Key to learning how to read is the ability to identify the different sounds that make words and to associate these sounds with written words. There are 44 phonemes in the English language, including letter combinations such as /th/,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive and colorful flipchart allowing students to practice making sounds and identifying if they are beginning or ending sounds. A wonderful activity is included.

In this activity for grades K to 2, students use letter sounds to identify words that begin with each of the letters of the alphabet.

How do you count phonemes in spoken words? Check out this site to discover more about how to approach dealing with question in the classroom. This site offers exercises dealing with counting phonemes.

A fun classroom game! The teacher says a riddle, gives the sounds that make up the answer, and the students guess the answer by blending the sounds together.

A fun activity that has students draw each individual letter and then blend them together.