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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Phoneme Go Fish ActivityPhonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Phoneme Go Fish Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Matching, Phoneme Go Fish

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Go fishing for initial sounds with this engaging phoneme game! Similar to the card game Go Fish, pairs use picture cards and try to match initial sounds. They set aside any pictures that are a match and ask their partner for specific sounds. They may get a match, or they may go fishing in the stack of picture cards. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

phonemic awareness, phonemes, initial sounds, phonics

Additional Tags

phonics, phonological awareness, go fish, initial sound, initial phoneme, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Display a chart showing what sound each picture is depicting
  • Laminate cards to permit reuse
  • Have cards readily available for early finishers to play

Classroom Considerations

  • Preparation includes making copies and cutting out cards

Pros

  • It comes with an assortment of cards plus blank ones to add a picture of your own
  • Turns skills practice into a game

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.2.d RF.1.2.c

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