This week we are learning the sound /g/. We have been exploring how to form the letter g and we have been sounding out CVC words with g.
Here are some extra activities you can do at home with your child if you wish:
- Put some shaving foam, dry rice, or similar and ask your child to write the letters G and g. Ensure that they use correct letter formation.
- Go on an autumn walk and collect some different materials to make the letters G and g with them. You could use conkers, acorns, small pebbles, twigs, leaves etc.
- Play “I spy” and find things beginning with g. This is a great game to play with all of our other sounds, too! You can even play it with sounds that we have not yet learned as it helps to develop your child’s phonemic awareness.
I have put new words in your child’s word tub. Please practise these words at home. Encourage your child to place a finger underneath each sound and sound it out. Then “drive through” the sounds and blend them together. Finally, ask your child to tell you the word. I will collect the word tubs when we return from the October holidays.
Have fun!
