Before children can begin learning to read, they must develop strong phonemic awareness. If you ask your child, “what is the first sound you hear in hat?” You want them to answer /h/. If you ask your child, “what is the last sound you hear in hat?” You want them to answer /t/. Children need this skill before they can learn to read. Phonemic awareness skills are the basis for reading and without this important skill, potential reading difficulties might occur in the early reading stage. A child who has strong phonemic awareness skills will have a strong reading foundation.
On today’s post, I am going to share with you a really great movement game that will help your child listen for beginning and ending sounds in words. Your kiddos will really love this fun movement game that helps build phonemic awareness. So… let’s get started with Sit or Stand: A Fun Phonemic Awareness Game.
Beginning Sounds
You will say two words to your child. The child will stand up if the words begin with the same sound. The child will sit down if the beginning sounds do not match.
Butterfly – Ball (stand up)
Bag – Can (sit down)
Fish – Fan (stand up)
Man – Monster (stay standing up)
Lollipop – Bear (sit down)
Jellybean – Jet (stand up)
Jump – Fan (sit down)
Belt – Light (stay sitting down)
Goat – Ghost (stand up)
Cat – Cow (stay standing up)
Hat – Goat (sit down)
Lost – Hot (stand up)
Hop – Lip (stay standing up)
Tip – Sand (sit down)
Ending Sounds
You will say two words to your child. The child will stand up if the words end with the same sound. The child will sit down if the ending sounds do not match.
Gold – Held (stand up)
Ham – Dim (stay standing up)
Cab – Jig (sit down)
Bag – Bean (stay sitting down)
Leg – Log (stand up)
Hem – Hit (sit down)
Fit – Hot (stand up)
Bus – Miss (stay standing up)
Cat – Hop (sit down)
Low- Mow (stand up)
Ran – Hat (sit down)
Bat – Man (stay sitting down)
Lap – Sip (stand up)
Fig – Hot (sit down)
Thank you for reading my post today! You might also enjoy reading my previous post:
How to Teach Letters and Sounds Correctly
Please don’t leave without checking out the PRIDE Reading Program. The PRIDE Reading Program is an Orton-Gillingham curriculum that is used by teachers, tutors, and homeschooling parents worldwide with great success.
