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Introduce /k/
Explore the ins and outs of the letter k using these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /k/ sound. Use these tips to...
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Introduce /Q/
Everything your pre-readers need to know about the letter Q is right here; this strategy combines pronunciation, letter recognition, sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /kwww/...
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Reintroduce /c/
Do you c what I c? Use these strategies combining pronunciation, letter recognition, and initial phoneme examples to examine the letter c with kindergartners. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the soft...
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Ehhhh?
Are your kindergarten learners working with the letter e and the sounds that is makes? They'll practice writing a capital e, hear the /e/ sound in a funny tongue twister, and then identify when the teacher is saying a word that uses...
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OW! I stubbed by toe
Drill and practice the /ow/ sound! Kids practice recognizing pictures that begin with the ou=/ou/ correspondence. They experience a letterbox lesson plan to help implement this task before them as well as reading the story, The Napping...
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Introduce /t/
What sound does the letter t make? As scholars develop letter recognition, form sound associations with strategies like these. Explain the tongue movement in making the /t/ sound, asking learners to try it. Draw the t on the...
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Introduce /r/
Use these inventive strategies to focus on the letter r, forming sound associations along with letter recognition. Explain the tongue movement in making the /r/ sound, asking learners to try it. Draw the r on the board and give...
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Iggy the Penguin
Take your young word detectives on a hunt for the /i/ sound. Use the tongue twister about Iggy the penguin to help learners identify the target sound. Then learners are given several words, and they have to use their detective skills to...
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Open wide...and say Ahh!
Participate in an emerging literacy lesson that focuses on the skill of phonemic awareness! The phoneme of choice is the letter "o". They need to use letter recognition in conjunction with the sound.
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That Sneaky E!!
Introduce your class to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph. Because the...
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Short 'e'
First graders recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
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It's Time to Open Wide for O
Students recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through listening and decoding activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /o/ from other phonemes. Students match the phoneme and letter in words they read on index...
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The Scary, Creaky Door
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /e/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in pictures using a...
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Hello H!
Students recognize the letter h in print and the phoneme /h/ in spoken words. They say a tongue twister with contains words emphasizing the /h/ sound. They then listen to the story "Horton Hears a Who" and identify the words with the...
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Huffing H
Students develop phonemic awareness. They discover the alphabetic insight that letters stand for phonemes and spellings map out phonemes in spoken words. They focuses on the /h/ sound made by the letter h and examine a picture with the...
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Ewww, That's Gross
Students recognize the /ew/ digraph in written and spoken words by reading and spelling words with ew=/oo/. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the /ew/ digraph. They then listen to the story "Shoe Man" and identify the...
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Nothing but Nests
Students examine both the upper and lower case letter "N,n." They practice making the "n" sound, writing the letter, and recognizing it in words. After a teacher book talk, they listen to Christine Young's, "Nests," and make the "boat...
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ALLITERATIONS (TONGUE TWISTERS) TO READ ALOUD
In this alliterations activity sheet, learners are given 11 tongue twisters (alliterations) to read aloud. These are divided into "easy to reads" and "more advanced". This is a good phonemic awareness activity for native English...
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Always Allow Alliteration (part 1)
Students identify letters and sound that are being alliterated in a text they are given. In this alliteration worksheet, students also create alliteration in words and sentences.
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How Many Letters Are In Your Name?
Students discover how to make a graph that represents the number of letters in their names. In this early childhood math lesson plan, students collect data, categorize data, and develop skills to analyze the pieces of data.
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Blends Concentration
Practice blending initial sounds with a St. Patrick's Day-themed word sort! Scholars read 20 word cards, organize them by initial blends, and write their findings on a corresponding activity.
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Slithers the Snake
Students recognize the phoneme /s/. Through matching activities, students discriminate the phoneme /s/ from other letters and phonemes. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the phoneme in various words...
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Language Arts: Understanding Phonemes
Students discover the relationship between letters and phonemes. The teacher leads an oral demonstration of pronunciation and focus on the /a/ sound. Next, students examine a series of pictures, circling the ones where they hear the...
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Beginning Consonants
First graders practice with beginning consonant sounds, including identifying initial consonants and matching letter sounds to their corresponding letters. They recognize beginning consonant sounds by reading and listening to a story...