Make beginning-sound practice active and engaging with this printable Beginning Sounds Scavenger Hunt.

Children search for hidden picture cards, name each picture, listen carefully for the beginning sound, and tick the matching item on their checklist. The resource then extends learning through recording, drawing, sound identification, and phonics discussion activities.

This resource includes 48 hunt cards in two challenge levels:

24 labeled picture cards support children by pairing each illustration with its word.

24 picture-only challenge cards remove the written cue, encouraging children to name the picture independently and listen for its beginning sound.

The checklist reinforces 12 beginning sounds using two different picture words for each sound, helping children hear that different words can begin with the same phoneme.

What’s Included

• 24 labeled/labelled picture cards

• 24 picture-only challenge cards

• Beginning Sounds Scavenger Hunt checklist

• 12 beginning sounds practiced/practised

• 24 picture words

• Scavenger Hunt Recording Sheet

• Beginning Sounds Learning Extension

• Completion Certificate

• How to Use page

• Terms of Use

• UK Edition

• US Edition

Both UK and US editions are included, with localized spelling where needed.

Beginning Sounds Practiced

The pack focuses on:

/m/, /s/, /t/, /p/, /f/, /n/, /b/, /d/, /k/, /g/, /h/, /r/

Picture examples include:

moon, mouse, sun, sock, turtle, tent, pig, pear, fish, fan, nest, nose, ball, bus, dog, duck, cat, cup, goat, glove, hat, hand, rabbit, and ring.

Built-In Differentiation

Use the labeled picture cards first for supported vocabulary and picture-word recognition.

Then move to the picture-only cards so children must:

name the picture → isolate the initial sound → connect the sound to the word

This gives you two levels of challenge using the same picture set.

Extend the Learning

The included Beginning Sounds Learning Extension encourages children to record:

• the picture

• the word

• the beginning letter

• the beginning sound

• another word with the same beginning sound

The extension also includes discussion prompts about matching sounds, hearing initial phonemes, and changing the first sound in a word.

The recording sheet gives children space to draw and name four items they found during the hunt.

Great For

phonics centers • literacy centers • beginning sounds practice • phonemic awareness • preschool phonics • kindergarten phonics • homeschool • small groups • intervention • independent practice • matching activities • scavenger hunts • early reading practice

This resource is designed to move children from supported picture-word recognition to more independent beginning-sound recall while keeping phonics practice active and hands-on.

TERMS OF USE
This resource is for personal, homeschool, classroom and single educator use only.
You may not resell, redistribute, share, upload, copy or claim this resource as your own.

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