Prep:聽None / Activity Time: 10鈥15 Minutes
Have fun making up and illustrating funny sentences using words that begin with the same letter!聽
Prep:聽None / Activity Time: 10鈥15 Minutes
Have fun making up and illustrating funny sentences using words that begin with the same letter!聽
Step 1:鈥疍raw a picture of something simple. Tell your child what you drew. For example, you might draw a hand.聽
Step 2:鈥Ask your child to identify the sound and write the letter that the picture begins with.聽聽
Step 3:鈥疕elp your child make up a funny sentence that uses the sound of the letter and the picture that you drew. For example you might say:聽
鈥淗appy Hannah holds hearts in her hands.鈥澛
Step 4:鈥Write the sentence at the bottom of the paper. Ask your child to circle all of the letters that make the same sound as the picture.鈥
Make it easier by increasing the amount of support and modeling you give to your child.鈥Write the letter鈥贬丑鈥at the top of the paper and ask your child to say the sound that鈥疕丑鈥痬akes. After you write the funny sentence, you might say:聽
鈥淚 see the letter鈥Hh. It makes the /h/ sound. Look at these words on the paper and circle the letter鈥Hh鈥痚ach time you see it.鈥澛
Add some challenge by asking your child to draw another picture of something that begins with the same sound as the picture you drew.鈥For example, your child might draw a picture of a basketball鈥痟oop to go alongside the picture of the鈥痟and you drew.鈥