Model:
Listen to this word: jump
I hear a /j/ sound at the beginning of jump.

Share:
Let us say the word together: hop
What is the sound at the beginning of hop? I hear a /h/ at the beginning of hop.

Assess:
Say each word after me and tell me the beginning sound.
mouse
fish
teeth
bat
goat

Model:
Listen to these words: keep, king, jump.
Two of the words begin with the same sound; keep begins with the same sound as king   /k/.

Share:
Let us say the words together. Two of the words begin with the same sound. Can you tell me which two begin with the same sound? Listen: peach, frog, pig.
Which two begin with the same sound? Yes, peach and pig begin with the same sound /p/.

Assess:
Listen to each group of words and tell me which two have the same beginning sound.