BEST START INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYHere is your creative class note for Kindergarten 2, focusing on new letter sounds!
Hello, amazing Super Sound Detectives! Today, we're going on an exciting adventure to discover six new sounds. Knowing these sounds will help you read and write even more words! Get ready to listen carefully and make some fun sounds with your mouth.
Let's meet our new sound friends one by one. Remember, we use our mouths in different ways to make each sound.
1. The 'ck' Sound (Like a Camera Click!) The letters 'c' and 'k' often team up to make one sound: /k/. It's a quick, sharp sound, just like when you take a picture with a camera – click!
2. The 'e' Sound (The Short 'e') The letter 'e' can make a quick, short sound: /eh/. It's the sound you make when you say the beginning of words like "egg" or "elephant." Your mouth is a little open, and your tongue is flat.
3. The 'h' Sound (Like a Gentle Breath) The letter 'h' makes a soft, breezy sound: /h/. It's like you're gently breathing out onto your hand, or pretending you're a little bit out of breath.
4. The 'r' Sound (Like a Roaring Engine) The letter 'r' makes a sound like /rrr/. You curl your tongue back a little bit in your mouth to make this sound. Think of a car engine starting up, or a friendly bear.
5. The 'm' Sound (Mmm, Yummy!) The letter 'm' makes a gentle humming sound: /mmm/. It's the sound you make when you taste something really delicious and close your lips together.
6. The 'd' Sound (Like a Drum Beat) The letter 'd' makes a strong, quick sound: /d/. It's like a little drum beat. Your tongue quickly touches the roof of your mouth behind your front teeth.
Imagine you are playing outside. You might hear a dog bark, see a red flower, or wear a hat. You could even kick a ball! All these everyday things use the sounds we learned today.
Can you think of one more word for each of our new sounds: /ck/, /eh/, /h/, /rrr/, /mmm/, and /d/? Draw a picture of one of your new words!
Home Practice Idea: Ask your grown-up to point out words around the house (like on cereal boxes or books) that start with or have the sounds m, d, h, r, or e, or words with the ck sound. Can you spot any?