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Activity: My Word Sort

  • Phase 1: Pre-Alphabetic Course
  • Hard C | Naptime Story
  • Review New Phonics Skills

Standards

Know letter-sound correspondences.

Reader Goals

I can tell the difference between two sounds: /k/ and /g/.

Target Words

• /k/: Kim, cat, cup, corn, car, cake, can
• /g/: gift, gate, goose, gorilla

Helpful Hints

Have reader also say the words as you compare the picture to each header. Remind readers of multisensory cues if they are not sure.

Additional Resources

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  1. Say
    Let’s sort the words by their beginning sounds. First, let’s name the headers. Hard C as in Kim and Hard G as in gift. 
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words cat, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Now let’s sort the words.
    Cat, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word cat start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Cat – Kim. Cat – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a cat and Say
    The word cat starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words gate, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Gate, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word gate start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Gate – Kim. Gate – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a gate and Say
    The word gate starts with a /g/ sound as in gift.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words cup, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Cup, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word cup start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Cup – Kim. Cup – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a cup and Say
    The word cup starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words corn, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Corn, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word corn start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Corn – Kim. Corn – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs

 

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  1. Point to the picture of a corn and Say
    The word corn starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words goose, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Goose, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word goose start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Goose – Kim. Goose – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a goose and Say
    The word goose starts with a /g/ sound as in gift.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words car, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Car, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word car start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Car – Kim. Car – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a car and Say
    The word car starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words cake, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Cake, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word cake start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Cake – Kim. Cake – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a cake and Say
    The word cake starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words gorilla, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Gorilla, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word gorilla start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Gorilla – Kim. Gorilla – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs
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  1. Point to the picture of a gorilla and Say
    The word gorilla starts with a /g/ sound as in gift.
  2. Emphasize the first sound of the words can, Kim, and gift. Point to the pictures as you Say the words: Say
    Let’s do another word.
    Can, Kim, Gift.
  3. Ask
    Does the word can start with a hard c sound as in Kim or a hard g sound as in gift?
  4. Say
    Can – Kim. Can – Gift.
  5. Push next to show where it belongs

 

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  1. Point to the picture of a can and Say
    The word can starts with a /k/ sound as in Kim.
  2. Say
    Now let’s review the words that we just sorted.
  3. Point to the pictures and Say each word in the Hard Cc column with readers.
    Kim
    cat
    cup
    corn
    car
    cake
    can
  4. Point to the pictures and Say each word in the Hard Gg column with readers.
    gift
    gate
    goose
    gorilla

 

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