Reading · Pre-K–K · 10 minutes

Beginning Letter Sounds: apple

A focused six-question routine for connecting a spoken word to its first sound.

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Today I am practising: matching beginning sounds to letters

Say apple. What sound do you hear first?

Write the first letter in apple.

Think of another word that starts like apple.

Draw an object with the same first sound as apple.

Stretch apple slowly. Say its first sound again.

Write a short sentence using apple.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

How to use it

A simple ten-minute routine

Set the purposeTell your learner this page practises matching beginning sounds to letters.
Let them tryRead the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
Talk it throughAsk: “What did you notice?” and celebrate the strategy.