The following is a handout that can be printed and given
to teachers to use in their classrooms. It will better prepare the children
for recognizing phonemes, a skill that leads to reading.
Phoneme
Games to Play
The following games will help
your students to learn about Phonemes. These games will prepare the children
for phonics and reading tasks. No reading skills are needed for any of
these games. The first 3 games are Kindergarten - First Grade level. The
last two games are more suited for Second Graders.
A.
Count the Phonemes
Teacher pronounces a word. Then children show, with their fingers or
number cards, the number of phonemes in a word.
- Phase 1: Use simple words
- cat - c/a/t
- bell - b/e/ll
- phone - ph/o/ne
- jello - j/e/ll/o
- glue - g/l/ue
- Phase 2: Use harder words
- animal - a/n/i/m/u/l
- intricate - n/t/r/c/a/te
- walked - w/al/k/ed
- leisure - l/ei/s/ure
- shampoo - sh/a/m/p/oo
B.
Jump Along with Phonemes
C.
Tap Along with Phonemes
- Children sit at their desks
- Teacher calls out word and children tap on their desks the number
of phonemes in the word.
- Teacher prompts children to announce the number of phonemes in the
word.
- Teacher then announces the number of phonemes in the word.
- Teacher sounds out the phonemes, separating them vocally.
- Children repeat the sounding out of that words' phonemes.
- Next word.
- Game ends at teacher's discretion.
D. Lose
a Phoneme
- Teacher says a word (like can).
- Children divide the word into phonemes (c/a/n)
- Teacher calls on a child to drop a phoneme. (Say can without the c)
- Begin with initial phonemes
- Move to final phonemes
- Finally do a phonemes within the word
E.
Change a Phoneme
- Teacher says a word (like pat).
- Children divide the word into phonemes (p/a/t)
- Teacher calls on a child to change a phoneme. (Change the p to b in
pat)
- Begin with initial phonemes
- Move to final phonemes
- Finally do a phonemes within the word
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