Curriculum / Phonics Readiness / module 1

The Sound of My Name

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The child discovers that words are made of sounds, starting with the most loved word they know: their own name.

Parent guide (what to say and do)

Say your child's name slowly, stretching the first sound: 'Mmmm-usa'. Ask: 'What sound does your name start with?' Hunt around the house together for three things that start with the same sound. Celebrate each find loudly. Repeat daily with a different family member's name.

Learning material

No printed material needed
Optional: family photos to point at while playing

Practical exercises and activities

Indoor: sound hunt around the house. Outdoor: on a walk, spot things that start with the child's sound. Group: in a pod meetup, children introduce themselves with their sound: 'I am Musa and I brought a mango.'

Materials required

Nothing to buy.

Assessment checkpoints

Child states the first sound of their own name and finds two objects with the same starting sound without help.

Learn with AI

Ready-made prompts for this module. Copy one into your AI assistant and it becomes a patient tutor that follows the OSH method: no lecturing, no rote learning, hands-on activities included.

For the student

A tutor that teaches this module step by step, asks questions, and never just gives answers.

For the parent or teacher

A coach that helps you prepare, deliver, and troubleshoot this lesson.

How to set this up in ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude

ChatGPT: Open ChatGPT → press your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → paste the prompt into Instructions → name it after the module → save for repeated lessons. Or simply paste the prompt at the start of a new chat.

Gemini: Open Gemini → Gems panel → New Gem → paste the prompt into the instructions box → name it after the module → save. The Gem stays available for every study session.

Claude: Open Claude → create a Project (or a Skill in Claude Code) → paste the prompt into the project instructions → every conversation in that project becomes a tutoring session for this module.

Safety note: children under 13 should use AI assistants together with a parent, and account age rules of each platform apply.

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