Ending Sound Search
Congratulations on your purchase of Really Good Literacy Centerin-a-Bag™ Ending Sound Search, a hands-on activity that
strengthens your students’ letter-sound correspondence skills.
Objective
Students match ending sounds to letters.
Meeting State Standards
This type of practice in identifying ending sounds helps
students meet grade-level expectations and prepare for
standardized testing. Ending Sound Search can also help
letter-sound correspondence for emergent readers.
This Really Good Stuff® product includes:
• 65 Learning Deck Cards™
• 1 Felt Bag
• Center Task Card
• This Really Good Stuff® Activity Guide
Model the Activity
Begin by modeling the activity, discussing every step with
students. Select an ending sound and write its corresponding
letter on the Work Sheet. Gather its corresponding Cards and a
few other picture Cards with different ending sounds and place
them all in the Bag. Point out the letter sound that you have
written at the top of the Work Sheet so students know where to
find the target ending sound. Pull a Card from the Felt Bag and
name it, emphasizing the ending sound. If it has the same ending
sound as the target letter, draw the picture in the Thumbs Up
Column. If not, draw the picture in the Thumbs Down Column, and
write the ending sound next to the picture. Continue until all the
picture Cards are gone.
Center Task Card
Matching ending sounds is an important part of phonological
awareness. With Ending Sound Search, early readers have fun
isolating and identifying ending sounds. Through repeated play,
students gain confidence as identifying ending sounds
becomes automatic!
Post this at the literacy center in a visible position. The student
or helper can refer to the Center Task Card for instructions.
Refer to the shaded section at the top of the Card for center
preparation, including needed materials.
Ending Sound Search
One to four students
Object: Identify ending sounds
Materials: Learning Deck Cards™, Felt Bag, Work Sheet
1. Put a Work Sheet in front of you.
2. Take a picture Card from the Bag. Name it and say its
ending sound. Decide if it is the same sound as the letter
written on your Work Sheet. If it is, draw it in the Thumbs Up
Column. If it does not have that ending sound, draw it in the
Thumbs Down Column and write its ending sound next to it.
3. Take another Card from the Bag, identify its ending sound,
and draw it in the correct column.
4. Continue until all the Cards are gone.
5. In the last box of the Thumbs Up Column, draw something
in the classroom that has the targeted ending sound.
Managing the Center-in-a-Bag
• Display the Center Task Card.
• Copy and file this Activity Guide for future use.
• Make a copy of the Ending Sound search Work Sheet
Reproducible for each student.
• Sort the Cards by ending sound and store in separate
zippered bags.
• Have the Felt Bag prepared with the appropriate Cards.
• Demonstrate how to tidy the center when the activity
is complete.
• Store the center materials in the bag and hang it
alongside other Centers-in-a-Bag.
For two or more students, take turns.
Extension:
Students can take the Work Sheet home and find magazine
pictures to glue onto it.
Ending
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Introducing Ending Sound Search
Ending Sound Search provides a fun setting for students to
practice matching ending sounds using picture Cards. Ending
Sound Search can be used as a group or individual activity. It
is easy to individualize, as the Work Sheet can be customized
to target specific ending sounds. Students enjoy pulling a
Card out of the Bag, identifying its ending sound, and deciding
whether it has the target ending sound on the Work Sheet. The
Learning Deck Cards™ has 13 ending sounds, depicted 5 ways
for each sound.
Picture
Card 1
crib
sled
roof
mug
back
shell
ram
men
cup
star
bus
knot
ax
Picture
Card 2
cub
card
leaf
frog
chick
tail
drum
moon
hip
chair
gas
coat
ox
Picture
Card 3
web
cloud
hoof
bag
sick
nail
broom
brain
clap
bear
boots
feet
box
Picture
Card 4
tub
bread
wolf
plug
block
school
dream
clown
stop
hair
dress
coconut
six
Picture
Card 5
knob
braid
elf
pig
track
grill
jam
corn
deep
ear
octopus
cat
fox
All activity guides can be found online:
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Ending Sound Search Work Sheet Reproducible
Target Ending Sound:
Pictures with
target ending sound
Helping Teachers Make A Difference®
Pictures with
other ending sounds
Ending Sound
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