Kindergarten
Beginning Sounds: First Letter 4
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Phonics worksheet · Letter sounds
Beginning Sounds: First Letter 3
Twelve new characters, from a kangaroo to an elf. Say each name, listen for the first sound and write the letter that makes it.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Letter sounds
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Letter recognition, Letter sounds, Beginning, middle and ending sounds, Letter formation
What kids do
“Say the name of each picture. What sound do you hear first? Write that letter in the box.”
Teacher tip
Say each name together first so kids agree on the picture, especially the elf.
How to use it
- Say the sound with a picture and a motion, like a buzzing hand for /b/ in bee.
- Model each letter in the air, then on the board, saying the strokes out loud.
- Say every word on the sheet together before kids start, stretching the sounds.
Watch for
b, d, p and q mix-ups. Teach “bat before ball” for b: the line comes first.
Talk about it
- Whose name in our class starts with this sound?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Bring something from home that starts with the letter for a sound show-and-tell.
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