Beginning Sounds Matching Game

Students can practice recognizing the beginning sounds in words with this matching game. The bold, colorful, and easy to recognize images will assist students in completing this activity independently or with a partner. The colorful nature of this game will keep students engage as they match each picture to its beginning sound.

What is Included

• There 136 different picture cards in two different formats, one with just the picture and one with the picture and the word with the beginning sound missing for students to fill in.

• capital and lowercase letter cards for students to match with each picture.

How to Use:

• This set of cards can be used as a traditional matching game, where students work together or independently to match each picture to the beginning sound.

• This set can be used as a concentration game where students lay all the cards face down and they work to match the picture with its beginning sound or to match two cards with the same beginning sound.

• The picture cards with words can be laminated and students can use dry erase markers to write the beginning sound of each word on the blank line.

• Students can match the capital and lowercase letters.

Where to Use:

• Literacy Centers - These beginning sound 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.

Skills Assessed:

With these cards teachers can assess a student's ability to identify beginning sounds in words, matching the beginning sound with its appropriate letter, and matching two pictures that begin with the same beginning sound.