Beginning Sound and Ending Sound Trains

Preschool and kindergarten students will have fun practicing phonological awareness skills by identifying the beginning sounds and ending sounds in words with these phonics trains.

What is Included:

In this phonics card set, there are 28 total words for students to use to practice recognizing beginning sounds and ending sounds of one syllable words.

How to Use:

The student will choose a picture card and then, they will build a train by placing the correct beginning sound to the front of the word and they will place the correct ending sound at the end of the world.

Ways to Use:

• Literacy Centers - These train cards can be placed inside a literacy center for students to work alone or with a partner to complete.

• Morning Bins - These cards can be used as a morning activity for students to complete while waiting on classmates to arrive to class.

• Small Group Activity - Students who need extra help identifying sounds in words can be put in a small group to get further practice with this skill.

Words Included:

fox, sun, cup, hut, six, log, pot, box, ten, kit, pig, wig, map, web, bed, den, cab, ham, jam, pan, cat, hat, dog, bat

The fun train theme of this activity will engage students with learning and practicing identifying sounds. Students will enjoy the bright, colorful, and easy to recognize images.

Skills Assessed:

This activity assesses students' abilities at identifying and matching beginning and ending sounds in single syllable words.

This activity is a low prep activity for teachers to prepare for students. The cards just need to be printed out and cut apart. They can be laminated for durability if the teacher desires. The cards can be stores in a task box or pencil box for easy set up, clean up and storage options.