Help students gain mastery in phoneme segmentation with these hands-on count and hook task cards.
Build Phonemic Awareness with Hands-on Manipulatives
Phonemic awareness (the ability to identify and manipulate the individual sounds in words) is a vital stepping stone on the path to becoming a successful reader or writer. Before our students put pen to paper, we immerse them in activities that enable them to say, isolate and identify sounds.
This set of count and hook task cards has been designed to help your students isolate and count the sounds in words containing two, three and four phonemes. The resource includes 24 peg cards, directions and an answer key.
How To Use These Count and Hook Task Cards
Note: To use this resource, students will need access to connecting links or chains. Paper clips would also do the job!
- Print and cut out the cards. Thick card is recommended for added durability.
- Punch a hole through the black dot at the bottom of each card. This is where students will create their chain of links.
- Provide students with a set of task cards and some linking manipulatives.
- Students say the word that corresponds to the picture on the card, then segment the word into its phonemes. For example, the word ‘pig’ has three phonemes: p-i-g.
- Students use the linking manipulatives to create a link that represents the correct number of phonemes in the word, then attach it to the card via the punched hole.
To make this activity self-checking, write the correct number of phonemes on the back of each card so the students can check how many links should be connected.
Adapt the Application to Best Meet Your Students’ Needs
This versatile literacy resource can be used in a variety of ways to meet the diverse needs of your learners. It can be used as:
- an independent challenge for fast finishers
- a focused, small-group activity with a selection of targeted learners
- a whole-class lesson or revision.
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This resource was created by Anna Helwig, a Teach Starter collaborator.
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