Developing Speech and Language Skills - Noel's ESL eBook Library

Phoneme FactoryActivityUse these characters in the ‘Name game: witch story’ or ‘Name game: bossy puppet’activities described above.Sea Bee and D Bee (Bee family) on the CD could also be used in these activities.Target sound ‘s’ word finalPuzzlesTarget sound: ‘s’ word finalContrast: ‘t’Words: plaice, plateResources: enlarged pictures of a plaice and plate that are cut into pieces (pictures canbe found on the CD); a bag in which the puzzle pieces are keptActivityThe child finds a piece of the puzzle the adult names: ‘Find a bit of plate’ or ‘Find a bitof plaice’. Say the same word a couple of times in a row sometimes to keep the childlistening. To speed this up and/or simplify the task, have the puzzle pieces for theplaice and plate in separate bags. The activity is repeated until the puzzles arecomplete.Other pairs of words could be used in this activity.Marked set of picturesTarget sound: ‘s’ word finalContrast: ‘t’Words: ace, eightResources: pictures of ‘ace’ and ‘eight’ available on the CD (you need ten copies ofeach picture). Stick the pictures on card so the child cannot see through them and puta sticker or a pen mark on the back of one set of pictures.ActivityTurn the cards face down on the table and ask the child to find the one you say. After afew tries they should realise without being told that there is a clue to which picture iswhich. Be amazed by their magic powers! This game can be carried out with any pair ofpictures.86