"I Spy" for fun and for pre-reading skills

"I Spy" is an old but fun game!'

Here's a sheet of "I Spy" pictures that can be used to entertain children at home, and to sharpen reading skills such as:

• visual discrimination
• knowledge of letter names
• awareness of letter sounds 
• awareness of sounds in words.

"I Spy" picture sheet 1

For younger children, it's good to use sounds rather than letter names, e.g. "I spy something beginning with 'th'..." for thumb.

Here are some ideas for variations of the game:  "I Spy" variations

I'll post some more picture sheets, and other ideas for using them, soon.