What Goes in My Backpack? – Initial Sound Matching Activity
Do your young students need practice matching words with the same initial sound? If so, here is a fun school-themed activity that is completely picture based.
Place a picture on the star of a backpack. Have the student find the pictures whose initial sound is the same as the one you chose and place them on the backpack. You can increase the difficulty by having additional backpacks with different sounds for them to choose from.
The printable materials for this activity include backpack pictures to use as work spaces (available in 6 different colors), pictures to match (5 pictures for each of the following initial sounds: /b/, /k/, /f/, /l/, /m/, /t/, /s/), and instructions. They are available in color, black and white, and interactive versions.
Interactive Material: This material includes an interactive version that can be used in teletherapy. The file can be uploaded to Google Slides or opened in PowerPoint and then shared with the student. In order for the drag-and-drop pieces to work, make sure you are NOT in presentation mode. If you are using PowerPoint, you’ll need to enable editing.