The teacher should write a word on a lego block. As the teacher builds the sentence on the board, he or she should emphasize the terms word and sentence by saying, These two words join together and create a sentence. Morning Message Cut-Ups Teachers frequently create a dictated morning message on a large sheet of paper. The sentences from the morning message can be cut so that each sentence is on its own strip. These simple sentences can be cut apart into words, emphasizing the word boundaries for each word.
Students can work together in pairs or alone to re-create the morning message sentence.
Syllable Awareness Syllable awareness activities are a bit more challenging. Once students have an understanding of sentences and words, it is important for them to learn that words are made of smaller bits, namely, syllables. Syllable awareness brings the child to a better understanding of speech sound patterns. The following activities can provide opportunities to develop syllable awareness. Ask each child to clap and count the number of syllables in their name.