Letters of Assyria

Features

• 30 blocks. 22 letters (4 duplicates), 1 combined letter (Taw-Alap), and 3 blocks that cover the 7 vowels.
• Large 40mm (1.57") full colored blocks.
  
• 1 box with cover. The back of the cover has a chart so you know where the letters go when storing.
• 92 unique pictures with words in Assyrian and their transliteration in Latin letters.
• Lead free paint and child-safe learning toy.

Pronounciation Guide

       Click to launch and learn the pronounciation and examples of all the words.

Virtual Blocks

       Click to launch on your PC/Mac/iPad/Tablet (Android/Win).

       Touch and mouse friendly app. Play and practice on the go.

Learning Games

Read the Letter.

• Show the letter. Then flip the block around to show the name of the letter.

Read the Word.

• Person #1 - Cover the picture and the English transliteration with your fingers.
• Person #2 - Read the Assyrian word
• Person #1 - Uncover picture and transliteration to see if correct.

Define Picture.

• Person #1 - Cover Assyrian word and English transliteration.
• Person #2 - Look at picture and say what it is in Assyrian.
• Person #1 - Uncover words to see if correct.

Alphabet Order Competition.

• Person #1 - Mix up the blocks with letters facing upwards.
• Use a timer from a clock, tablet, or phone and start timer.
• Person #2 - Arrange order of letters left to right.
• Switch people and see who does it faster.
• If you have two sets of blocks, each person races to put blocks in alphabetic order first.  You don’t need a timer.

Spelling a Word.

• Person #1 - Looks up a word in the Assyrian dictionary, on the Animals Viewmaster, or chooses a word from the blocks.
• Person #1 - says the word in Assyrian.
• Person #2 - places the blocks and spells out the word.

Reading a Word.

• Person #1 - places blocks and spells out a word.
• Person #2 - reads the word.

Fill in the Letter.

• Person #1 - spells out the word but takes out one letter.
• Person #2 - tries to read the word and fills in the correct letter.

Fill in the Vowels.

• Person #1 - spells out the word but takes out the vowels.
• Person #2 - fills in the vowels to complete the word.

Unscramble the Letters.

• Person #1 - Gives the correct letters and vowels to Person #2.
• Person #2 - Figures out the word and reorders the blocks.

Grab the letter competition.

• Take out the vowels, duplicate letters, and Taw-Alap.
• Mix up the letters face-up.
• Two children are on opposite sides of the table with one hand behind their back and one hand on the table.
• The parent takes the chart on back of the box top and points to a letter and shows it to the children and calls the letter.
• The child who grabs the right letter first puts the letters on their side of the table.
• The child with the most letters wins.

THREE PERSON OR MORE GAMES

Spell the Word Competition. (if you have two sets of blocks)

• Person #1 - Looks up a word in the Assyrian dictionary, on the Animals Viewmaster, or chooses a word from the blocks.
• Person #1 - Calls out the word
• Person #1 and #2 - Spells out the word.
• Whoever spells it correctly first wins.

Read the Word Competition.

• Person #1 - Cover the picture and the English transliteration with your fingers.
• Other persons read the word.
• Whoever correctly reads the word first wins.

Define the Picture Competition.

• Person #1 - Cover Assyrian word and English translteration.
• Person #2 and #3 (or more people) - Look at picture and say what it is in Assyrian.
• Whoever says the correct word wins.

Unscramble the Letters Competition. (if you have two sets of blocks)

• Person #1 - Gives the correct letters and vowels to person #2 and the same letters and vowels from the second set to person #3.
• Whoever figures out the word and reorders the blocks first wins.