More Letter Sounds

I never just teach 26 letters but 4 extra ones are important to teach as well. Ch, Th, Sh and Wh are important to teach just like the other letters. I put in two different versions so you can do Ch with chopping or cho-cho train.

Oh, by the way, I will tell my daughter to explain the little story or movement that goes with each sound.

I will also include a few backs but these you can make your selves.

More Letter Cards

We have had a request for the rest of the letter cards so here they are:




For E- Short e sound, "e" eggs, breaking an egg
and making a yucky face
For F- Fan fluttering "f, f, f" make a fan with your
hand and make the sound f sounds like a breeze
For G- Gulping gophers "g, g, g" like you are gulping
For H- Hounds hurry "h, h, h" like a dog panting

For M- monkeys munching, "m, m, m" like it tastes
m, m, good
For N- noisy noses "n, n, n" make a nasal sound and
touch nose
For I- icky, icky insects, "i, i, i" slap the insects as you say "i, i, i"
For J- Jenny jumps (can be any name) have the kids jump and say "j, j, j"


For S- "s, s, s" Snakes hiss, make snake slithering with arm
For T- timers ticking "t, t, t"move hands back and forth like a grandfather clock ticking.
For Q- Quack, quack "q, q, q" make duck beak with hands
For R- robots running "act like a robot moving your hands and making the r sound "r, r, r"
For u- "u, u, up umbrella", pretend like you are opening up an umbrella
For v- Vinny the Vaccum, pretend vaccuming the floor while saying "v, v" like a vaccum sounds
For w- washer washing, "w, w, w" make your hands twist back and forth like a washing goes round and round.
For x- x-ray, make "ks" sound as you pretend to make an x-ray
For c- cameras clicking "c, c, c" taking pretend pictures
For d- dinosaurs dancing, "d, d, d" making a little song with the sound and dancing silly.

I will try to post videos of the girls doing the movements if it is confusing.

Picture Cards for A, O, P and L

Here are the cards for the letters my daughter explained about in the prior post. You can print fronts and backs.

I like to teach the lower case letters first because that is what we see most.

The hard ones are the d, b, p and q. I have learned that putting a small capital B in the corner so they can look if they don't remember. I teach them so young that they can't tell the difference. As they mature and learn right from left they will eventually be able to distinguish. Don't ever pressure them to tell the difference, just say "Oh, this one has the circle part first so it must be the d." or "Look the line is first so it must be a b." When they start reading words I still have to prompt them by saying a quiet b or d sound when I show them a word, or have a capital B or D on the card.

Teaching the children the letters this way is so much fun and they can learn all the letters before their 3rd birthday. This is actually the easiest time to teach them. They just think this is a game you are playing.