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Reading · Pre-K–K · 10 minutes

Beginning Letter Sounds: tiger

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

Beginning Letter Sounds: tiger

Name:                              
Date:              

Today I am practising: matching beginning sounds to letters

1

Say tiger. What sound do you hear first?

2

Write the first letter in tiger.

3

Think of another word that starts like tiger.

4

Draw an object with the same first sound as tiger.

5

Stretch tiger slowly. Say its first sound again.

6

Write a short sentence using tiger.

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

How to use it

A simple ten-minute routine

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