To Make: Find and cut out small pictures of familiar objects from magazines,old workbooks, catalogues. Try to several that start with thesame letter, such as book, bed, basket, boy; snake, sun, skate, slide...etc. (The child can help; this is a good language activity too.) 12 - 15 fish shapes paste or draw one picture on each fish. individual 3x5 inch index cards an 8x11 piece papercardboard, print consonant letters key for group found. (For example, letter "S sunrepresent all words beginning letter.) (If using sheetpaper, only two three per sheet.) Play: Select sets mix them up.

Place face down table take turns "goingfishing. turned over, names placesit in appropriate pile under/picture. Whenare caught placed correctly, have "readheading. If necessary, along him her, saying namestressing initial sound word. "Yes, here' pictures: sssun,sssnake, sssaxophone. add excitement, you play opponents, player havingcategories/pictures. fishing, discard those belong other player.