I Spy

I Spy
Language - Language Foundation
Level	Primary
Prerequisites	none
Materials	a collection of objects on a mat or objects around the room

The purpose of this activity is to make children aware of the separate sounds (phonemes) that make up words.

Presentations

Beginning Sounds

Introduction

1. Step one
2. Next step

2 or 3 Objects

1. Step one
2. Next step

Several Objects

1. Step one
2. Next step

Objects Around the Room

1. Step one
2. Next step

Ending Sounds

Beginning and Ending Sounds

1. Step one
2. Next step

Ending Sound Only

1. Step one
2. Next step

Middle Sounds

1. Step one
2. Next step

Material

The small objects used in this activity are also used in other several other language activities. It can be nice to have a large collection of these and then swap them out from time to time.

Make Your Own

One way to make the objects is to sculpt them out of clay and then paint them:

Source: Glue Sky (Check out this blog post for a more detailed description of how this was done.)