This month we will be working on the "k" or the stomping dinosaur sound. We make this sound in the back of our mouths with our tongue down in the front, but up in the back. As we say the /k/ sound, we tap our palms on our knees like our hands are dinosaur feet stomping across the ground.
During large group, we practiced saying the stomping dinosaur sound. We looked at objects that started with the /k/ sound and practiced saying them. We also tried to think if we could think of anything that started with the /k/ sound.
We sang a song that gave us a lot of opportunities to practice saying /k/ in words and syllables. The song we sang was Happy Birthday Cake and Cookies. We learned how to say happy birthday using our hands, in sign language. Ask your child to show you how they can say happy birthday with their hands.
To work on the /k/ sound at home, you can do the following activities:
-Play with a farm set that includes a cow, a cat and a rooster. Have your child say "cow", "cat" or "cock-a doodle-do" each time they play with the cow, cat or rooster.
-Let your child play with various keys in various locks. Have your child say "key" with each one that they try.
-Play cars on the floor. Model using the word car as you are playing. Encourage your child to use the word car as they play too.
-Play ball and have your child say "catch" each time they catch the ball or "kick" each time they kick it.
-Have cookies for a snack and have your child request using the word "cookie".
-Play house and pretend to "cook" a meal. Model the word cook and encourage your child to use the word too. You can also do this with the words "cup", "cut", "can" and "cake".
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