Phonics Sounds Activities

-ack
Jack and Jill
Jack Be Nimble (See: -ick)
Little Jack Horner

See: Nursery Rhymes.

-all
all; ball; call; fall; hall; mall; stall; tall; wall

Theme: Eggs
Rhyme: Humpty Dumpty
Math: Shape: Ovals
Craft: Egg Craft

Theme: Fall; Leaves
Literature: Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall

-ar
Theme: Stars
Rhyme/Song: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Math: Shape: Stars
Craft: Star Craft
Art: Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

-at
at; bat; fat; hat; mat; pat; rat; sat

Theme: Bats; Hats
Rhyme: Bat, Bat, Come Under My Hat
Literature: Stellaluna
Science: What do bats eat?  What time of day do bats sleep? How do bats sleep?
Dramatic Play: Pretend to eat various foods that the characters ate in the book.  Fly like a bat.
Craft: Bat Craft

-ay
What are some words that have the -ay sound? (bay, clay, day, gray, hay, lay, May, pay, play, say, stay, way)
Vocabulary Words: day, May, stay, way

Book:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Music:
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Down By the Bay
The Old Gray Mare (See: Nursery Rhymes.)

Activities:
Play Dough

-ell
Theme: Bells; China; Farms
Music: Golden Bells; The Farmer in the Dell

-eep
Theme: Sheep
Rhyme/Song: "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"; "Little Bo Beep"
Literature: Sheep in a Jeep
Math: Numbers: 3
Craft: Lamb/Sheep Craft

-est
Theme: Birds; Nest; Family
Literature: The Best Nest; Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Music: Birds in the Tree, (CS #241a)
Craft: Nest Craft
P.E.: Pretend to fly like a bird (flap your wings).

-ey
Music:
Hokey Pokey

Long i
/-ice/
A Cold Game: ice in every synonym or definition

-ick/-ck
lick; pick; quick; sick; tick; wick

-ick
Theme: Candle
Literature:
Rhyme: Jack Be Nimble
Craft: Jack Be Nimble Candle Craft & P.E. Activity

Theme: Me
Literature: Quick as a Cricket
P.E & Dramatic Play: Act out the different actions in the book. (e.g. quick, slow, fast, etc.)
Craft: Draw a picture of yourself.

-ight
bright; light; might; night; right; sight

Theme: Star; Night
Music/Poem: "Starlight, Starbright"

-ill
bill; dill; fill; hill; mill; pill; will

Theme: Opposites; Water; Hill
Rhyme/Song: "Jack and Jill"
Math: Opposites: up/down
P.E.: Jump up and down.

-ip
dip; drip; flip; hip; lip; ship; slip; tip
Theme: Columbus Day; Ships
Book: In 1492
Art: View from the Sea of Kazusa Province by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

-ock
dock; lock; rock; sock; tock

Theme: Clock
Rhyme/Song: "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Math: Time; Up/Down
P.E. & Dramatic Play: Run in place as the "mouse ran up the clock" and "mouse ran down the clock".
Craft: Clock Craft

Theme: Colors; Birthday
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle

Theme:
Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss

-oom
Art: Room at Arles by Vincent Van Gogh

-oon
moon; noon; soon; spoon
Theme: Moon
Nursery Rhyme/Song: Hey Diddle, Diddle, the Cat and Fiddle
Literature:
Goodnight Moon
The Berenstain Bears On The Moon
Math: Measure using measuring spoons.

-op
Theme: Apples
Literature: Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo. LeSieg
Math: ten; 10
Dramatic Play: Pretend to pick apples from the apple tree or off the ground.
Craft: Apple Craft

-ow
bow; flow; low; mow; row; tow
Theme: Boat
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Literature:

-ow
bow; cow; how; now; plow
Theme: Cow; Farm
Literature: Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

-ox
The Fox On the Box (A Start To Read Book) by Barbara Gregorich

-un
bun; fun; run; sun
theme: Sun

October
Artist: Hokusai
-ip

December
Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
-ar
-oom