Objective Students will get exposure to the placement of the letters of the alphabet in relation to all the other letters of the alphabet.
Materials alphabet strips for each student letters of the alphabet (paper cut outs, magnetic, or other) for each pair of students containers for each pair of students paper for keeping score writing utensils
Method Divide the class up into pairs and hand each student an alphabet strip. Then distribute a container of letters, a piece of paper, and a writing utensil to each pair. Evenly divide up the letters in the container between each student. So every student will receive half a container of letters, half the alphabet and their partner will receive the other half. Ask students to place their letters in their laps so their partner cannot see them. The game begins by each player placing a letter on the desk at the same time. They each say their letter name aloud. The player with the letter closest to the letter Z wins, but they must correctly say "__ is closer to Z than ____. I win." The winner then collects both of the letters and begins their winning pile on top of the desk. The game continues until all the letters are gone. The winner of the game is the student who has the most letter.
