level of knowledge, offering many variations and providing years of fun. It promotes reading skills in fun and relaxed conditions, helping the child learn new knowledge more easily.

This game is a great way for children to get to know letters and learn to name them while working with their parents. Each letter has two images associated with it:

A: watermelon, needle

A: apple, hammer

B: bee, turtle

C: axe, chick

Ch: cone, snake

D: dolphin, spool of thread

E: spruce, hedgehog

E: donkey, eagle

F: fairy, camera

G: cow, rooster

G: guitar, wardrobe

H: shark, chameleon

I: Indian, parachute

E: thumb, forefinger

J: jacket, yacht

K: cat, shoe

K: cherries, lizard

L: teddy bear, fox

L: people, lipa

M: house, fly

N: knife, nails

N: a bodice, a bodice

O: egg, brushes

P: duck, mouse

R: nuts, dwarf

S: dog, broom

T: cake, butterfly

U: bonfire, suit

U: moustache, water lily

V: wolf, crow

Z: horse, fish

Ž: rat, buzzard

By repeating the game, the child will strengthen his understanding of the first sound of nouns and expand his vocabulary by inventing other appropriate words for each letter.

Variations of the game:

Take out only the familiar letters and find the right place for them.

Take out the pictures and look for another one with the same first sound.

Take out the letters and find their corresponding place.

The picture and the letter can also be connected outside the large base.

Naming the sounds correctly will help the child learn to read more easily.

Literacy promotion:

Letters can begin to be put together to form words.

It is recommended to start with syllables: AI, AU, EI, ES, OI, UI, TU, RE, TE, UH.

Then you can form simple words: OGA, OLA, OMA, OME, UPE, TUR, USA, OR, KUR, JAU, RAU, NAV.

The next step is to make words from four, five and six letters:

Four letter words: EYES, SOUP, HUT, THOUGHT, SAUSAGE, HEDGEHOG, COW, SEA, LEG, CAKE, WALLET, HOUSE, TONGUE, MOUTH, STICK, FLOWER, OWL, BUTTON, BAG, DOG

Five letter words: CIRCLE, CORD, APPLE, HAMMER, DOCTOR, BEARD, ARROW, TABLE, CAT, CREAM, MUG, SHOE, HAPPINESS, LIPS, SLEEP, MILK, SUN, STEERING WHEEL, WATER, CHEEK, FROG, WINTER, RAT

Six letter words: STONE, FRUIT, FRIEND, DOOR, RUBBER, FLAG, MUSIC, OCEAN, MOUSE, SMILE, SNOW, DISC, LIGHTNING, SWORD

Longer words:

Seven letters: ACTRESS, ANSWER, WONDER, KNEE, JESTER, WILD, BLISS, OLD, STORE, ELEPHANT, PENCIL, MAGAZINE

Eight letters: ORANGE, COAT, APRICOT, PICKLE, POWDER, VOCABULARY

Nine letters: STONE, PUSH, DIAMOND, ANIMAL, CATERPILLAR, MEDALLION, CREATURE, MATCH

Ten and more letters: ROAD FAUCET, POTATO, MAYROZITE, DEBTOR, CONTRACT SONG

With a child who can already read, the mosaic can be used as an attractive game:

Reverse reading: putting words together using pictures.

Guessing verbal riddles: make up a word with some hidden letters. Example: S—E (SUN).

WEIGHT:0.7 kg