Words are interesting things—you can change them by adding or subtracting phonemes. Here, emergent readers change the pictures on their phoneme pie by removing or adding various final phonemes. A fun way to build phonetic competency!

Concepts

phonemic awareness, phonemes, final sounds, phonics, emergent reading

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Additional Tags

phonemic awareness, phonics, early reading skills, manipulating phonemes, final phonemes, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• List the activity as a May Do for early finishers

Classroom Considerations

• Preparation includes making copies

Pros

• Turns skills practice into a game

Cons

• None