Letter Sound Accuracy, Sound Spaghetti
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Build Accuracy |
| Activity Form: Game |
| Grade: K, 1 |
| Group Size: Small Group |
| Length: 10 minutes |
| Materials: 10 small strips of paper with three letters written on one side of strip (make sure the letters are spaced out far enough so that it doesn’t look like three-letter words but rather, three separate letters), one bowl |
| Goal: Given a printed letter, the student can say the letter's sound ( a -> /a/) |
| Items: All 26 letter sounds |
What to do
- Put all 10 strips of paper in the bowl.
- Today, we are going to eat some spaghetti. But, class, this is not normal spaghetti – this is sound spaghetti! Each person will take one piece of spaghetti out of the bowl when I call on you. Then, by yourself, you will practice the letter sounds on that piece of spaghetti by saying each sound three times. I want us to practice by ourselves in a quiet way. Please watch me as I model how to do this.
- Model how to take a piece of “spaghetti” out of the bowl and read the sounds to yourself three times.
- I will now call on students to each take a piece of spaghetti.
- Allow each student to take a piece of paper. Each child will practice the sounds by themselves. Once everyone has read their sounds on their piece of “spaghetti” three times, they will read the sounds aloud.
- Good job, eaters! Now, I want each person to read their sounds to the class. After you’ve read your sounds, you can “eat” your spaghetti by crumpling it up and putting it in your lap.
- Repeat Steps 2 and 3.
- Good job on eating all your spaghetti and saying your letter sounds!
- Observe students play the game. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.