This Farm Chicken Coop Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game turns letter recognition and alphabet practice into a playful barnyard guessing game your students will beg to play again and again.
Children search for hidden eggs tucked behind adorable chicken coop alphabet cards while practicing recognizing uppercase letters, recognizing lowercase letters, and confidently naming letters aloud.
Designed to be interactive and hands-on, this alphabet hide and seek game brings movement, anticipation, and laughter into your circle time, literacy block, or small group instruction.
It feels like play… but it’s packed with purposeful learning.
Designed for both beginners and more confident learners, this alphabet game easily adapts to your students’ needs while keeping engagement high and behavior focused.
Whether you’re reinforcing letter recognition, reviewing the alphabet, or building confidence with uppercase and lowercase letters, this farm-themed activity makes alphabet learning fun, memorable, and stress-free.
What’s Included in the Farm Chicken Coop Alphabet Game:
This resource is intentionally designed to give you flexibility across skill levels and settings, without extra prep or extra pieces you’ll never use.
✨ Uppercase alphabet cards with farm chicken coop visuals
✨ Lowercase alphabet cards with matching chicken coop designs
✨ Black-and-white uppercase alphabet cards for low-prep printing
✨ Black-and-white lowercase alphabet cards for ink-friendly use
✨ Egg cards used to “hide” behind the alphabet cards
✨ Multiple differentiated recording pages for uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
✨ Clear teacher directions with simple setup and play suggestions
All alphabet cards are sized to fit standard classroom pocket charts, making this an easy grab-and-go circle time activity. No pocket chart available? These cards work just as well laid out on the carpet, table, or floor.
Skills Addressed with This Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game:
Letter Recognition & Alphabet Skills
Students practice identifying letters by name while scanning the alphabet visually, strengthening letter recognition through repetition and exposure.
Because letters can be placed in any order, children must truly recognize the letter shape instead of relying on memory or order.
Uppercase and lowercase versions allow you to target:
Recognizing uppercase letters
Recognizing lowercase letters
Matching letter forms across cases
Alphabet knowledge and visual discrimination
Early Literacy & Language Development
During play, students naturally say letter names aloud, listen to peers, and respond to prompts. This strengthens oral language skills while reinforcing alphabet vocabulary in a low-pressure setting.
Fine Motor & Cognitive Skills
Writing guessed letters on the recording pages supports early handwriting and letter formation awareness. Remembering which letters have already been guessed builds working memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.
How to Play the Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game:
Set up the alphabet cards Place the uppercase or lowercase alphabet cards in a pocket chart so all letters are clearly visible. If you do not have a pocket chart, lay the cards out on the floor or table where students can easily see the entire alphabet.
Hide the eggs Choose one student (or the teacher) to secretly hide egg cards behind several of the chicken coop alphabet cards. Make sure students cannot see which letters are hiding eggs.
Begin guessing Students take turns guessing which letter is hiding an egg by naming the letter aloud. This encourages active letter recognition and supports recognizing both uppercase letters and lowercase letters.
Reveal and check After each guess, lift the alphabet card to reveal whether an egg is hidden behind it. If the guess is correct, celebrate and talk about the letter. If not, briefly name the letter together before moving on.
Record guesses (optional but recommended) Use the differentiated recording pages to cross off letters as they are guessed and write correct guesses. This adds an extra layer of alphabet practice while supporting early handwriting skills.
Adjust for skill level For early learners, start with just a few alphabet cards to build confidence. As students grow more comfortable with letter recognition, increase the number of letters to challenge their alphabet knowledge.
Where to Use the Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game:
This activity was designed to be flexible, practical, and easy to reuse throughout the year.
Perfect for:
Circle time alphabet games that keep all students engaged
Literacy centers focused on letter recognition
Small group instruction and RTI support
Speech therapy sessions targeting letter naming
Homeschool alphabet instruction
Early finishers or low-prep rainy day activities
Because setup is quick and rules are simple, this is an ideal transition activity that still delivers meaningful alphabet practice.
Standards Alignment:
This resource supports early literacy goals commonly addressed across state and national standards.
✔ Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
K.2.C: Identify and name uppercase and lowercase letters
K.2.E: Demonstrate phonetic awareness through letter identification
✔ Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):
K.4: Identify, name, and write uppercase and lowercase letters
K.7a: Recognize and name letters of the alphabet
✔ Common Core State Standards (ELA):
RF.K.1d: Recognize and name all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet
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.”
This Farm Chicken Coop Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game brings movement, excitement, and intentional letter recognition practice into your classroom… without extra prep or boring repetition.
It’s the kind of alphabet activity kids ask for again and teachers actually enjoy pulling out.
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I teach at a full day preschool program. I am always looking for activities that will hold the student's interest as well as help with fine motor. These activities are placed out first thing in the morning as students are filing in. Everyone quickly unpacks so that they can participate.
I am using these with my 4 year old grandson. I printed them and laminated them. This is a great hands on way to learn both the upper case and lower case letters.
I have a number of these games and they are always a hit. I have my students use tongs to pick up small erasers and cover the pictures so they can work on fine motor skills.
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