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Activity 2 - Find The Letters And Blends
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FIND THE LETTERS AND BLENDS FISHING FOR PHONICS™ ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY 2 - FIND THE LETTERS AND BLENDS (continued) 3. The correct answer will elicit a positive response as well as a reiteration of the correct answer for added reinforcement. 4. An incorrect answer will elicit an encouraging response. Your child will then be given another chance as the learning toy repeats the question. After the third incorrect attempt, the unit will reveal the correct answer, and a new question will be asked. How Can You Help? • Let your child create an ABC book by using a notebook or paper folded together to make a book. Have him or her write each letter of the alphabet in bold letters at the top of each page. Next, ask him or her to look through old magazines, catalogs, newapapers, etc. and find pictures that begin with the letter sounds. Your child could then glue the pictures on the appropriate pages. This could be an ongoing activity. Encourage your child to find pictures for all of the letter sounds. • Play a blend memory game using all of the blends taught in Fishing for Phonics™. First, using an index card or some other type of small paper, write the name of each blend down two times and then cut them apart to make two cards. Mix up all of the cards and lay them face down. Next, your child should pick up two cards and say the sounds of the blends. If they are the same blend, he or she has made a match, may keep the pair, and take another turn. If the two blends are different, he or her should lay the cards down in their original spots, and you may take a turn following the same procedure as outlined above. The game is over when all of the cards have been matched. The winner is the person who has the most blend pairs! • When reading books aloud with your child, try to point out blends in the stories and ask him or her to tell you what sound is heard when the blend is said. Do the same with beginning letters in words. You may also ask your child to look for a blend on a particular page in a book and then tell you what sound the blend makes. • This skill takes lots and lots of practice. Remember to remain positive and praise your child when he or she can tell you the sound of a given letter or blend. 6