First sound bingo: s, a, t, p
Boards that are all different, with caller cards. The first four sounds of a synthetic phonics sequence, in words a five year old can name from the picture. Hearing the first sound in a spoken word comes before reading it.
- Free sample
- 7 pages
- about 25 minutes
- You need: one board for each student, counters
- Teacher
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Why use this
The first four sounds of a synthetic phonics sequence, in words a five year old can name from the picture. Hearing the first sound in a spoken word comes before reading it.
Bingo makes every student read every call and scan their board, so the whole class practises at once.
How to run it
- 1.Hand out boards. Show a line, a row and a full house.3 min
- 2.Draw a caller card, say it, then show it. Students cover the item.10 min
- 3.Check the winner's board against the checklist, then play again.5 min
Curriculum link
Australian Curriculum v9.0 © ACARA. Licensed CC BY 4.0. The full attribution is printed in the PDF.
Play it online at antnest.au
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