Phonics and Reading Sarah Coutts

ABC Fishing

ABC Catch Throw the ball to someone and say a word begining with the letter A. The second person must catch the ball, say a word begining with the letter B and then throw it to another person. The third person says a word begining with the leter C and so on.

ABC Apples

Pipe Cleaners/Playdough ABC

Alphabet Cut-Outs

ABC I Have…Who Has…

Alphabet Review e dzn b

Phonics vs. Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic Awareness They can count words. They can count syllables in words. They can rhyme. They can put sounds together to make a word. They can identify the first and last sound in a word. This is not the same thing as knowing the letter. For example, if you ask your child the first sound in the word phone, she should be able to answer /f/.

Promoting Phonemic Awareness

 Give each student a cup with counters. Say a sentence normally and then recite it very slowly (“The sky is blue.”). The students should give you one counter for each word of the sentence.  Teach students to count syllables by starting with their own names. Then move on to other familiar words.  Read rhyming books.  Play rhyming games.

Clip It! Cards

Rhyming Games Give clues for the same rhyming family. Here’s an example from the –at family:  This animal says “meow.” (cat)  This animal sleeps upside down. (bat)  This is something by the door you might step on. (mat)

Rhyming Games Ask for a particular type of word that rhymes with the word you give. It’s okay to use nonsense words.  What animal rhymes with wig?  Which color rhymes with mean?  What food rhymes with maghetti?

Dolch Sight Words & Fry’s High Frequency Words

Word Walls

Dip ‘n Dot

Sight Words

Reading Simple Sentences

Activities Reading Sentences Initial Sound Sort Phonics Dominoes Read, Trace, Box & Write Consonant Diagraph Sort Snowman Sounds Clip It Cards

Wrap It Up! Which activity appealed to you the most? How would you adjust any of these activities? Do you have any questions?