Jump In (4 – 6 children)
This is a game for children who know most of their letter sounds and need reinforcement in sound blending and manipulation..
Three chalk squares are drawn on ground, or three hoops placed on ground (depending on whether the game is played indoors or outdoors). The hoops are labeled initial, middle and final. To reinforce this concept the adult can placed letter cards in each hoop and check children understand by asking ‘ Where is the /s/’?, etc. Children sit in a line facing the hoops and are given 2 – 3 letter cards which they place in front of them. Check children recognize the letters. (The task can be differentiated by giving some children more or less letter cards)
The adult gives a demonstration and places 1 child in each hoop. The children hold up their letter cards so that a CVC word is spelt. The other children are encouraged to read the word. As children become more confident they are encouraged to ‘jump in’ and replace a child so that a new word is made, e.g. ‘hen ‘ –‘pen’, ‘cat- cap’, ‘sit – sat’, etc. This enables child to see that by changing letters new words can be made.
