An activity focuses on phonemic awareness and initial letter sounds. Scholars sort picture cards by saying and matching the initial sounds each word makes.

Concepts

phonemic awareness, phonemes, initial sounds, phonics, letter-sound correspondence, sorting

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Additional Tags

letter sounds, phonemic awareness, phonics, sorting, pre reading skills, initial phoneme, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• List the activity as a May Do choice
• Work with pupils in a leveled group needing additional assistance with phoneme matching 

Classroom Considerations

• Print picture cards on cardstock and laminate
  

Pros

• Encourages sorting

Cons

• None