Kindergarten
Picture Sort: B, D or S?
A second cut-and-glue sort: nine character pictures go under b, d or s by their first sound. b and d side by side, so kids look twice.
Phonics worksheet · Letter sounds
Ending Sounds: Last Letter
The same idea at the other end of the word: say each character’s name, listen for the last sound and write its letter. Robot ends in t, lion in n.
- 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 slowly. What sound do you hear LAST? Write that letter in the box.”
Teacher tip
Ending sounds are harder to hear. Say each name slowly and stop on the last sound.
How to use it
- Play “I spy something that starts with…” after the sheet.
- Hold up the letter and let kids show a thumbs up when they hear a word with that sound.
- Keep a set of letter tiles or magnetic letters on the table for building words.
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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