Consonants - General Ideas
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Sharing Time:
In a classroom or daycare setting, have one day each week
designated as sharing time. Allow the children to bring an object from
home that begins with one of the consonants you've been working on during the
week. For example, during the week where you're learning letters m, r and
v they might bring a book about the moon, a toy van or a race car.
If you're working at home, allow the child to have a similar weekly
sharing time with a sibling, grandparent, parents group or with mom and dad.
Encourage the child to make eye contact with the people they are talking
to.
Have the children (or grownups) who are listening, ask a couple of questions
about the item being shared.
Consonant BINGO:
On a 3x3 grid (like a tic-tac-toe board) have the children write down the
consonants you have learned so far. The teacher or parent should say words
(doll, van, book, etc). The children should mark off the letters used on
their boards.
You can use the same activity later on for final letters of words.
STAND UP, SIT DOWN:
The children should each be given a consonant. You can give sheets of
paper with consonants written on them or items (like a toy doll). The
teacher or parent should say words. Each time a word is said that begins
with the same letter as theirs the child should stand up. If a word is
said with a different letter than theirs they should sit down.
You can use the same activity later on for final letters of words.
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