Phonemic Awareness Activities

Circle game
start with the word lion then the next person would start with the last sound in the word so "lion" would be followed by "nickel"

Teddy the Turtle
What is the starting sound of this picture? "B" for boat.
Teddy wants to change the pictures on his shell can you find a picture that matches the sound "b"?
Then the student can find the sound of the picture on his shell and place the new picture-shapes on the shell above the picture they match sounds with.

Name song
Hello "Jaclynn"
How are you?
Can you tell us
whose sitting next to you?

C-C-C-Christy

Hello Christy
How are you?
Can you tell us
whose sitting next to you?

Beanie Baby Name Game:

"Beanie Babies have a name
Beanie Babies aren't the same
Take your name and change a sound.
Rearrange and twist around!"

Students pull a beanie baby and replace the first sound of their name with the sound of the beanie baby they pulled out.

For Fox:
"Jaclynn Jaclynn becomes Faclynn"

Body Part Rhyme Game:
Touch the part of your body that rhymes with the word:
farm...arm
boulder...shoulder
key...knee
Can anyone tell me a word that rhymes with a body part?

What's in my bag?
I have something in my bag, its name makes the sounds "C-A-T". Can anyone tell me what's in my bag?

One Smart Kindergartner
One smart kindergartner has a picture card that starts with "D". Which smart kindergartner has a picture card that starts with "D"? Then the student holds up the card for Dog. Look at three cards and have students choose which starts with the "D" sound.

Beat Rap Song
slap table, clap... slap table, clap
"I'm thinking of a word that starts with a "B" and ends with the "t" ....B-A-T"
Whole class: "B A T"
"I'm thinking of a name that starts with a "C" and ends with "n"...."C-arme-n"
Whole class: "C-arme-n"

Thunder:
TH-UH-N-D-EH-R
Th- rub hands together
UH- snap
N- pat thighs
D-
Eh-
R-fists on table