by Teach for Life | May 26, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas To help students break down the sounds that make up simple words, the teacher uses objects, or counters, as a visual aid. After stretching the word out and counting the sounds, the students then put the word back...
by Teach for Life | May 26, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher and students break simple words into two parts, the onset and the rime, then put them back together...
by Teach for Life | May 23, 2017
DeLynne Osborne | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas The teacher begins by using sets of picture cards and having students sound out the words using their fingers. After they have practiced several pairs of words with the same ending sound (bee and tree, bug and...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas During this activity, the teacher asks students to compare the beginning sounds of two words. If the two words start with the same sound, students hand signal with a thumbs up. If the two words don’t start...
by Teach for Life | May 1, 2017
Arta Quam | Wichita Public Schools | Wichita, Kansas Through the use of movement, the ending sounds of words are emphasized, making the ending sounds easier to remember. In this exercise, the teacher says a word and emphasizes the ending sound with her voice and by...
by Teach for Life | Feb 22, 2017
Angela Rusk | Colvin Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this lesson, students learn to break down a word into its component sounds. The teacher shows the students an object, has them say the word, then stretch the word out into its parts while counting out each section...
by Teach for Life | Feb 21, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teachers uses her arm as a visual aid to demonstrate the three sounds in a simple word. She taps her shoulder as she says the beginning sound, her elbow for the middle sound, and her...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Peggy Drew | Wichita Collegiate School | Wichita, Kansas In this game, the students learn about beginning sounds by matching picture cards with a card that represents the beginning sound and letter of the word that is pictured. The teacher begins by demonstrating how...
by Teach for Life | Feb 13, 2017
Dana Barrientos | Harry Street Elementary | Wichita, Kansas In this activity, the teacher gives the beginning sound and the ending sound of a simple word, and the students say the complete word. Then the teacher switches the order, saying the ending sound first and...
by Educator Partner | Nov 25, 2011
In this fun kindergarten game about letter-sound association, after practicing letter sounds, students identify picture cards and place them under the letter that corresponds to the beginning sound of the...
by Educator Partner | Jan 26, 2010
This matching activity gives students a chance to practice spelling words that have similar vowel sounds. Using cut-outs and pipe cleaners, students sort words spelled with -au, -aw, -ou, -ow. ***** Teaching idea from...
