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Phoneme Segmenting, Listen for my Sound

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Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Game
Grade: K, 1
Group Size: Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials: Most common sounds
Goal: Given a sound, the student can identify words with that sound ( /a/, "hat" -> yes )
Items: All letter sounds learned so far

What to do

  1. Before introducing the game, choose a specific sound for which the children will listen. For example, if you are working on the long /a/ sound, select long /a/.
  2. Today we are going to play a game. Your job is to listen for a sound. Let’s start out with the sound “/a/”, as in “rain” or “play.”
  3. I am going to say a word. If you hear “/a/” in that word, then give me a thumbs up. Let me see your thumbs up. Make sure to put your thumb high in the air. Good.
  4. If I say a word that doesn’t have the sound “/a/” then what do you think you should do? Call on one of the students who has raised their hand. Good idea. Give me a thumbs down.
  5. Let’s practice. “Rain.” Wait for student responses. Excellent. “Rain” has the sound “/a/” so your thumb should be up!
  6. Let’s keep going. Read a list of words with both the long /a/ sound and other vowel sounds. If a student is struggling, call on him individually in order to ensure he gets practice with the skill.
  7. Have students who understand the game come to the front of the room and call out a word. Let them judge if the students’ thumbs are correct or incorrect.
  8. Observe students play the game. Keep an eye out for students who wait to respond until they see others’ thumbs. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.


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