Tag: Phonemic Awareness Lesson Ideas (Page 2 of 2)

Sound in A Sack – Lesson Idea #19

May 8, 2008 / Ana / 0 Comments

Get a sack or bag large enough to hold several items.
Have your child search the house for things that begin with your target sound.
Go through the items and talk about what they found to further develop their vocabulary and understanding of things around them: Does it match the target sound?, What’s this used for?, What color is it?, Who uses this?, Where does it go?, etc.

You can make this more challenging by changing the location of the target sound. Instead of finding things that begin with a certain sound, try having them find things that end with the sound – or have a certain vowel sound in the middle. They’ll have lots of fun hunting!
Extension activity: You can work on the comprehension skill, classifying and categorizing, by having your child sort the items into categories. For example: things that go in a drawer, things used to cook, things people wear, things we eat, etc. Or you can reverse it by assigning your child the categories and they must find items that match the category and the target sound.

On My Way… Lesson Idea #18

May 7, 2008 / Ana / 0 Comments

A fun and educational way to spend some time…

Tell your child that you will pretend to go somewhere (park, beach, store, etc.) and see lots of things that start with the letter /(target sound)/ sound.
Practice words that start with the sound you are working with. For example: /p/ – porcupine, potato, pants, panda.
Then you can start by saying or singing, “On my way to the store, I saw a panda, that starts with a /p/.”
Then they can take a turn saying it once they get the hang of it. This game is great in the car, while you’re waiting for an appointment, or where ever. The sillier the answers the better!

Fill In The Rhyme – Lesson Idea #17

May 6, 2008 / Ana / 0 Comments

1. Say these sentences, stressing the words that rhyme:

The cat wore a hat.
The ball rolled down the hall.
Your shoe is blue.

2. Now tell your child that they’ll have to finish your sentence with a word that rhymes. You can get as silly as you want just as long as the words rhyme. You’ll be amazed at some of the responses you get!
3. Sample sentences:

The hog chased the ________. (frog, dog)
Let’s look at a _________. (book)
The pig wore a _________. (wig)

Rhyme Toss – Lesson Idea #13

April 28, 2008 / Ana / 0 Comments

You can play this with 2 or more people, but the more the better. So get some friends, siblings, or dad involved and have fun!

Sit or stand with players in a circle and have something ready to toss (bean bag, ball, etc.)
Say a word like “cat”, and toss the bag to the next person who has to say a word that rhymes like “hat”, then toss to the next person and so on. Switch to a new word when players run out.
Sample word lists you can use: (ball, wall, tall, hall, mall, call, fall, all); ( blue, shoe, two, new, who, boo, flew, drew, etc.); (pit, bit, hit, fit, lit, mitt, sit, kit), etc.

You can make this more challenging for older kids by making the words harder. Sample words: (plate, eight, freight, berate, date, mate, bait, gate, hate, etc.).

Pick Two – Lesson Idea #7