Class Five Printable - Playdough To Plato

{Class Five}

Alphabet Chant 2

Beginning Letter Sounds Sort 5

I Spy 12

Beginning Letter Sounds Bingo 14

Letter Sound Hunt 19

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{Supplies} The box of alphabet flashcards from your bonus box. Pull all of the lowercase letters and place them in alphabetical order. Page 3 and 4: Alphabet chant printable. Alphabet chant videos available on the Class Five webpage.

{Time}

7 minutes, several times a day, until the letter sounds are learned well.

{Directions}

1. After watching the chant videos and/or reviewing the printable chant sheet to learn the words and movements you will teach your child, invite her to join you. Show her the flashcard {a} and say the corresponding chant with motions.

Ex. “A is for apple. /a/ /a/ /a/” (Use one hand to hold an apple and bite into it.) 2. Ask your child to repeat the words and movement after you several times. 3. Follow the same process to teach your child the letters {B-‐‑E}. 4. Review all of the letter chants {A-‐‑E}. 5. Continue to practice the chant throughout the day. 6. Introduce 5 or 6 new letter sounds each day so that you have taught all of the sounds in one

week. Here'ʹs an example of a typical schedule during the first few days of practice:

Day One 8:00 AM Introduce A-‐‑E alphabet chants. 11:00 AM Practice A-‐‑E alphabet chants. 2:00 PM Practice chants again. 7:00 PM Practice one last time for the day. Day Two 8:00 AM Review A-‐‑E alphabet chants. Introduce F-‐‑J alphabet chants. 11:00 AM Practice A-‐‑J alphabet chants. 2:00 PM Practice chants again. 7:00 PM Practice one last time for the day….

7. After you have introduced all letter sounds, continue reviewing the chant several times each day until your child can remember all of the sounds easily.

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{Alphabet Chant} Children’s brains learn quickly when they are using sight, sound and movement at the same time. That is why alphabet chants like this one are so popular – they help kids learn letter sounds in a snap.

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A is for apple /a/ /a/ /a/. (Use one hand to hold an apple and bite into it.)

B is for bee /b/ /b/ /b/. (Use both pointer fingers to make antennae on your head.)

C is for car /c/ /c/ /c/. (Use both hands to drive an imaginary steering wheel.)

D is for doll /d/ /d/ /d/. (Use both pointer fingers to make dimples in your cheeks.)

E is for elf /e/ /e/ /e/. (Squat down to make yourself a small elf.)

F is for fire /f/ /f/ /f/. (Place your hands side-‐‑by-‐‑side. Wiggle both sets of fingers to make a fire.)

G is for goose /g/ /g/ /g/. (Tuck your hands into your armpits and flap your wings.)

H is for house /h/ /h/ /h/. (Put your fingertips together over your head to make a roof.)

I is for ink /i/ /i/ /i/. (Use one finger as a pen and pretend to write.)

J is for jet /j/ /j/ /j/. (Fly one hand in the air as if it were an airplane.)

K is for kite /k/ /k/ /k/. (Make a fist with one hand and “fly” it in the air.)

L is for lion /l/ /l/ /l/. (Spread apart all of your fingers on both hands and lay them on the sides of your face to make a lion mane.)

M is for mouse /m/ /m/ /m/. (Tuck both hands at your chin to make small mouse hands.)

N is for nuts /n/ /n/ /n/. (Cradle both hands together to make a nut.)

O is for ostrich /o/ /o/ /o/. (Stand on your tiptoes and stretch your neck.)

P is for penguin /p/ /p/ /p/. (Lay your arms flat against your sides and waddle like a penguin.)

Q is for queen /q/ /q/ /q/. (Hold four fingers above your forehead to make a crown.)

R is for rose /r/ /r/ /r/. (Make a fist with one hand to create a rose and place it next to your nose as though you smell it.)

S is for sun /s/ /s/ /s/. (Rub sunscreen into your skin.)

T is for turtle /t/ /t/ /t/. (Lay the top of one hand underneath the palm of the other hand and then wiggle your thumbs.

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U is for umpire /u/ /u/ /u/. (Wave your thumb in the air as though you are saying, “You’re out!”)

V is for vase /v/ /v/ /v/. (Lay one fist on top of the other to make a vase.)

W is for watch /w/ /w/ /w/. (Tap one finger against your wrist as though you are checking the time.)

X is for x-‐‑ray /x/ /x/ /x/. (Use the pointer finger and thumb on one hand to pretend you are taking a picture.)

Y is for yo-‐‑yo /y/ /y/ /y/. (Wave one hand up and down as though you have a yo-‐‑yo.)

Z is for zipper /z/ /z/ /z/. (Pinch your pointer finger and thumb together and pretend to unzip your coat.)

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This game will have your child recognizing the first letter of words in a jiffy.

{Supplies}

Pages 6 to 12: Beginning Letter Sounds printables.

Note: The round picture cards will also be used in the Bingo game on page 14.

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{Time}

10 minutes

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{Directions}

1. After cutting out the round circular picture cards, place them in a pile upside

down. Lay out the four beginning letter mats on a flat surface. (If it’s your child’s

first time playing the game, you may choose to use only one mat and the picture

cards that start with the letters on that mat so that your child doesn’t feel

overwhelmed.)

2. Invite your child to join you. Ask her to turn over the top picture card in the pile

and say the name of the things she sees out loud.

3. Then, ask her to say the first sound in that word. For instance, if she turned over

the rainbow card, your child would say, “Rainbow. /R/.”

4. Have your child lay the picture card on top of the letter that makes that sound. In

the example above, she would lay the rainbow card on the letter {r}.

5. Continue playing until all picture cards have been placed in the correct spot.

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{Supplies}

Page 13: I Spy with My Little Eye printable. Scissors. Optional: A piece of cardstock and a glue stick.

{Time}

10 minutes

{Directions}

1. Optional: Strengthen the I Spy frame by gluing the printable to a piece of card stock before cutting it out.

2. Give your child the I Spy frame and explain that he will be hunting for things that start with each letter of the alphabet.

3. Send him on a hunt to find an object beginning with the sound /a/. You can encourage him to look around your house, in your backyard or while you are driving around doing errands.

4. Once he finds something beginning with /a/, ask him to look for something starting with /b/.

5. Continue play until your child has found an object starting with each letter of the alphabet or until he loses interest.

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I love turning classic childhood games into literacy activities because children it makes it easier for children to play with aunts, cousins, grandparents and nannies without the need for a lengthy explanation. And, as a bonus, this game can be played anywhere.

{I Spy with My Little Eye}

I spy with my little eye . . .

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{Supplies}

Pages 15 to 18: Bingo printable.

Note: To cut back on your prep work, the round picture cards for this game are the same as those used in the Letter Sort from Page 6.

Scissors. 16 coins for each player.

{Time}

10 minutes

{Directions}

1. After cutting out the printables, shuffle the round picture cards and place them upside down in a pile. Give each player a Bingo board and 16 coins to use as markers.

2. Turn over the top picture card and say the name of the object out loud. Say the word again but this time, stress the first sound in the word. For instance, if you turned over the picture of the tiger you would say, “Tiger. T-‐‑iger.”

3. Ask each player to think about the letter that makes the first sound in the word {tiger}. Then have players cover up that letter if it’s on their Bingo board using the coins that you gave them.

4. Play continues until a player covers up all of the letters on his board.

Note: Alternatively, you may choose to play until players cover three letters across or four letters down.

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{Beginning Letter Sound Bingo}

People young and old love to play Bingo. With just a simple twist, this beloved favorite becomes a great way for children to practice beginning letter sounds.

Letter Sound Bingo

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{Supplies}

Several copies of page 20: Letter Sound Hunt printable.

A marker or pencil.

Optional: A clipboard.

{Time}

10 minutes

{Directions}

1. Give your child a copy of the Letter Sound Hunt printable and a marker. Optional: You

may clip the printable to a clipboard if you choose.

2. Invite your child to pick a letter and write it in the rectangle located in the bottom right

corner of the printable.

3. Then ask him to walk around looking for things that start with that letter. He can

either draw a picture of the objects he finds or, if he has started writing, he can write a

word.

4. After several minutes, ask him to stop hunting so that he can tell you about the objects

he found. If he drew pictures, write a label under each illustration like the photo above.

5. Give him a new Letter Sound Hunt printable and ask him to hunt for another letter.

6. Continue playing until your child loses interest.

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In this activity, your child will hunt high and low for objects starting with certain letters. This one is for any aspiring detectives out there!

{Letter Sound Hunt}

(write the letter here)

We’re Going on a Letter Sound Hunt!

What’s that?

Look over there!

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