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Preschool Phonics: Starting Letter Sounds

Initial Sound Recognition & Picture Matching

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🔊 Instructions: Say the name of each picture out loud. Listen carefully to its starting sound. Circle the correct beginning letter, then trace the letter pair on the primary lines!

Part 1: Initial Sound Detective (Circle the First Letter) 6 Items

🍎

Apple

sound: / æ /

A B M

🐻

Bear

sound: / b /

D B P

🐱

Cat

sound: / k /

C S O

🐶

Dog

sound: / d /

B P D

🥚

Egg

sound: / e /

F E I

🐟

Fish

sound: / f /

F T L

Part 2: Sound Connector (Draw a Line from Letter to Picture) 4 Items

Letter S / s /

Letter M / m /

Letter P / p /

Letter T / t /

🌙 Moon

🌞 Sun

🌲 Tree

🐧 Penguin

💡 Parent & Tutor Phonics Tip: Isolate the first sound by stretching it: "Mmm-oon begins with /m/!" Have your child tap their throat or feel the vibration in their lips to build phonemic body awareness!

Preschool Phonics: Color & Write

Beginning Sound Discrimination & Letter Writing

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⭐ Instructions: Color the star next to the picture that starts with the target letter sound. Then write the missing beginning letter on the primary blue-red-blue lines!

Part 3: Spot the Sound (Color the Star of the Matching Picture) 6 Items

★ 🏠 House

★ 🚗 Car

★ 🐒 Monkey

★ 🦆 Duck

★ ⭐ Star

★ 🍎 Apple

★ 🍋 Lemon

★ 🐝 Bee

★ 🍕 Pizza

★ 🐟 Fish

★ 🐯 Tiger

★ 🥚 Egg

Part 4: Early Writing (Write the Missing Beginning Letter) 4 Items

🌞

__ u n

☕

__ u p

🎩

__ a t

🕸️

__ e t

Teacher's Reading Star Badge:

Great job recognizing beginning sounds and writing with proper pencil grip!

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Preschool Phonics: Answer Key & Guide

Complete Teacher Solutions & Holistic Early Literacy Rubric

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Part 1 & Part 2: Answer Keys & Phonetic Pronunciations 100% Verified

Part 1 (Initial Sound Match):

1. 🍎 Apple → A (/æ/)
2. 🐻 Bear → B (/b/)
3. 🐱 Cat → C (/k/)
4. 🐶 Dog → D (/d/)
5. 🥚 Egg → E (/e/)
6. 🐟 Fish → F (/f/)

Part 2 (Sound Connector Lines):

Letter S → connects to 🌞 Sun
Letter M → connects to 🌙 Moon
Letter P → connects to 🐧 Penguin
Letter T → connects to 🌲 Tree

💡 Note: Allow children to use finger tracing first before drawing lines with crayons.

Part 3 & Part 4: Color Challenge & CVC Initial Writing

Part 3 (Spot the Sound Stars):

• [H] → ★ House

• [M] → ★ Monkey

• [S] → ★ Star

• [L] → ★ Lemon

• [P] → ★ Pizza

• [T] → ★ Tiger

Part 4 (Completed CVC Words):

1. Sun (Initial /s/)
2. Cup (Initial /k/)
3. Hat (Initial /h/)
4. Net (Initial /n/)

DepEd MATATAG Early Literacy Holistic Scoring Rubric

Evaluation Dimension	Developing (1 pt)	Competent (2 pts)	Exemplary (3 pts)
1. Phonemic Sound Isolation	Requires parent verbal cues to isolate starting phoneme.	Identifies most starting sounds when pronounced slowly.	Instantly isolates and states initial phonemes independently.
2. Letter-Sound Association	Confuses similar letter forms (e.g. B vs D, P vs B).	Accurately matches letter symbols with minimal self-correction.	Flawlessly links phonemes to uppercase and lowercase symbols.
3. Primary Line Handwriting	Letters float or exceed top and bottom boundaries.	Understands blue-red-blue baseline; moderate letter sizing.	Exceptional tripod grip, accurate baseline contact, clean form.

💡 Multi-Sensory Phonics Tip: Use tactile materials! Have your preschooler trace the letter in a shallow tray of sand or uncooked rice while saying the sound out loud: "/s/ is for sun!" This cements neural pathways between sound, touch, and sight.

Preschool Phonics: Starting Letter Sounds

Preschool Phonics: Color & Write

Preschool Phonics: Answer Key & Guide

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