13/11/2025
🍲✨ALPHABET SOUP ✨🍲
Who knew a simple can of “alphabet soup” could serve up so much learning? 🥣💬
Our Alphabet Soup Sorter Cans are a hands-on, play-based way to build a range of early literacy and speech skills. Here’s how we use them in therapy:
✨ Articulation Practice:
Children “fish out” picture or letter cards from the soup and practise their target sound (e.g., /s/, /k/, /l/) as they name or describe the word. Adding a pretend “chef voice” or silly “taste test” makes repetition fun and motivating!
🔡 Phonological Awareness:
We sort by first sounds, rhyming words, or syllables — perfect for developing those early pre-reading skills. “Let’s find all the /b/ words for our banana soup!” 🍌
🧠 Categorising and Sorting:
Kids love grouping foods, animals, or everyday objects into different “soup cans.” It builds vocabulary, reasoning, and organisation skills — all while feeling like playtime in the kitchen.
🌈 Bonus Tip:
Add a ladle, bowls, and a chef’s hat for a dramatic play twist — you’ll be surprised how much language bubbles up when kids are “in character”!
