Phonics Phase 1 - I Spy Names
With a small group of soft toys sitting in a circle, start by giving names to the soft toys. Begin the game by saying "I spy someone whose name begins with… " and give the sound of the first letter, for example ‘s’ for Satish. The child will listen to the name and identify the beginning sound, they will then be able to find the soft toy who's name begins with the given sound. The child will then take a turn in saying "I spy someone whose name begins with… " and give the sound of the first letter, for example 'h' for Hashim. If the child finds separating out the first sound too hard in the early stages, the adult can continue to be the caller until they get the hang of it.