Heart Sound Puzzles
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to incorporate some festive learning activities into your classroom! These Heart Sound Puzzles are a great way to help young learners practice letter sounds, uppercase and lowercase matching, and vowel recognition—all while having fun!
What Are Heart Sound Puzzles?
Heart Sound Puzzles are hands-on literacy activities designed to reinforce early phonics skills. Each puzzle is shaped like a heart and split down the middle, with one side displaying a letter and the other side showing a corresponding picture that represents a word beginning with that sound.
This activity focuses on three key literacy skills:
- Beginning Letter Sounds – Students match letters with pictures that start with the same sound (e.g., “r” with a rainbow).
- Uppercase & Lowercase Matching – Children pair uppercase letters with their lowercase counterparts using picture clues.
- Vowel Sounds – Students practice distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds.
How to Use the Heart Sound Puzzles
- Print and Cut – Print out the heart puzzles on cardstock and cut along the dotted lines. You can even laminate them for durability.
- Mix & Match – Lay the puzzle pieces out and have students find the correct matches. You can introduce them in small groups or use them as a center activity.
- Independent or Partner Work – Students can work alone or with a partner to complete the puzzles.
- Extension Activity – Have students say the word out loud, write it down, or use it in a sentence to reinforce their understanding.
Why This Activity Works
💗 Engaging and Interactive – The heart-shaped design makes it festive and appealing for young learners.
📖 Builds Phonemic Awareness – Helps students associate sounds with letters, an essential skill for reading success.
🎯 Self-Checking – The puzzle format allows kids to check their own work, promoting independent learning.
🎨 Customizable – You can add more letters, use different pictures, or make it a game by timing students as they complete the matches.
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Thank you so much for these activity ideas! We are trying to do a packet for our children to be able to do fun interactive activities with their families to encourage learning from home while we are dealing with this virus.
Angela the beginning sound hearts are cute. I’m doing them for my niece. If you put the uppercase letters on the left side and the lowercase on the right side you could also have an upper lowercase match.
Kathy – I love your activities!