Beginning Sounds Google Slides Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Activities

Beginning Sounds Google Slides | Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Activities

Help young learners practice identifying beginning sounds with this fun, interactive set of 27 Google Slides! Each slide features a letter and two picture choices. The teacher says the two words aloud, and students listen carefully to decide which word begins with the target letter sound.

For example:

A — Bee or Apple?

Students listen and identify Apple as the word that begins with /a/.

Each slide also includes a mouth formation illustration to help students see how their mouths should be positioned to correctly articulate the target sound. This makes the activity a great way to connect letter recognition, phonemic awareness, listening skills, and speech articulation.

What's Included?

27 Interactive Google Slides

• One slide for each letter/sound

• Two picture choices on every slide

• Teacher says the words aloud

• Students identify which picture begins with the target sound

• Visual mouth formation guide for articulating the sound correctly

• Great for whole-group instruction, morning warm-ups, small groups, or literacy centers

Printable Recording Sheets

• Students circle the picture that begins with the target letter sound

• Recording sheets match the Google Slides exactly

• Simple black-and-white line art makes them easy to print and use

• Provides an opportunity for independent practice and accountability

Extra X Versions

• Includes two versions for X

• X-ray for the /x/ sound at the beginning of a word

• Fox for the /x/ sound at the end of a word

• Matching recording sheets are included for both versions

Skills Practiced

• Identifying beginning sounds

• Phonemic awareness

• Letter-sound correspondence

• Listening and discrimination skills

• Alphabet recognition

• Oral language

• Correct sound articulation

• Connecting spoken words to their beginning sounds

Ways to Use

Use these slides as:

• Whole-group phonemic awareness practice

• Morning warm-ups

• Literacy centers

• Small-group instruction

• Intervention practice

• Quick daily review

• Independent practice with the recording sheets

No prep required! Simply open the Google Slides, display a slide, say the two words aloud, and have students listen for the beginning sound. Add the matching recording sheet when you want students to record their answers.