Kindergarten · Extra practiceletter sounds
Sam at His Cubby
Students read a short passage about cubby name tags and answer six questions that focus on the beginning sounds of Sam, Mia, Tom, and Pat.
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Read the short story out loud together, pointing to each friend's name (Sam, Mia, Tom, Pat) as you say it. Then ask your child, "What sound do you hear at the start of Sam?" and stretch the /s/ sound so they can hear it clearly. A good answer is the sound itself, like /m/ for Mia or /t/ for Tom — not the letter name. If your child says "M" instead of /m/, gently say, "Yes, the letter M says /m/. Can you say /m/?" and have them repeat it. If they get stuck, say the sound first and ask them to copy you, then try the next name together. Keep it playful — even two or three correct sounds in a sitting is real progress at this age.
Sam at His Cubby
Sam is at school. Sam puts his pack in his cubby. Sam looks at the tags. Sam sees his tag. Mia has a tag. Tom has a tag. Pat has a tag. Sam taps his tag. Mia taps her tag. Sam and Mia tap the tags. Tom pats his tag. Sam sits. Mia sits. Tom sits. They all sit.
What this lesson checks
- Main idea: Which name starts with the /m/ sound?
- Main idea: What sound does the name Pat start with?
- Main idea: Which name starts with the /s/ sound?
- Main idea: Which name in the story starts with the same beginning sound as the word toy?
- Main idea: Find one sentence from the story that has the name Pat in it.
- Main idea: Say the name Sam out loud. What is the very first sound you hear?