Do Letter Actions

Phonics They Use

Patricia Cunningham

Pages 34, 50, 56  
 

bounce kick  talk  blink  grab  stand still 

catch  laugh  vacuum breathe plant  track

dance march walk  cry  swim  twist

fall   nod  yawn  climb  skate  cheer

gallop  paint  zip  drive  sleep  shiver

hop   run    fly  smile  think

jump  sit    frown  spin  whistle 
 

Teach children actions for the consonants. Write the letter on one side of the large index card and the action on the other. The first time you teach each letter, make a big deal about it. Get out the rhythm sticks and the marching music when you march. Go out to the playground and jump rope and do jumping jacks. 

Once children have learned actions for several letters, there are many activities you can do in your classroom. Have the children stand by their desks without props. The teacher needs to reinforce the learning by saying, AYes, I see everyone marching because M is our marching letter.@

• Show them a letter, they do the action.
• Do the action, they say the letter.
• Pass out the cards to individual students, the child does the action, the class guesses the letter, then everyone does the action.
• Follow the Leader Letter C leader picks a letter, everyone follows the leader doing the same action.

(Phonics They Use, page 34)