Jumping J Story Phonemic Awareness Activities
Beginning Sound Game
Tell your child that the following words have a /j/ sound at the beginning: jump, juggle and jingle.
jet castle
dance just
job garden
palace joke
jaw juicy
Matching Letters and Beginning Sounds
Write the letters or spread out stick puppets for letters taught so far. Say each of the words in the list below, having your child touch or say the letter that is the beginning sound for the word that you say.
pal look
juggle girl
best buddy
zip name
fast use
quick down
Silly Y Story Phonemic Awareness Activities
Beginning Sound Game
Tell your child that the following words have a /y/ sound at the start: you, yes and yell. Have your child listen for this sound and indicate with thumbs up when he or she hears it.
yard thank
funny year
yellow look
yucky young
Ending Sound Game
Remind your child that a y at the end of a short word makes the sound /I/. Tell your child that the following words have an /I/ sound at the end: my, why and try. Have your child listen for this sound and indicate with thumbs up when he or she hears it.
sky by
you fry
fly sly
grow pet
Ending Sound Game
Play the ending sound game for the /ee/ sound of the letter y. Tell your child that the following words have an /ee/ sound at the end: funny, very and silly. Have your child listen for this sound and indicate with thumbs up when he or she hears it.
ready excitedly
happy wanted
explained noisy
nosey suddenly
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All Ti and Mo stories and activities © 2002 by Andrew T. Andersen