Circus Segmenting Game

Segmenting words builds phonemic awareness essential for reading.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Circus
• Learning area: Language Arts
• Level: Level 2

Objectives

• Students will segment words into individual sounds.
• Students will blend sounds to form words.

Materials

• Sound boxes
• Circus word cards
• Counters
• Whiteboards

Instructions

1. Say a circus word (tent, clown, ring).

2. Students push counters for each sound.

3. Blend sounds back together.

4. Write the word.

Educator tip

Start with 3-sound words and progress to 4-5 sounds.

Assessment

Evaluate segmenting and blending accuracy.

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