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Letters Make Sounds: The First Sound in a Word

  • Kindergarten
  • English Language Arts
  • 1 min 4 s
  • British Columbia
  • BCK-EN-10

A picture of the sun sits above the word "sun", and saying it slowly shows that the first sound is "sss", made by the letter s, which then lights up with a dot under it. The same steps are done for "moon" (mmm, the letter m), then the viewer tries "sock", which starts with sss just like sun, and the video ends with a reminder to say a word slowly to hear its first sound.

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The question this lesson answers

Look, here is a picture of the sun.

And this word under it says sun.

Transcript

What the lesson says

Look, here is a picture of the sun.

And this word under it says sun.

What sound do we hear first in sun?

Let's say it slowly together: sss, sun.

The first sound in sun is sss.

In sun, the letter s makes that sound.

Now let's try another word: moon.

Moon starts with the sound mmm.

In moon, the letter m makes that sound.

Your turn! What sound starts the word sock?

Sock starts with sss, just like sun!

Letters make sounds, like s in sun, m in moon.

Say a word slowly to hear its first sound.

Curriculum

Where this fits

British Columbia, Kindergarten

English Language Arts, Language features, structures, and conventions: letter knowledgeBCK-EN-10

Previous: The Alphabet: 26 Letters, Big and SmallNext: Clap the Parts: Syllables

The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.

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