Level 3: Sound Bingo

Sequence of Sound

Level 3 Activities focus on the sequence of sounds in a word. Attention is directed to specific positions of sounds within a word. This is the foundational base for segmenting sounds independently. When recognition of beginning, ending, and middle sounds is acquired, emergent readers are better equipped to isolate sounds and hear them separately.

Early Literacy Foundational Skills

• Sounds (Phonemes) Isolation

  • listen & detect individual sounds at the beginning of a word

  • listen & detect individual sounds at the ending of a word

  • listen & detect individual sounds in the middle of a word

Sound Bingo

GOALS: sound (phoneme) isolation & matching

Materials

• Bingo Game card

  • grid of 4x4 with alphabet letter in each space

• Bingo Game call sheet OR individual pictures of common objects cards

  • call sheet is a chart with pictures of common objects

• Counters to cover the letter sound

Directions for New Players:

1. Have child(ren) make their own Bingo Game card

   • hand out one blank 4x4 grid to each child

   • have child(ren) glue one picture OR draw one object picture into each space

2. Begin each game by telling the child(ren) to listen for beginning sounds. Model an example:

   • Say the word /cat/

   • Ask the child(ren) what sound did they hear at the beginning (child should repeat beginning sound)

   • Ask the child(ren) what picture begins with that same sound as in /cat/

   • Use a count to cover the Bingo space with the matching picture

3. Continue to play with new words. Remind the child(ren) to listen to the beginning sound and then match the picture beginning with the same sound

4. Tell the child(ren) to call out Bingo! when they have covered a row, then read the pictures back to you.

Directions for Established Players:

1. Have child(ren) make their own Bingo Game card

   • hand out one blank 4x4 grid to each child

   • have child(ren) glue a picture OR draw one object picture into each space

2. Begin each game by telling the child(ren) to listen for ending sounds. Model an example:

   • Say the word /cat/

   • Ask the child(ren) what sound did they hear at the end (child should repeat ending sound)

   • Ask the child(ren) what picture ends with that same sound as in /cat/

   • Use a count to cover the Bingo space with the matching picture

3. Continue to play with new words. Remind the child(ren) to listen to the ending sound and then match the picture ending with the same sound

4. Tell the child(ren) to call out Bingo! when they have covered a row, then read the pictures back to you.

CHALLENGE:

• Have child(ren) listen for the middle sound

HELPFUL TIPS:

• Always model first until the child is comfortable with this activity.

• Begin with one-syllable words.