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Play 'Phoneme Chain'
Sound Waves 27/5/21
Please note: A new and improved Sound Waves Years 3–6 program is on its way for use in 2027! Information in our professional learning articles may differ in the updated edition.
Phoneme Chain can be played at any time of the week. You don’t need any resources to play – just a willing class of participants!
Aim of the game
Students make a word chain by adding words that start with the final phoneme of the previous word.
Players
Whole class
What you’ll need
Students sitting in a circle.
How to play
- The teacher says a word.
- A student says a word that starts with the final sound of the teacher’s word.
- The next student in the circle says a word starting with the final sound of the previous student’s word, and so on. Students continue around the circle for as long as they can, for example: bee, even, night, tiger, above, vacuum, money.
Game tips
If students get stuck (particularly in the younger years), give them a clue for a word that would work, or don’t be afraid to make a short chain and start again with a new word.