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ABC Monster Mash Outside Letter Game

It’s time to bring learning outside with this super FUN letter learning game. ABC Monster Mash game even sneaks in some creative exploration and movement too. This game is great for combining letter learning and gross motor movement: a perfect outdoor learning activity.

Monster Mash ABC activity for kids

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ABC Monster Mash Outside Letter Game

Materials for ABC Monster Mash

  • Sidewalk Chalk
  • Alphabet stencils(Optional)

How to Make the ABC Monster Mash Game

1. Clear a space on your sidewalk or driveway.

2. Draw 5-10 monster bodies in the space.  See if you can include rectangles, circles, triangles, and stars.  This is the time to let your creativity shine!

3. Write a letter in the stomach or chest area of each monster.

How to Play the ABC Monster Mash Game

1. I call out a letter or letter sound

2. You get to MASH the MONSTER that has that letter on him.

Sounds simple?  You bet.  And fun!!! That is what learning is all about =)

Tips and Extensions for the game:

  • Make sure your preschooler is looking at the letters right side up.
  • Let them take a turn calling out the letter name or sound and you mash it.
  • Encourage them to mash with one foot or two to work on gross motor skills.
  • If they are ready, call out a word and let them mash the sounds in the word!
  • This game is great for gross motor (jumping and mashing), fine motor (coloring and writing), phonics and phonemic awareness (letter sounds and print), it encourages movement for active learners and gets our kids learning outside!

Monster Literacy Connection:

Before or after you play the ABC Monster Mash Outside Letter Game, snuggle up and read one of these monster books.  Talk about the story with your child and extend the learning to include vocabulary development and reading comprehension!

Go Away, Big Green Monster!

There Was An Old Monster!

Love Monster

Tickle Monster

Glad Monster, Sad Monster

If You’re A Monster And You Know It

Happy Mashing!!!

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Comments

  1. Coombe Mill says

    November 9, 2013 at 4:19 am

    Lovely work with chalk there

    Reply
  2. Jill R. says

    November 11, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    Fun learning game!! My kids would have loved this when they were younger. You could even do something similar with sight and/or spelling words for older children 🙂 Thank you for linking up and sharing this week on the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop!

    Reply
  3. Hannah Harris says

    November 20, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    We love using chalk and have done monsters, but never added a learning element, great idea. Thanks for stopping by the Outdoor Play Party, I'm off to pin

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  4. Jeanine H says

    September 10, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Amanda, yet another fantastic Summers End learning activity for the kids! Thanks again. I am a new subscriber & I get SOO excited when I see your emails come in. Yore very creative approach is very helpful for me. I have a speech & cognitive delayed five year old, already in public school system ;( Everything I do at home, involves learning but, must be unknown to her LOL

    Reply
  5. Megan W says

    March 15, 2019 at 4:55 pm

    I love this and will use it in my preschool classroom!! I’ve been in search of something fun for the kids.

    Reply

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