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Nursery S Sound Sea Sort: Initial Sound Mat

Children sort sea creature cards by whether they start with the s sound. • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Sorting mat. • 10 picture cards. Linked to Development Matters for three and four-year-olds. Print-ready PDF.

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S Sound Sea Sort: initial sound sorting mat. A sorting mat with two baskets: “starts with s” and “does not start with s”. Children say the name of each sea creature and listen for the first sound. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Sorting mat. • 10 picture cards. Ideas for using it: • Say and sort: Say the name. Does it start with s? • Sssnake sound: Make a long sss sound together. • Find more: Find other s things in the room. • Silly s: Make up silly s names: Sammy Seal, Sally Starfish. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can: … recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Listen with increased attention to sounds. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.Read more

S Sound Sea Sort: initial sound sorting mat. A sorting mat with two baskets: “starts with s” and “does not start with s”. Children say the name of each sea creature and listen for the first sound. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Sorting mat. • 10 picture cards. Ideas for using it: • Say and sort: Say the name. Does it start with s? • Sssnake sound: Make a long sss sound together. • Find more: Find other s things in the room. • Silly s: Make up silly s names: Sammy Seal, Sally Starfish. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can: … recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Listen with increased attention to sounds. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.

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