We say it slowly and push tokens onto the counting words boards. Once they know the rhyme pretty well, we start counting words.
A simple early rhyme could be "Jack and Jill", especially the first line.Īfter reading it once, you read it slowly accentuating the words and have the students say it with you. It is easiest to start off with one syllable words and move into words with more than one syllable in the sentences. It is not necessary to show them the words. They come together to form words, and breaking words down into phonemes helps kids. Just choose any poem, rhythmic book, or sentence. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sounds in the English language. This beginning activity helps students understand that words are separate from each other and leads to syllable and phoneme segmentation.
The students simply listen for the individual words, which some will not hear right away. This simple activity can be done with any poem or rhythmic book. One activity that really helps students with phonemic awareness skills is called "counting words". What I love the most about it is that the kids think it is so much fun. All of it is done without seeing a single word. Many activities we do with those little students are easy ~ rhyming, singing, changing letters in words, and chunking sounds in words. The students I work with have had little exposure to phonemic awareness activities, so I have to help them on their journey to find them. Phonemic awareness is not phonics, but it is the understanding of the sounds that words make and being able to manipulate them. Before children can read, they have to understand that sounds make words, and they all go together. So many times we want to jump in and start them off reading, without giving them the tools they need for success. As I begin another year with the kindergarten students, I always have to remember to start out with many phonemic awareness activities.
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