This can be used for the new letters you’re introducing or for letters and sounds your child continues to struggle with. *If teaching the spelling of irregular words, be sure you have explicitly taught these words to your students first and use this activity as practice to reinforce the spelling. This teaches self-monitoring skills to ensure that what they see (the snowballs on the sled) matches what they say and hear (the individual sounds along with the sounds blended together to form the word). Then say: “Now change one letter so the word says “fan.” (Child should change the ‘t’ to ‘n.’) Each time, follow the procedure of having the child check their work by placing their finger under each letter, saying the sound, and then blending the sounds together to read the word.
#Word build worksheet how to
Here’s how to play: If children have the word ”mit” on the sled, say “I want you to change one letter so the word will say “mat.” (Child should change the ‘i’ to ‘a.’) Once they have the new word “mat” on the sled, you might say, “I want you to change one thing so the word will say “fat.” (Child should change the ‘h’ to ‘f.’) This is a higher level skill that challenges children in their knowledge of sound placement to spell and change words. Change One Letter GameĮxtend the word building idea listed above by playing Change One Letter. Then, the child should run his finger along the base of the sled and blend the sounds together to read the word “mit.” 2. Have you child touch each snowball and say the sounds /m/ /i/ /t/. Try this: Ask your child to make a word like “mit.” Place the “m – i – t” snowballs on the sled. Using our comprehensive CVC word list, Silent E word list or first High Frequency Words list, dictate words to your students. 👉 Want more? Get our Elkonin Boxes/Sound Boxes for 3, 4, and 5 phoneme words and learn how they help students with lots of important reading skills! 💡 Activity Ideas 1. 👉 This resource was designed to be best suited for Kindergarten and First graders. We’re experiencing a lot of winter weather lately, so we’re so excited about these snowball-themed word-building activities.Įach snowball has a letter or digraph, and we left a bunch of blank snowballs so you can add any other letters, phonemes, or digraphs you’re working on.įor extra fine motor skills practice, have the child cut out the snowballs and sled, and use one of the seven activity ideas below! In my school groups, I love to lean into the seasons! That’s why I put together season-themed beginning sounds worksheets, snowman coloring sheets, and more! Get a new freebie every week! ❄️ The Printables
0 kommentar(er)
