Stretching sounds
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Introduce |
| Activity Form: |
| Grade: K, 1 |
| Group Size: Individual, Pair, Small Group, Large Group |
| Length: |
| Materials: rubberbands, word list |
| Goal: Separate individual phonemes |
| Items: one syllable words, two syllable words, three syllable words |
What to do
- Give each child a rubber band.
- Have each child place the rubber band around each hand.
- As you call out the word (spelling word, sight word, etc.), the child stretches the rubber band per sound.
- When the word is complete, the child brings their hands together again.
- The children say the word together and stretch the word and rubber band in one fluid motion.