Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Letter Sounds and Real Life Sounds: Idea #9

When kids are learning their letter sounds, it may be useful to teach them using sounds they already know. For example, the sound o makes the sound you would say when the doctor tells you to open your mouth. Or the sound s is the sound a snake makes. This helps kids connect the letter sounds to their real life experiences. 

Here is a list of different sounds that can help your child learn their letter sounds:

Letter Sound Real Life Sound
A When someone is screaming AKA “Ah!!”
E When someone doesn't care
(short e sound like 'elephant')
H When someone is breathing really hard
I When one sees something one doesn't like (short i sound like 'it')
M When one tastes something one likes AKA “Mmmm!”
O When someone opens their mouth
S The sound a snake makes
U When someone says, “Uh”
Z The sound of a bee 

You could even turn this into a matching game where the child has to match the letter sound with its real life sound. 

I came up with this list, but please comment below if you have any other ones that I missed. Thanks!

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