Keep your weekly ads and inserts for these fun activities. This beats from the traditional OG auditory and visual drill with a piece of paper, cue cards and listening to me say the sounds. This multisensory activity helps your students review their sounds and see and hear them in words/ pictures. The kinesthetic tactile sensory comes into play by using the ads/ foamed letters. You can have it themed such as all food items, electronics, furniture, DVD videos, games and toys.
1) Give them a 1 page ad. Have them repeat each sound and search for the sound in the ads. After finding the sound, have them point it out and record the item and sound onto their notebook.
2) Visual/Auditory Drill Collage - Cut out some pictures from the ads - give them foamed letters and have them stick them onto the corresponding pictures.
3) Give the student 5 minutes to cut out 5 pictures. Have them glue them onto a piece of paper. Create mini web charts with as many sounds they hear from looking at the pictures. They can also think of 4 words to describe each picture.
4) Give them a variety of picture cut outs. Have them create a story using all of the pictures. You can help the younger children write the story down while they dictate it to you. They can glue the pictures to the corresponding words in the story or create a collage.
You can vary the difficulty depending on your student - I've done these activities with children aged 4 to aged 12. An example of varying the difficulty: for the older students, I ask them to find blends (bl, cl) or find 2 pictures with 2 vowels (oo, oe, ai). This activity keeps the child engaged by using visuals to help them review. The favorites with my students have been the DVD and food ads. Watch out !! One makes them want to go home quickly to watch movies and the other makes them hungry!
1) Give them a 1 page ad. Have them repeat each sound and search for the sound in the ads. After finding the sound, have them point it out and record the item and sound onto their notebook.
2) Visual/Auditory Drill Collage - Cut out some pictures from the ads - give them foamed letters and have them stick them onto the corresponding pictures.
3) Give the student 5 minutes to cut out 5 pictures. Have them glue them onto a piece of paper. Create mini web charts with as many sounds they hear from looking at the pictures. They can also think of 4 words to describe each picture.
4) Give them a variety of picture cut outs. Have them create a story using all of the pictures. You can help the younger children write the story down while they dictate it to you. They can glue the pictures to the corresponding words in the story or create a collage.
You can vary the difficulty depending on your student - I've done these activities with children aged 4 to aged 12. An example of varying the difficulty: for the older students, I ask them to find blends (bl, cl) or find 2 pictures with 2 vowels (oo, oe, ai). This activity keeps the child engaged by using visuals to help them review. The favorites with my students have been the DVD and food ads. Watch out !! One makes them want to go home quickly to watch movies and the other makes them hungry!