Letter I Game

Big I, little i and the I in igloo all come together in the Letter I Game, a sparkly winter wonderland adventure for preschool kids. At Lexy’s ice castle, letters and pictures are frozen inside colorful ice cubes on the snow. Kids press and hold an ice cube, a warm glow ring fills up around it, and the ice drips, cracks and melts away. When a child melts the ice on a big I, it bursts free in a shower of sparkles and flies up to its own ice pedestal. Playing the letter i game again and again helps little learners recognize the big I and the little i, tell i apart from look-alike letters like j and l, and hear that igloo, iguana, inchworm and insect all start with I.

In this letter i phonics game, Lexy cheers kids on through three rounds. First they melt the ice on the big I among letters like T, L and J, with the tip that big I is a tall line with a bar on top and a bar on the bottom. Then they free the little i among look-alikes like j, l and t, with the tip that little i is a short line with a dot on top. Last, they melt the ice on the pictures that start with I and skip the sun, the cat and the duck. The letters and pictures a child mixed up come back for one more try. Lexy reads every direction out loud, names each answer (“Igloo! Igloo starts with I.”) and gives a kind hint after a wrong choice. Little fingers that tap instead of holding still get there: two quick taps melt a cube too.

Kids build streaks of 3, 5 and 10 in a Row, chase a High Score and go for a Perfect Game, and every round ends with a snowflake celebration. A golden surprise can sparkle once a round. At the end, kids earn up to five stars.

What’s Included

• An online game that plays on any phone, tablet, Chromebook or computer
• Included with every Have Fun Teaching membership
• 12 questions in 3 rounds: Big I, Little i and I Pictures
• Voice directions read out loud for every round
• Fun sound effects and music
• A star score at the end

Skills Practiced

• Recognizing the uppercase letter I
• Recognizing the lowercase letter i
• Telling i apart from look-alike letters like j and l
• Hearing the short I sound at the start of words

Teachers and parents can keep the I fun going after the game. Go on an I hunt and look for an inchworm or an insect outside. Stand up tall and straight like a big I, then crouch down small with your fist on your head for the little i’s dot. Build a tiny igloo out of sugar cubes or marshmallows. Wiggle across the floor like an inchworm and say an I word with every wiggle.

Related Resources

• Letter I Song (Animated Music Video)
• Letter H Game
• Letter G Game
• Letter F Game