Letters E and F

Objective:
a) review letters E and F
b) listen for beginning letter sounds

Points to remember:
1. We already spent two weeks learning these letter independently and Brooke already was familiar with the objects for each letter.
2. Remember to teach both the name of the letter and the sound of the letter. Oddly enough, my child knows the sounds better than the names. So when we did this activity we reinforced the name E and F and not so much the sounds "eh" and "fff"

Lessons:
1. Put the miniatures for the letters you are reinforcing in a basket.
2. Give your child the letters on a paper. We have sandpaper letters - which I love because Brooke likes to feel/trace the letter and I can teach the proper way to make a letter.
3. Pick one item out of the basket. Your child may pick the flower. Encourage your child to say or repeat, "flower begins with F" or say "flower begins with fffff". Then place the flower under the F.
4. Pick the next item. Have your child repeat or say, "Flag begins with F" or say, "Flag begins with fffff and and F makes the fffff sound."

5. Since there were items in the basket that begin with both F and E, Brooke had the listen carefully to the beginning sound. Since this is a new skills we are developing, I made sure the sounds were very distinct and easy to tell apart.

6. Have you child continue to sort the items until completed.

7. As a review, have your child pick up one item at a time, say the name of the item as she puts it away. This is more practice at hearing the initial sound.

Modifications:

1. Use 2 -5 letters for your child to sort. Make sure to limit the miniatures to about 2-3 for each letter so the task is not overwhelming,

2. Always review the name and the sound for each letter. We often use the Leap Frog song:

The F says fffff

the F says fffff

every lettter makes a sound

the F says fffff