Segmenting Snakes

Segmenting supports spelling development.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Jungles
• Learning area: Phonics
• Level: Levels 1-3

Objectives

• Break words into sounds
• Count phonemes
• Spell simple words

Materials

• Snake cutouts with sections
• Letter tiles
• Phoneme counters

Instructions

Stretch the word like a snake: 'log' = /l/-/o/-/g/. Put a counter for each sound.

Educator tip

Exaggerate sounds when stretching words.

Assessment

Observe segmenting accuracy and phoneme counting.

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