Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Let’s practice beginning sounds with animal friends! 🐍🐒🐆
In this fun, interactive phonics video, children help animals find their favorite things by listening carefully to beginning sounds in words. As we meet each animal, learners are guided to hear the first sound they love and decide which words match.
This lesson helps children:
👂 Listen for beginning sounds in words
🔤 Connect letters to their sounds
🧠 Build early phonemic awareness
💪 Grow confidence through active listening and participation
Perfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and early readers, this video encourages kids to listen, think, and respond—making phonics practice playful and engaging.
✨ Tip for grown-ups: Pause the video and let your child say the sounds out loud before checking together!
Ready to try it yourself? Keep practicing beginning sounds on IXL with interactive questions that adapt to your level: ixl.com/ela/kindergarten/find-the-words-that-begin-with-a-given-sound?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YT-Tutorials
00:00 Intro
00:18 Meet Sammy the Snake: Listening for the /s/ Sound
01:29 Meet Max the Monkey: Listening for the /m/ Sound
01:50 Practice: Which word starts with the /m/ sound?
02:28 Meet Jessie the Jaguar: Listening for the /j/ Sound
02:50 Practice: Find two things that start with the /j/ sound.
04:01 Outro
Want to learn this topic in Spanish? Watch the Spanish language arts video about this same topic here: youtu.be/7UUjfPaI9sM
Let’s practice beginning sounds with animal friends! 🐍🐒🐆
In this fun, interactive phonics video, children help animals find their favorite things by listening carefully to beginning sounds in words. As we meet each animal, learners are guided to hear the first sound they love and decide which words match.
This lesson helps children:
👂 Listen for beginning sounds in words
🔤 Connect letters to their sounds
🧠 Build early phonemic awareness
💪 Grow confidence through active listening and participation
Perfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and early readers, this video encourages kids to listen, think, and respond—making phonics practice playful and engaging.
✨ Tip for grown-ups: Pause the video and let your child say the sounds out loud before checking together!
Ready to try it yourself? Keep practicing beginning sounds on IXL with interactive questions that adapt to your level: ixl.com/ela/kindergarten/find-the-words-that-begin-with-a-given-sound?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YT-Tutorials
00:00 Intro
00:18 Meet Sammy the Snake: Listening for the /s/ Sound
01:29 Meet Max the Monkey: Listening for the /m/ Sound
01:50 Practice: Which word starts with the /m/ sound?
02:28 Meet Jessie the Jaguar: Listening for the /j/ Sound
02:50 Practice: Find two things that start with the /j/ sound.
04:01 Outro
Want to learn this topic in Spanish? Watch the Spanish language arts video about this same topic here: youtu.be/7UUjfPaI9sM
