This Milk & Cookies Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game transforms basic letter recognition into an exciting hands-on hunt! Your students will love searching for hidden cups of milk behind yummy cookie-themed alphabet cards, all while building essential literacy and fine motor skills.
Designed for both beginners and more advanced learners, this interactive alphabet hide and seek game adapts to your group’s needs and keeps engagement high.
Whether you're working on letter names, alphabetical order, or introducing handwriting, this activity is perfect for making phonics fun.
What’s Included in the Milk & Cookies Alphabet Game:
✨ Uppercase alphabet cards (color)
✨ Lowercase alphabet cards (color)
✨ Uppercase alphabet cards (black & white)
✨ Lowercase alphabet cards (black & white)
✨ “Milk” hiding cards to tuck behind the cookies
✨ Differentiated recording pages for uppercase and lowercase letters
✨ Simple teacher instructions with prep and play tips
All cards are designed to fit inside a standard pocket chart, but they can also be used on a table or the floor for even more flexibility.
Skills Addressed with This Alphabet Hide and Seek Pocket Chart Game:
Primary Academic Skills:
Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
Alphabetical order and sequencing
Letter-sound connection when students say the letter aloud
Handwriting and letter formation on recording sheets
Visual discrimination and early phonics practice
Secondary Life Skills & SEL:
Taking turns and collaborative play
Memory and deduction strategies
Fine motor development from flipping cards and writing guesses
Confidence and independence in learning
How to Play the Alphabet Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game:
Place your chosen alphabet cards into a pocket chart, on a table, or on the floor.
One student hides 1–8 cups of milk behind the alphabet cookies while others close their eyes.
Students take turns guessing which letters are hiding the milk.
As each guess is made, reveal what’s behind the letter!
Use the optional recording pages to cross off guessed letters and write the correct ones in the boxes.
Start small with 3–5 letters for beginners and increase the number of cards as confidence grows.
How and Where to Use the Alphabet Hide and Seek Pocket Chart Game:
This cookie-themed letter recognition game is a perfect fit for:
Literacy centers
Small group reading support
Whole-group alphabet games
Homeschool learning
Speech therapy sessions
Early finishers or indoor recess activities
Letter-of-the-week themes or phonics warmups
The alphabet hide and seek pocket chart game is especially fun during “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” week or any cookie-themed classroom fun!
Standards Alignment:
✔ Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
K.2.C: Identify upper- and lowercase letters
K.2.E: Demonstrate 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: Identify, say, and write uppercase and lowercase letters
K.7a: Recognize and name letters of the alphabet
K.7b: Match consonant sounds to 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.”
Your kids will beg to play the alphabet hide and seek pocket chart game again and again... because what’s better than cookies and milk, paired with a little learning fun?
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