Beginning Sounds and Digraph Count and Graph

In the classroom, I love finding way to integrate math and literacy.  It provides students with real application of skills they are learning as well as more opportunities to practice the skills they are learning. 

One of my favorite activities to integrate math and literacy is through count and graph for phonics skills.

When students are learning beginning sound they color each picture that is the same, count how many of each and graph it.  They also practice tracing and writing the letter.

This activity would work really well as a kindergarten extension activity for students who already know letter sounds or as a great activity for students to practice identifying pictures with the beginning sound you are working on as well as counting and graphing practice.   It will also work well with 1st graders who are still stuggling with letter sounds.  

My favorite part of these is that you can extend it even more by asking math related questions for students to analyze their data, for example, how many more flowers than fans, which is greater the number of fish or frogs?  

You can find these practice activities for both alphabet beginning sounds as well as digraphs. 

You can find the Alphabet Count and Graph here

 

Or try using the Free Digraph Count and Graph here: