How can you help little ones get ready to take the road reading? There are a few things you can do. Read, talk, and sing with them several time a day. And, play, play, play with letters and sounds. Today I have lots of beginning sound games and activities to make that learning play happen. Get ready to build phonological awareness and letter identification skills.
Most of these activities can be done with an individual student, small group, or whole group.
Printable Beginning Sound Ideas
Use these printable beginning sound ideas for playful activities with a visual component.
~Beginning Sound Song Activities
Going to the Zoo Beginning Sound Activity
Combine song, sound work, and letter identification in this animal themed activity. Sing the song to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus” picking a beginning sound of one of the animals.—> Going to the Zoo Activity
Pick an Item From the Shelf
Here’s another song making this great for circle time. It is to the tune, “Do You Know the Muffin Man.” —>Beginning Sounds Circle Time Song and Activity
~Beginning Sound Clip Cards
Grab the clothespins for these beginning sound clip card printables. Simply print and laminate.
~More Beginning Sound Printables
Beginning Sound Bingo
Grab these printable bingo boards and work on sounds in a playful and competitive way.—> Beginning Sound Bingo
Alphabet Lines
All you need is a toy train or other small token to “ride” each line and the free set of printables. Place your vehicle at one end of the line. As you move down the line, name each picture listening for and identifying the beginning sound.—> Alphabet Lines
Put a Cherry On Top
Find the corresponding cherry for these yummy sound sundaes.—> Put a Cherry on Top
Beginning Sound Leaf Tree
Add the sticker leaves to the tree to work on sounds.—> Beginning Sound Leaf Tree
Hands-On Playful Beginning Sound Games and Activities
Beginning Sound Ice Melt
This is a fun activity for a warm day. It takes a little prep a few days before you plan to do the activity though so the ice has time to become solid. My kids have loved this one.—> Ice Melt Activity
LEGO Sounds
You can even do beginning sound work while playing with LEGO!—> LEGO Beginning Sounds
Sound Pancakes
Serve up a stack of sound pancakes and top with a dollop of letter butter.—>Sound Pancakes
Have fun while you learn with these ideas.
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