We’ve been playing this phonemic awareness game lately to help Pea not only develop some physical coordination, but also strengthen her ability to think on her feet. It’s very easy to play, and lots ofContinue reading
Tag: Phonemic Awareness Lesson Ideas
Blending Phonemes With Your Hands
We’ve been playing a game in our co-op that Pea loves so much she asks to play it by herself as well. She’s a tactile learner, and this game gives her an easy way toContinue reading
Word Group Hunt
Chick Pea loves to play hide and seek, so we made up a fun game to help her with her word groups. Right now we’re working with the “-at” words (cat, hat, mat, rat, etc.).Continue reading
Rhyming Down the Alphabet
Last weekend, a friend was telling me how much her three year old loves playing the Good Night Rhymes game. We talked about it as a bedtime game, but they play in the car. SheContinue reading
Good Night Rhymes
Here’s a quick and simple game you can play during your bedtime routine with your child that will help them learn to make words rhyme. Think of a word and tell your child that theContinue reading
Oral Blending (Onsets & Rhyme) – Lesson Idea #40
This is a phonmeic awareness activity that will help your child blend words together using word families. You’ll need a list of word families and a puppet to make it extra fun. Explain to yourContinue reading
Odd One Out – Lesson Idea # 38
This simple activity is great for helping your child develop discriminating skills as well as working on rhyming to improve phonemic awareness. You’ll need some picture cards or pictures cut out from a magazine. PutContinue reading
The Beginning of the End–Lesson Idea #36
This is another fun game you can play in a group or as a family in the car. Even mom and dad will be challenged with this phonemic awareness excercise. The rules of the gameContinue reading
Oral Story Blending – Lesson Idea # 33
This activity helps your child work on his/her phonemic awareness (oral blending skill) and their listening comprehension all at once! You can use a sample of any story you like to play this game. TheContinue reading
What’s That Sound? – Lesson Idea #32
This is a phonemic awareness activity that focuses on having your child identify and isolate the initial sounds of words. Playing this word game with a puppet can make it a whole lot of fun!Continue reading
Change That Sound – Lesson Idea #31
This is a phonemic awareness activity that focuses on kids’ ability to segment (separate) and substitute initial sounds. Play it as a riddle game and they’ll have plenty of fun with it! Ask your childContinue reading
Who Let The Letters Out (song)
Ok, so clear your pipes and get ready to sing. Don’t worry if your voice isn’t that of a songbird, I promise you your kids won’t care. This is a fun song to sing thatContinue reading
Jumping For Sounds – Lesson Idea #23
This activity can be used to burn off some of your child’s extra energy while practicing their sounds to develop their phonemic awareness. It’s even more fun when you have siblings or friends join in!Continue reading
Word Blends (beginning consonants) – Lesson Idea #22
This is a phonemic awareness activity – click here for info on why these help. You can use a puppet for this activity to make it more fun. Tell your child that you will beContinue reading
Silly Sentences – Lesson Idea #21
Use this activity as a review for letters you’ve worked with. You can do this one whether your child knows how to read or not. Your purpose is to reinforce the letter shape and soundContinue reading
