Learning

 Activity:  Rhyming  Bingo  

 
Domain:  Literacy    
 
Grade  Level:  Preschool  
 
Standard:    
Literacy  Foundation  Block  3    
Phonological  Awareness  
a)   Identify  words  that  rhyme  and  generate  simple  rhymes  
c.)   Begin  to  produce  consonant  letter  sounds  in  isolation    
d.)   Successfully  detect  beginning  sounds  in  words  
 
Objective:  Students  will  listen  for  rhymes  and  generate  rhymes.  Students  will  also  state  consonants  and  
first  beginning  sounds.  
 
Materials  needed  to  make  the  activity:  Bingo  printable  
 
Materials  needed  to  do  the  activity:  game  chips  
 
Instructions:  Call  out  a  word  and  have  the  students  cover  the  space.  After  five  in  a  row  the  student  will  
have  bingo.  When  reciting  the  bingo  that  they  have  received,  have  the  student  name  the  picture  and  
think  of  a  new  rhyming  word  to  go  along  with  it.  To  differentiate,  the  students  could  potentially  make  a  
rhyming  list  and  have  to  think  of  a  certain  amount  of  words  before  they  can  claim  the  space.  Since  the  
bingo  sheet  contains  pictures,  the  students  can  also  sound  out  the  starting  sounds  of  the  space  as  well  
as  the  rhyme.  They  can  also  begin  to  identify  certain  letters  in  the  rhymes  as  they  are  mostly  three  letter  
words.  
 
Visual  Representation:  

 
How  do  you  recommend  using  this  activity?  This  activity  can  be  done  in  whole  group  or  small  groups  as  
a  station.  This  activity  won’t  take  that  long  and  cards  can  be  shuffled  and  replayed  so  it  can  fill  different  
amounts  of  time.  
 
Source:  Printable  Rhyming  Bingo  Cards.  Retrieved  November  8  2016  from  
https://growingbookbybook.com/printable-­‐rhyming-­‐bingo-­‐boards/
 Learning  Activity:  Don’t  Break  the  Ice  
 
Domain:  Literacy    
 
Grade  Level:  First  
 
Standard:    
SOL  1.4  
The  student  will  orally  identify,  produce,  and  manipulate  various  units  of  speech  sounds  within  
words.  
b.)  count  phonemes  (sounds)  in  one-­‐syllable  words.  
c.)  blend  sounds  to  make  one-­‐syllable  words.  
d.)  segment  one-­‐syllable  words  into  individual  speech  sounds  (phonemes).  
 
Objective:  Students  will  break  one  syllable  words  down  into  phonemes  and  sound  it  out.  Students  will  
count  how  many  phonemes  are  in  a  one  syllable  word.    
 
Materials  needed  to  make  the  activity:  Don’t  Break  the  Ice  game,  pen,  one  syllable  words  
 
Materials  needed  to  do  the  activity:  n/a  
 
Instructions:  Students  will  work  in  pairs.  Students  will  play  the  game  of  Don’t  Break  the  Ice  as  follows:  
students  will  take  turns  knocking  out  a  cube  while  making  sure  the  skating  polar  bear  does  not  fall  
through  the  ice.  Whatever  block  the  student  knocks  out  will  have  a  word  on  it.  The  student  must  then  
break  the  word  down  by  phonemes,  count  the  phonemes,  and  then  blend  the  sounds  back  to  the  
original  word.  The  student  to  make  all  the  pieces  fall  will  lose  the  game.  
 
Visual  Representation:    

 
How  do  you  recommend  using  this  activity?  This  activity  can  be  done  in  pairs  during  a  literacy  rotation.  
This  activity  is  engaging  and  students  will  be  excited  to  play  it.  The  game  pieces  can  be  modified  
depending  on  the  sounds  that  are  being  learned.      
 
Source:  Phonics  Activities  Your  Kids  Will  Love.  Retrieved  November  8  2018  from  
https://www.theliteracynest.com/2016/12/phonics-­‐activities-­‐your-­‐kids-­‐will-­‐
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Learning  Activity:  Spoons  
 
Domain:  Literacy    
 
Grade  Level:  Second  
 
Standard:    
SOL  2.7  
  The  student  will  expand  vocabulary  when  reading.  
  c.)  use  knowledge  of  antonyms  and  synonyms.  
 
Objective:  Students  will  recognize  synonyms.    
 
Materials  needed  to  make  the  activity:  16  printable  cards  (4  matches  of  4)  
 
Materials  needed  to  do  the  activity:  3  spoons  
 
Instructions:  This  fast  paced  game  is  played  almost  like  a  typical  game  of  spoons.  There  are  groups  of  4  
students  with  3  spoons  sitting  in  the  middle  of  their  circle.  There  is  a  deck  of  16  cards.  Each  student  will  
start  with  four  cards.  The  students  will  begin  passing  one  card  that  they  do  not  want  to  the  left.  The  goal  
is  to  have  a  set  of  four  “matching”  cards  and  then  they  must  grab  a  spoon  in  the  middle  of  the  circle.  
This  signals  the  other  players  to  grab  the  spoons.  The  last  player  without  a  spoon  must  tell  the  initial  
person  to  “prove  it.”  Each  person  then  reveals  their  deck  and  explains  how  their  deck  is  a  match.  This  
game  can  work  for  many  concepts.  In  this  case,  students  would  be  looking  for  synonyms.  The  four  cards  
that  the  students  have  should  all  be  synonymous.  
 
Visual  Representation:  

   
 
How  do  you  recommend  using  this  activity?  This  game  can  be  played  during  reading  rotations.  Many  
concepts  can  be  applied  so  the  game  of  spoons  is  versatile.  Once  the  deck  has  been  played,  groups  can  
trade  amongst  each  other  for  a  new  set  of  cards.  
 
Source:  Playing  Spoons  in  the  Classroom.  Retrieved  November  9  2018  from  
https://teachingtoinspire.com/2016/12/playing-­‐spoons-­‐classroom-­‐engaging-­‐
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