I Spy
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| I Spy | |
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| Language - Language Foundation | |
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| 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
Introduction
- Step one
- Next step
Beginning Sounds with 2 or 3 Objects
- Step one
- Next step
Beginning Sounds with Several Objects
- Step one
- Next step
Beginning Sounds with Objects Around the Room
- Step one
- Next step
Beginning and Ending Sounds
- Step one
- Next step
Middle Sounds
- Begin this step by going through the beginning and ending sounds as in the last step.
- Next step
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
- Once the child can do beginning and ending sounds, you could play the game using just ending sounds. One way to do this would be to use a collection of objects that all have the same beginning sound.
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.
Doll-house furniture works great for these. Toys and other objects from around the house can also be used.
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.)
