This is a hands-on way for
children to identify words, syllables, phonemes, blend, and segment.
Materials: pipe cleaners
pony
beads
Directions: Cut the pipe cleaners in half. Take a green bead and string it to the
left. Twist the end so it doesn’t
fall off. Now, take six other
beads of the same color and string them on. Finally, take a red bead and knot it on the right end. Children slide all the beads to the
starting position (green) on the right.
Hint! Always demonstrate and model before asking children to do these activities independently.
Syllables – Move
beads for syllables you hear in words.
Phonemes – Say words
slowly stretching out the sounds.
Slide a bead for each phoneme.
Say the word and slide the beads together to the left.
Talking Beads - You can also use the beads to guide sharing time. Children can slide a bead over for every word that describes their object. Then they can slide a bead for where they got it. Finally, they can slide a bead as they say what it is.
Talking Beads - You can also use the beads to guide sharing time. Children can slide a bead over for every word that describes their object. Then they can slide a bead for where they got it. Finally, they can slide a bead as they say what it is.
*Again and again and
again! One thing I’ve noticed with
most phonological awareness activities is that the children “don’t get it” the
first time or second time or third time….
It takes many experiences before they hear those sounds and can
manipulate them. Don’t give
up! Keep at it because in January
or February the light bulb will turn on.
Children will use these skills continually as they decode words and
spell in the future.