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Phonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Sound Detective ActivityPhonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Sound Detective Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Phonological Awareness: Onset and Rime, Sound Detective

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Play letter sound detective with your class, and snoop out sounds, onsets, blends, and rhyme. In pairs, children take turns choosing a card from the pile; as they sound out part of the word, their partner attempts to figure out which word card they are holding.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

prereading, phonemic awareness, phonemes, blending sounds, phonics, letter-sound correspondence, onsets and rimes

Additional Tags

letter blends, letter sounds, onset, phonics, phonological awareness, rime, early literacy skills, letter sound correspondence, pre-reading, word segments, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Conduct the activity with a small group during ELA center rotations
  • Laminate cards to permit reuse

Classroom Considerations

  • Preparation requires making copies and cutting cards

Pros

  • Includes several image cards, full instructions, and even a cut-out detective hat

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.2.c

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