Kindergarten · Week 5letter sounds
Morning Snack Baskets
Students read a short story about sorting snacks into baskets, then answer six questions matching beginning sounds /b/, /m/, /p/, and /a/, with teacher and homeschool guidance included.
On screen - your kid, alone
- 1Day 1 - Meet the story
- 2Day 2 - Word work
- 3Day 3 - What it means
- 4Day 4 - Fix & re-read
- 5Day 5 - Show what you know
Offline - with you
Print the pages for offline work together; the answer key is for you.
Sit next to your child and read the story aloud once while they look at the words. Then say, "Listen for the first sound. Banana starts with /b/. Can you find another word that starts with /b/?" Good answers sound like your child saying the sound (not the letter name) — for example, "/m/ like milk" or "/p/ like pear" — and matching the snack to the right basket sound. Try sorting real snacks from the kitchen into four small bowls labeled B, M, P, and A, and have your child say the beginning sound as they drop each one in. If your child struggles, slow down and stretch the first sound for them: "mmmmilk… /m/," then ask them to copy you before guessing. Keep it short and playful — five to ten minutes is plenty at this age.
Morning Snack Baskets
It is snack time. Pam has a big bag. Pam puts a banana in the B basket. Max puts milk in the M basket. Pam puts a pear in the P basket. Max puts an apple in the A basket. An ant sits on the mat! Pam pats the ant. Snack time is fun.
What this lesson checks
- Main idea: Which snack starts with the /b/ sound?
- Main idea: Which snack starts with the /m/ sound?
- Main idea: Which word starts with the /p/ sound?
- Main idea: Which word starts with the /a/ sound?
- Main idea: Which letter makes the first sound in the word mat?
- Main idea: Which word starts with the same sound as bag?