Thursday, January 23, 2014

Letter Name, Sound and Construction Practice

Some of our kindergartners continue to struggle with letter name, sound and construction concepts. We have been facilitating centers to provide our students with extra practice through hands on activities. Every 10 minutes the students rotate to a different center.


Letter Sound Station
Sand Search for Letter Tiles

        Each student was given the opportunity to scoop a letter from the sand. Once removed from the scoop, the student identified the letter they found and the sound that letter makes. The group would then graph that letter while looking for the picture that makes the same letter sound.



Letter Name Station
Bean Bag Grab

        Each student was asked to reach into a sack and grab a letter bean bag. Once retrieved, the student would tell the group which letter was on their bag. The students then placed a star on their alphabet mat to indicate that letter had been found.



Letter Construction Station
Alphabet Rub

        Students were given a sheet of computer paper, a crayon, and a raised letter flashcard. They were told to place the flashcard under the paper and rub the crayon on the sheet until their letter appeared. Afterwards the students wrote the letter with a pencil underneath the rubbing. When finished students were quizzed over which letters they had rubbed on their paper.