A Sharp Early Start to Math Fun with ABCs
It is an exciting time when kids stat learning the English alphabet and numbers. Why not combine the English alphabet with numbers for double the joy and sharpen those little minds? Kids are curious and ready to soak up new things everyday! With brightly colored cartoon style pictures with kid-friendly puzzles, get on to a winning start!
As kids play these games with alphabet with numbers, in no time, they will pick up the entire English alphabet. Feed those little eager minds with numbers’ fun and let them crunch up these little kiddo games, one at a time, till they’re done all the way.
EnglishGeni is not done with that, we provide you a host of alphabet with numbers games ideas so kids can refer to the alphabet number chart and play with others around them and keep the alphabet learning going!
What is Alphabet with Numbers
In simple words, it is an alphabetical numbering system, which is a method that associates each letter of the English alphabet, going from A to Z, matched sequentially to numbers 1 to 26. It is referred to by multiple names, such as the “alphabetical numbering system” or “alphanumeric characters” or “letter-to-number mapping” or the “letter-number correspondence.”
It’s a method used to associate each letter of the alphabet with a specific numerical value, typically starting with A=1, B=2, and so on until X=24, Y=25 and ultimately, Z=26, which is the last one on the alphabet number chart. Thus, it becomes a basic concept taught to children as they learn the alphabet and numbers, which helps them understand the relationship between letters and numerical values.
So, typically, each alphabet pairs with the same number as is its own place in the alphabet sequence running from 1 to 26. Therefore, it acts like a code, with each alphabet always tied to the same unique numerical value.
Now, let’s look in to what would be the right time to introduce alphabets and numbers to kids.
When to Introduce Alphabets & Numbers
There is no hard and fast rule about the right age to introduce. So, let’s examine the multiple scenarios in which it works to introduce alphabets and numbers. Note also that kids come with varying interest and abilities, so just let your child’s natural inclination be a guide. This is only to inform parents in general terms what is commonly observed.
Preschool to Early Elementary
- There’s really nothing like too early to start exposing children to alphabets and numbers. Please note that ‘exposing‘ to alphabets and numbers is not the same as ‘teaching‘ them.
- Alphabets and numbers can be introduced as early as preschool age or kindergarten. However, it is not unusual that it happens when children are around 4-6 years old when they start learning the alphabet and basic counting.
- This is also because for non-native speakers of English like Indians, parents and local schools may prioritize introducing the vernacular systems before the English alphabet and number systems.
- There are kids who understand the alphabets and a few numbers perfectly well even before they hit their first birthday. That’s not unusual.
- There are others who evince keen interest to learn between about two and five years of age, and that is totally fine.
How to Negotiate Early Learning at Home
What is significant is that early learning needs to be fun for the child, done in a relaxed, no-stress environment where the child is experimenting early educational concepts for the joy of it- rather than looking to ‘learn’ per se. Read what author, Heidi Markoff has to say on the topic.
Many playschools have lots of toys, activities, and games that introduce kids to numbers, alphabets, sight words, phonics, rhymes, and more! Many parents do the same at home successfully! So give these games for alphabet with numbers a shot and let your little ones crack them like codes!
Don’t forget to give kids a sense of accomplishment each time they associate the right number with an alphabet! Share their joy, show appreciation, and offer encouragement when they get it wrong! Keep it light and fun and blend in lots of laughter.
Why Learn Alphabet with Numbers
There are undoubtedly several benefits to introducing this blended method of introducing numbers and alphabets together. Some of the biggest benefits of doing so are enumerated below.
- Number Recognition: Helps children recognize and remember numerical values associated with each letter.
- Alphabet Recognition: Reinforces alphabet knowledge while introducing numerical concepts in a fun manner.
- Language and Math Integration: This bridges English language and math concepts, aiding in interdisciplinary learning. More importantly kids perceive language as far less challenging than number concepts. So, blending them together eases the perception of higher difficulty attached to learning numbers.
- Coding and Decoding Skills: Develops skills in coding and decoding words, which can be useful in spelling and cryptography. In fact, telephone numbers, 1-800 numbers, product codes, office filing systems, database management systems, data scientists, QR codes, secret government coded communications and more deploy the alphanumeric systems in their more advanced forms.
Let’s hope this early start might help young ones go into some really high-demand career streams mentioned above! After all, many a great mind have attributed their ultimate career choices to the pursuit of early childhood fascinations.
Introducing this concept at a young age can help lay a foundation for understanding language and numerical relationships, supporting further learning in both English and mathematics. Let’s start with our first alphabet number chart based game now! Try to be the sharpshooter that hits the number target each time! Good luck, young kids!
Alphabet with Numbers Sharp-Shooter Game 1
Hello Little Alphabet with Numbers Coders! Ready to Play a nice game?
How to Play the English Alphabet Number Games
It’s pretty simple. Look at the image and crack the code using the picture and the alphabet with numbers codes right on the image! Pair up well and you get the answer!
That’s a fruit we all know! Check the alphabet numbers chart and get the fruit’s name right!
Answer:
You need to crack the code in “It’s a 6-9-7.” Take a look at the chart and you can note/write down:
6 = f
9 = i
7 = g
There! You got it: FIG is the answer.
Let’s crack another alphabet number chart puzzle then!
Alphabet with Numbers Sharp-Shooter Game 2
You know the object, for sure! But the challenge is to crack the code and spell out the object in the image!
Answer:
It’s a 6-1-4, so let’s refer back to the chart!
6 = f
1 = a
4 = n
There you win again! Yes, FAN is the answer! So, now you know the object and it’s spelling too.
Breakdown another code, and let the world know how good you’re at this!
Alphabet with Numbers Sharp-Shooter Game 3
Are you wondering if the answer begins with a “B” or a “C”. Oh well, you need to crack the code for that. Try, it’s not hard at all!
Answer:
It’s a 2-5-4, so what are the matching alphabets then?
2 = b
5 = e
4 = d
You are definitely a good shooter! BED is the answer! Write the code for C-O-T now! (Answer is 3-15-20!)
Alphabet with Numbers Sharp-Shooter Game 4
Looks like you are getting very good wit this game. Let’s see if you can get this one right!
Answer:
This one has no big numbers. All three numbers are under 10, so let’s try to do this fast then. It’s a 2-9-7 tree!
That makes it:
2 = b
9 = i
7 = g
Good job if you got the answer as BIG! So, it’s a big tree.
Alphabet with Numbers Sharp-Shooter Game 5
Tell me, what’s my name!
Here, we have two cute furry guests with us. They are the bear and the cat. Now, look at the numbers in their necks, and solve the code to know their real names!
Answer:
First, let’s do the bear’s name. The bear says it’s name is 3-8-9-3-8-9. So, it is:
3 = c
8 = h
9 = i
3 = c
8 = h
9 = i
That’s a cute name: CHI-CHI! Don’t you think it’s a bit funny!
Now let’s do the cat’s name. It says, its code is:
6 = F
9 = i
6 = f
1 = a
We’ve solved the code: It’s Fifa. That’s a cute name too, don’t you think?
Do you have a pet? Does it have a cute name? What is it?
You’re solving these games really easily! So, let’s try something a little different. Here are more fun and more-challenging alphabet number chart 1-26 games! Give them a shot and have fun playing and decoding more animal, fruit, vehicle, color and shape names!
Since you will use the alphabet numbers that are over 1 to 10, here’s the complete alphabet number chart 1-26 for you to use for each little game. The rules stay the same: just refer to the English alphabet number from the chart, and put in to the code for each puzzle! You’ll have the answer. Let’s go!
Alphabet Number Chart
Remember to scroll back up to the English alphabet number chart when you need to crack the codes! Click on the name of the game and the chart will pop right in to sight! Or, you can click on the alphabet number chart 1-26 pdf link above and print it out.
The games below are designed to be simple and enjoyable while reinforcing the association between letters and their corresponding numerical values. They can be played interactively with a parent or independently by the learner.
Alphabet Number Fruit Puzzle 6:
PUZZLE: “My favourite fruit is 1-16-16-12-5. What fruit am I talking about?”
Answer: 1=A, 16=P, 12=L and 5=E. So, the answer is the English alphabets: A-P-P-L-E, and your favourite fruit is “APPLE.”
Let’s see if you can solve another big number puzzle!
Alphabet Number Vehicle Challenge 7:
CHALLENGE: “I saw a 22-1-14 on the road. What did I see?”
Answer: 22=V, 1=A, and 14=N. Therefore, the letters are V-A-N, which read VAN! You saw a VAN on the road!
Let’s solve more alphabet numbering puzzles!
Alphabet Number Color Riddle 8:
RIDDLE: “The sky is 2-12-21-5. What color is the sky?”
Answer: Let’s solve this: 2=B, 12=L, 21=U and 5=E! We got the answer, B-L-U-E! Now, let’s make a proper sentence to solve the riddle: The sky is BLUE!
We have just done a fruit, a vehicle, and a color puzzle. Next, shall we do an animal puzzle? That should be fun!
Alphabet Number Animal Hunt 9:
HUNT GAME: “I have a pet with the code 3-1-20. What pet do I have?”
Answer: Okay, we can do this one. It looks easy. If it’s 3-1-20, then it has to be: 3=C, 1=A, and 20=T! Then the answer is C-A-T. Your pet is a CAT!
Now, we have a new kind of puzzle. It’s a shape!
Alphabet Number Shape Teaser 10:
TEASER: “I drew a 19-20-1-18. What shape did I draw? You see it in the sky almost everyday!
Answer: Those are some big numbers but I think you can do this. If it’s 19-20-1-18, then let’s put it each English alphabet number in place. It has to be 19=S, 20=T, 1=A, and 18=R. The answer is S-T-A-R, so you drew a STAR!
We hope you remember to click on the puzzle name and scroll back up to the alphabet numbers chart to solve the puzzles easier and faster! Let us now try a ….. for alphabet puzzle number 11.
Alphabet Number Object Puzzle 11:
PUZZLE: “I found a 19-5-54 in the garden. What did I find?”
Answer: If you found a 19-5-5-4 in the garden it has to be 19=S, 5=E, again 5=E and 4=D! The answer is S-E-E-D! So, you found a SEED in the garden!
ALPHABET NUMBER GAMES FOR GROUPS
So far we have played games, solved puzzles, riddles, teasers and more that could be done with a child alone or with the help of a parent. Here are six fun kid games based on the alphabet numbering system that can be played in groups. They’re ideal for vacation time or in group settings. One can also adapt them to play with just one child!
Group Game 1: Alphabet with Numbers Treasure Hunt:
- Hide (but easy enough for kids to find) cards with letters from A to J (i.e. simple numbers 1 to 10) around the house or yard.
- Plan 3 to 4 letter words that can be spelled with alphabets. Refer to our 3-letter-words article to pick tons of easy words!
- Make extra cards for each alphabet you use so kids don’t struggle too hard to find!
- Each card has a letter and its corresponding number (e.g., A=1, B=2).
- Kids search for the cards and match the letters with their numerical values.
- The child or team that finds and matches all the letters for a word correctly wins a prize.
Group Game 2: Alphabet with Numbers Hopscotch:
- Draw a hopscotch grid with numbers instead of traditional squares.
- Instead of numbers, write letters from A to L inside each square.
- Kids hop through the grid, calling out the letter they land on and its numerical value.
- They continue until they complete the entire grid.
Conclusion
Those were a lot of fun games! We hope the kids enjoyed them without feeling like they are forced to learn numbers. Like we initially said, the idea is to let children feel alphabet and numbers in a fun way.
These games make the child focus on fun while subconsciously learning both alphabets and numbers! The tactile experience of looking up a printed chart is a great way to build a personal connection to numbers and alphabets for children!
If your kids are tiny and just about starting the alphabet, remember that there is absolutely no need for them to know all 26 in a sequence. They can learn random alphabets and the associated sounds and over time, learn the sequence. No rushing please!
Try the Fiery Fire alphabet A to Z and Icy Alphabets to expose your child to more of the English alphabet from the links below. Or, play new games, and learn up a fancy new rhyme or two as well! Join in the fun at EnglishGeni! You’re welcome to try more kid stuff from the homepage too by clicking on Kids’ Zone!
