Pink List, Movable Alphabet, and Worksheets

We are using A Beka's K Letter's and Sounds, which are similar to the Montessori pink list words (see link 1 for a FREE printable set). The words are made up of CVC.

On the A Beka's worksheet the child is given a picture and the C and two V's to choose from to make the word match the picture. For example, a picture of a man and the word "m__n" and the choice of two vowels. Devon had great success with this until she was asked to do it without the picture. Here is where I decided to use the movable alphabet. In the picture above, we build the word "v__n." The purple stripe was there to hold the place for the vowel. This worked much better than the worksheet. I will do this lesson with Devon several more times and each time do less assistance, until she can do it on her own.

Link 1: http://www.montessorimaterials.org/Language/pinkcards1.pdf

Link for A Becka http://www.abeka.com/