Beginning Sounds with Kitchen Tools — Letter G

Listen for the first sound in grater. On this sheet the child is handed the letter G and finds every one of the kitchen tools whose name begins with its sound — grater and glass all open with G. Saying each word, catching its opening sound, then tying that sound to the letter G is the Kindergarten letter-sound link this practises, set among a spoon, a whisk and a pan.

Matching a sound to its letter is what eventually lets a child decode words, and it starts with beginning sounds like G's. This sheet has the child hear the opening of each picture — grater and the rest of the kitchen tools — and connect it to G. A scene of a spoon, a whisk and a pan offers many first sounds, so the sound-letter link gets rehearsed across a rich mix of words rather than drilled one at a time.

Children who enjoy hunting the kitchen tools settle into saying each picture and listening for the G sound, and every match is a small win. When G feels easy, try the beginning sounds in the A-sound pictures in kitchen tools, or the B-sound pictures in kitchen tools. You can also browse every beginning-sounds worksheet or the whole kitchen tools collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly or plays online for free, and the more first sounds a child hunts, the quicker the link between a sound and its letter becomes automatic.