Find the Letters: Alphabet Game for Kids

About Find the Letters

Find the Letters is an educational game where kids have to find letters of the alphabet hidden in a pile of jumbled characters. At the top you see the target letters next to the number of times they have to be found, and each one has its own color, which really helps the little ones identify them. The letters have eyes and funny faces, so the search is as entertaining as a hidden objects game. To keep working on the alphabet and the first steps in reading, you have more ideas in our reading and writing games. It is a great resource for parents and preschool teachers who want to strengthen letter recognition and attention in a playful way.

How do you play Find the Letters?

Each round shows certain letters you have to find among all the others:

1. Look at the letters shown at the top and the number next to them.
2. Look for that letter in the pile and click or tap on it when you find it.
3. Repeat until you have found every time each letter appears.
4. When you finish the round, you move on to another one with different letters to review the whole alphabet.

Find the Letters controls

PC

• Mouse: click on the letter you found

Mobile and tablet

• Tap: tap on the letter you found

What do you learn in Find the Letters?

• Visual recognition of the letters of the alphabet, including capitals.
• Selective attention: finding one specific stimulus among many similar ones.
• Shape discrimination between letters that are easily confused, such as O and Q or E and F.
• Counting: keeping track of how many letters are left to find.

Recommended for ages 4 and up, at the stage when kids start to know the letters.

Tips to play better: Find the Letters

• Use color as a clue: look first for letters of the same color as the target letter and then check their shape.
• Scan the pile in an orderly way, left to right or top to bottom, so you do not overlook any.
• Look for the letters one at a time rather than all at once; that helps the child concentrate better.
• Parents and teachers: ask the child to say each letter's name and sound out loud when they find it.

Find the Letters FAQ

What age is this letter-finding game for?

It is designed mainly for preschool and early elementary kids, roughly ages 4 to 7, who are learning the alphabet.

Does it help improve concentration?

Yes. Looking for one specific letter among many others is a classic attention and concentration exercise, very useful before starting to read.

Does it review the whole alphabet?

Yes, the letters to look for change every round, so playing several rounds works through the whole alphabet.

Additional Information: Find the Letters

Game type: Educational letters and attention
Recommended age: Ages 4 to 7
Technology: HTML5
Platform: Web browser (PC, tablet and mobile)

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