Make letter recognition feel like a jungle adventure!

The Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game brings laughter and learning together in one easy-to-prep activity!

With cheerful monkeys, hidden bananas, and a fun guessing game format, this interactive alphabet game is perfect for building uppercase and lowercase letter recognition, handwriting, and beginning phonics skills.

Whether you're working one-on-one, in small groups, or leading a whole class, this monkey-themed pocket chart game will have your kids begging to play again and again!

➡️ Bundle & SAVE: Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Cards ENDLESS Bundle

What’s Included in the Alphabet Hide & Seek Game:

This hands-on, low-prep literacy activity includes:

✨ Full set of uppercase alphabet cards (in color and black/white)
✨ Full set of lowercase alphabet cards (in color and black/white)
✨ Banana cards for hiding behind letters
✨ Printable recording sheets (uppercase and lowercase options)
✨ Easy-to-follow teacher instructions with differentiation tips
✨ Designed to fit perfectly in a standard pocket chart—but can also be used on a table or floor!

Skills Addressed with This Alphabet Game:

Primary Academic Skills:

• Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
• Alphabetical order and visual discrimination
• Beginning sounds (by saying the letter aloud while guessing)
• Handwriting practice on optional recording sheets
• Listening and memory skills while playing

Secondary Life Skills & SEL:

• Turn-taking and peer interaction
• Guessing games that build confidence
• Fine motor skills as students manipulate cards and record answers
• Flexible differentiation for multiple levels and learning styles
  

How to Play Alphabet Hide & Seek:

1. Set up the alphabet cards in a pocket chart, on the floor, or on a table.
2. One player hides 1–8 banana cards behind the letter cards while others close their eyes.
3. Students take turns guessing where the bananas are hiding by saying the letter aloud.
4. Reveal if a banana is hidden behind that letter!
5. Use the optional recording pages to cross off guessed letters and write correct answers in the boxes.
   

Start simple with 3–5 letters for beginners or challenge your advanced learners with the full alphabet!

How and Where to Use:

This monkey-themed letter recognition game fits seamlessly into:

• Literacy centers
• Small group instruction
• Whole group alphabet games
• RTI or intervention
• Homeschool learning
• Speech therapy sessions
• Morning tubs or fast-finisher bins

It’s also perfect for back-to-school, animal themes, or anytime you need a little extra fun in your literacy block.

Standards Alignment:

✔ Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):

• K.2.C: Identify upper- and lowercase letters
• K.2.E: Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by identifying and matching letters to sounds
• K.1.E: Develop vocabulary by naming common objects
  

✔ Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):

• K.4: The student will identify, say, and write the uppercase and lowercase letters
• K.7a: Recognize and name letters of the alphabet
• K.7b: Match consonant sounds to appropriate letters
  

✔ Common Core State Standards (ELA):

• RF.K.1d: Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet
• RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences
  

Check out what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sandra Carpentieri (TPT Seller) wrote, “GREAT way for students to interact with letters in a fun and engaging way! We use this for both whole group instruction as well as adding this to my workstation rotation.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alyssa K. wrote, “My preschool students love using this learning activity to find the surprise hidden behind the letters as they are beginning to recognize letters and sounds. It is nice to be able to use specific letters of focus to differentiate for a variety of student's needs. Thank you.”

Let your kids go bananas for alphabet learning!

Add this pocket chart game to your literacy centers today and make letter recognition playful, memorable, and fun for everyone.

The Monkey & Banana Theme Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Cards are also included in the Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Cards ENDLESS Bundle.

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