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!