Beginning Sounds Games – Just Print & Play

If you’re looking for some simple, low-prep beginning sounds games, you’re in the right place! Today, we’re sharing 10 beginning sounds games as a part of our Print & Play series this summer.

Be sure to check out our updated Print & Play Alphabet Sounds Games pack, too!

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Low-Prep Beginning Sounds Games

Included in the pack are 10 beginning sounds games. Each page has two different letters with pictures featuring their sounds on the game board.

The letters chosen for each page are very different in look and sound, as most children in this stage tend to confuse certain letters and sounds, as I talk about in this post.

While the clip art isn’t identical, the letters and sounds featured are identical to the ones we use in our Alphabet Sounds App {level 1}.

These games are called “low-prep” for a reason. All we did was print off the games {these come in black/white to save on ink} and gather our Power Magnets, transparent counters, and do-a-dot art paint {optional} from the schoolroom.

If you don’t have these supplies on-hand, you can use pennies, dried beans or other manipulatives you already have. If you’re teaching multiple children, consider laminating the game to make it more durable and re-usable.

Beginning Sounds Games {for 1 Player}

Before play even begins for any player{s}, it is a good idea to go through the game board and identify each picture, so the child knows what to call each one. This is also a great way to build vocabulary. If you’re unsure about an image, there is a picture key on the second page of the download.

If there’s just one player, find two small objects or markers, like our Power Magnets, and place them on “Start”.

The child tosses a small manipulative {we used our transparent counters} onto the game board and identifies the picture and the sound it begins with. And yes, there will be times when the counter is thrown on the same picture 2-3 times, but that’s okay. Meaningful repetition is a great way to help kids learn.

Then the child moves the marker from that letter’s side to make the frog “hop” one space closer to the pond. The frog that “hops” to the pond first is the winner.

Beginning Sounds Games for 2 Players

If you have two players, each player picks a letter and marker. On your turn, toss the object onto the game board and identify the image and beginning sound, but…

there’s a trick. You can only move your marker towards the pond if you land on your letter’s beginning sound. If you land on your opponent’s letter sound, you lose a turn. The first player to reach their pond wins.

Beginning Sounds Game Variation

MBug used this pack this past week just as a fun review of her letter sounds. She knows them all, but she wanted to give each one a try herself. So, we did ALL ten in the pack.

Towards the end, she modified the game a little by using our do-a-do art paint markers. She picked a color paint for each letter. Each time she tossed the counter, she dotted the picture and the letter it started with to see which one would “win.” She made it a rule that you had to re-toss the counter if you landed on an image that had already been dotted. Note: Using the game boards in this manner does not allow for the game boards to be re-usable.

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Looking for even more NO PREP phonics games? You’ll find over 500 pages of updated games at your fingertips with our entire Print & Play Phonics Bundle Pack! Woohoo!

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Enjoy!
~Becky