Printable Rubbish Names

About this activity

Below is a printable with names of different materials.  Here are some ways you could use for early years age children.

 

🖐️ 1. Match the word

- Put a picture (or the object) and the word (e.g., glass)

- Children put them together

👉 “This says glass”

🗣️ 2. Say the word

- Show a word card

- Children repeat it after you

👉 Builds simple vocabulary

🚶 3. Walk and find

- Put word cards around the room

- Say “Find paper!”

- Children go and point to it

👉 Adds movement and fun

✂️ 4. Stick it down

- Give children pictures

- They stick them under the correct word

👉 Simple sorting activity

🔤 5. First sound

- Say: “g for glass”

- Children repeat the sound

👉 Early phonics link

🎭 6. Pretend play

- Use word labels on boxes (bins)

- Children put pictures into the right one

👉 Real-life learning

✏️ 7. Trace the word

- Children trace over simple words like tin or paper

👉 Helps early writing

📦 8. Choose and tell

- Child picks a card

- Says the word (with help if needed)

👉 Builds confidence