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Beginning sound blackout (8 boards!)

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Are you looking for a fun way to review letter sounds with your preschooler, kindergartner, or first grader?  Try Beginning Sound Blackout!

Review beginning letter sounds with these FREE printable beginning sound blackout boards! Fun game for kids in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.

Recently I saw a great idea for learning letter sounds at Stay at Home Educator.  She created her own Initial Sound Blackout game for preschoolers.  When I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for my Four!

Looking for a free printable for teaching beginning sounds? My preschooler often asks to play this initial sound activity!

I created eight boards. Each board has pictures for 16 letters.  I was careful to make all 128 pictures unique, so your child will get a lot of practice if you rotate among the boards!  My Four chose his playing board.

Looking for a free printable for teaching beginning sounds? My preschooler often asks to play this initial sound activity!

If you play this as a review game for first graders, they will likely speed right through it. But it’s a much slower process for a preschooler.  After I chose a letter card, my Four had to go through each picture, one by one.

Truck…. heart…. cake…”

Sometimes he missed the picture he needed, so I would give him a clue.

Whoops, you missed it! It’s in that last row.

Looking for a free printable for teaching beginning sounds? My preschooler often asks to play this initial sound activity!

I had a board too. Sometimes I missed my picture, and my Four helped me find it. I nearly missed this one, but my Four caught it.

 Mom, you have a mailbox for letter m!

Poker chips would be great for covering the pictures.  I couldn’t find ours, so we used a hodge podge of rocks, shells, and gems.

Looking for a free printable for teaching beginning sounds? My preschooler often asks to play this initial sound activity!

We played until one of us had a board entirely covered.  My Four won.  (And those are some seriously dirty fingernails.  We try not to neglect hygiene, but my Four loves to work in the garden every chance he gets!)

He really enjoyed this game, and we look forward to playing it again.  It’s challenging enough that his older brother (going into kindergarten) would enjoy it too.  If you’re looking for a simpler way to practice beginning sounds, check out my beginning sound match mats.

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Filed Under: Letter sounds, Alphabet Tagged With: first grade, kindergarten

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30 Comments

  1. Bella Marquez

    May 12, 2022 at 9:42 pm

    First-graders will probably breeze through this game if you use it as a review tool. However, for a preschooler, the procedure is a lot more arduous.

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  2. Ainslie

    May 30, 2021 at 10:20 am

    Thank you so much! I am loving all of your resources and have sent multiple links to parents. The content and instructions are so helpful. I find the printables easy to use and engaging. I very much appreciate the time you have put into this blog and resources.

    Reply to this comment
    • Heather Groth, Customer Support

      May 31, 2021 at 11:24 pm

      Thank you for the kind words, Ainslie! We’re so glad that our materials have been beneficial for the students and families that you serve!

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  3. DEDEK

    January 25, 2017 at 7:05 am

    I WILL TRY TO MY PUPILS..
    THANK YOU SO MUCH

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  4. nancy johnston

    April 10, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    I am not clear on the directions for the black-out game. Do you cut out the letters,
    then pick one letter, say the picture words on the card, and then the child has
    to cover the pictures that begin with that sound you just cut out? There are 16 boards, so we just pick any letter we want for the child to find the picture that begins with that sound?

    Thank you!
    Nancy

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    • Anna Geiger

      April 10, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Sounds like you’ve got it figured out! 🙂

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  5. Katy

    March 30, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    Hi Anna,

    Thanks so much for making amazing activities for kids. Could you help give keys for the pictures? Many thanks!

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    • Anna Geiger

      March 30, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      Hi Katy, I’m afraid I don’t have time for that right now, but if you have a specific question about a picture I can answer that for you.

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      • Katy

        March 30, 2016 at 1:05 pm

        Hi Anna, would you mind to correct the keys I have listed for all the pictures? Here are the keys:

        Page 2: Apple, ? , jelly fish, ? egg, ?, ball, lamp, penguin, fan, car, zip, watermelon, ?, horse,

        Page 3 : I have no trouble with page 2

        Page 4: ?, zebra, ?, doughnut, ?, ?, scisssors, dog, goal, dinosaur, clown, koala, bug, ?, guitar, ellepant,

        Page 5: moon, ?, and the last row: rope, ?, lion, spine

        Page 6: the second row: ink, elevator, croccodile, ?
        and the last row: ?, yogurt, dice, ?

        page 7: the first row: car, heart, candle, ? banana, kangaroo, rake, ?
        ?, newspaper, zucchini, emu, mop,?, ice cream, ?

        Page 8: ?, ?, dice, hamburger, flower, key, jam, trolley
        mask, paint, spoon, rhinoceros
        tape, ?, ?, hot

        Page 9: monkey, helicoper, ? ?
        ?, ?, ice cream, piano
        ink, necklace, dress, spider, cow, eraser, kettle, flag.

        Thank you very much Anna. I would appreciate your help a lot!

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        • Anna Geiger

          March 30, 2016 at 4:20 pm

          page 2: Apple, nail , jelly fish, yarn, egg, volcano, ball, lamp, penguin, fan, car, zip, watermelon, top, horse, quilt

          Page 4: ant, zebra, olives, doughnut, wagobm feather, scissors, goat, net, dinosaur, clown, koala, ladybug, magnet, violin, elephant

          Page 5: moon, gumballs, and the last row: jumrope, karate, lion, X-ray

          Page 6: the second row: ink, elevator, alligator, watering can
          and the last row: unicorn, yogurt, dice, question mark

          page 7: the first row: car, heart, candle, garbage, banana, kangaroo, rake, fire hydrant, vase, newspaper, zucchini, ostrich, mop,juggle, popsicle, unicycle

          page 8: anchor, cactus, dominos, hamburger, flower, key, jam, lawn mower, mask, paint, spoon, rhinoceros
          tape,vacuum, whisk, yawn

          Page 9: monkey, helicoper, lemon, otter,
          quiet, fingernail polish, ice cream, piano
          ink, bubbles, dress, spider, cow, eraser, kettle, flag.

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          • Katy

            March 30, 2016 at 11:10 pm

            Hi Anna,

            Thank you very much. My students, my son and I love your blog so much. Thank you for making such beautifully creative things for us.

            Reply to this comment
  6. Katy

    July 6, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    I could not download the beginning sounds mats. I tried from both of my computers and I have not had any problems printing anything from your site in the past. Any suggestions?
    Many thanks for all you have done!! It is a huge blessing.

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    • Anna Geiger

      July 6, 2015 at 3:26 pm

      I’m sorry you’re having trouble, Katy. 🙁 They come right up for me. Did you check the troubleshooting post? My #1 tip is always to use Google Chrome, and #2 is to right click and save to your computer, then open. This post has other ideas too:

      https://www.themeasuredmom.com/how-to-download-free-files/

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      • Katy

        July 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm

        finally got it. number #2 idea worked for me!

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        • Anna Geiger

          July 6, 2015 at 4:00 pm

          Hurray!

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  7. Tatiana

    February 22, 2015 at 6:35 am

    It’s a really great idea for learning letter sounds! Thank you very much for sharing!

    Reply to this comment
  8. verna harrison

    February 7, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    Thank you.

    Reply to this comment
  9. Theres Just One Mommy

    August 14, 2014 at 7:24 am

    What great resources to help recognize those beginning sounds! Pinned!

    Reply to this comment

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