PHONICS FRIDAY: It's Video Time Friends!

 

I can't believe that it is Friday already!!  Summer is just whizzing by.  Next Friday my husband and I are officially moving to the Chicago burbs.  It is going to be a little bit of a culture shock because I am a small town Ohio girl but it should be an adventure.  So next week Phonics Friday will be taking a little vacation:) but it should return the last Friday in July.

Today's focus is PHONICS VIDEOS!!  One of the best ways to reinforce phonics concepts is using catchy tunes.  Here are five of my top favorites.  I like to use them in Smartboard activities but they can be used in a variety of ways.

 

   

       

Until next time friends!! 

Phonics Friday: Letter & Sound Sorts

Happy 4th of July friends!!!

Today's post will focus on:
Letter and Sound Sorts

Why sort use letter and sound sorts?

Initial sound sorting is the very first step of phonemic awareness.  It's goal is to help students learn phoneme isolation, identification, and categorization. Students are taught to state whole words and then isolate the beginning consonant sound and then match it to other words that have a matching sound.

What are the first steps? 
Model, Model, Model for the students.
Demonstrate how to state a word and isolate the beginning sound.
(especially the at risk kiddos)

 

Then have the students practice sorting with their own cards or objects. Below are some cool examples on using objects for beginning sound sorts.

 

The next step is independent practice and assessment. 

Students need to be able to isolate the beginning sound without support.  This can be assessed in a variety of ways.  

Here are a few examples:

The I Spy sheets were created by Deanna Jump.  She has a few sheets available for free from her Alphapalooza pack.  

Click the picture to download.

  

This is a Facebook freebie from Creating and Teaching.  I love that  laminate and velcro can be used to make this great resource reusable.

Click the picture to download.

 

What do you do if a student is just not getting it?

The Florida Center of Reading Research has wonderful materials to use as intervention tools for at risk students.  They have a large variety of activities available for FREE.  Click here for materials that target beginning sounds.

Last week I promised you a little freebie.  So here it is friends:)   A sort for sounds /m/ and /n/.  This is the middle version of my latest differentiating alphabet sort packs.  

This sort can be used to assess whether a student can independently differentiate the sounds m & n.  Click the picture below to download your goodie.

Also snag my differentiated BTF sorts for 50% off this weekend.

That's all for today folks!!  I hope your fourth is full of food, fireworks and family!!  If you have posts you would like to see in the coming weeks please leave a comment below.

Phonics Friday: Anchor Charts

This weeks edition is going to focus on anchor charts that support phonics instruction.  If you have followed me for a while then you know I am big on using multisensory techniques when teaching.  I wholeheartedly believe that visuals increase student understanding and connection to material.  It is also beneficial to post the chart somewhere in the classroom so that kids can refer to it as needed.

 

This chart is not only adorable but practical.  Visually showing the kids that CVC words contain a consonant vowel consonant will aid in the decoding process and lays the foundation for the introduction of closed syllables.  (The only change I might do is make the vowel stand out by writing it in a different color than the consonants.)

One concept that can be tricky for kids to learn is when to use the letters K and C when spelling.  I thought this chart was a great visual reminder for students.

FLIP THE SOUND is one strategy that students can use when stuck on a word.  I love all the different ways this chart shows flipping the sound.  The title is flipped, the vowels in the pan are flipped, and then there are words that have examples of long and short vowels.

 

Syllable division can be tricky for students.  This chart clearly shows students syllable division rules.  I love that the vowels were marked with a "v".

 

Last but not least!  A little freebie that I discovered on Pinterest during my anchor chart search.  These are portable long vowel anchor charts that students can use anywhere!!  I know!! Awesome...right?? Click the picture to snag your copy.

 

That is all for this week folks!!  I hope you enjoyed this weeks Phonics Friday!!  Leave me a comment below and share how you use anchor charts to teach phonics.  I would love to know!!

Stay tuned for next week....the focus will be letter and sound sorts.  I hope to have a little freebie finished up for ya!

PHONICS FRIDAY: Vowel Teams

PHONICS FRIDAY is back from vacation!!   It's been a busy week with my anniversary and my daughter getting braces.  It took me a moment to process that Friday had snuck up on me:)

Today's Phonics Friday is dedicated to my genre pack editor Roxanne:)  I really appreciated her feedback and assistance!

This mini lesson focuses on the double vowel syllable (vowel teams).  

Although the "rule" the first vowel says its name is not universal it does apply most of the time.

This lesson begins with a student clicking the boat to access a song that introduces the lesson target.  My kids love this song with the catchy tune of the first vowel does the talking and the second vowel does the walking.  I hope yours do too!

First go over the rule of the pattern that the mini lesson targets.  

I just added this slide while writing this post tonight.

It is important for students to understand, recognize 

& understand the objectives of the lesson.

 When introducing a new syllable type it is important

 to demonstrate how to mark up words containing this pattern.  

1.  A scoop for each syllable.

2.  Circle the vowel team because this syllable may not always be long.

3.  A "d" to stand for the double vowel syllable.

  Practice having the students read and identify the pattern/sound.

 

Then practice, practice, and practice!!  

This lesson includes a sort, writing the "double vowel" word,  

a word building activity, & basketball hangman.  

All of these activities help reinforce the double vowel syllable!!

I hope you enjoyed this PHONICS FRIDAY!!  

I would love to hear how you teach vowel teams. 

As always if you have any requests for next week's post

 just leave me a comment below.  

CLICK HERE to snag your copy of this lesson.  

Also make sure check out my Facebook Freebie!

PHONICS FRIDAY---APP EDITION

I hope to utilize my IPAD more this coming school year.  I am beginning to research what phonics apps might be good for my kiddos.  I thought I would share with you a few apps I have found that look promising. 

Word Wonderland from McGraw-Hill looks like a cool app.  I am loving the price of FREE.  It  reviews long and short vowels, the r controlled syllable, blends, and more.  I am going to give this app a shot for sure.  I have their Everyday Day math apps and think they are well done so I am excited to discover this app.

Word Wonderland will guide preschool through young elementary students through basic phonics skills using word sorting. Students can practice long and short vowels, blends, digraphs, r-controlled vowels, words ending with –le, dipthongs, word families and more with this engaging game. - See more at: http://bestappsforkids.com/2013/06/word-wonderland-primary/#sthash.jp4dl6Kc.dpuf

Word Wonderland will guide preschool through young elementary students through basic phonics skills using word sorting. Students can practice long and short vowels, blends, digraphs, r-controlled vowels, words ending with –le, dipthongs, word families and more with this engaging game. - See more at: http://bestappsforkids.com/2013/06/word-wonderland-primary/#sthash.jp4dl6Kc.dpuf

ABC Phonics Lite is FREE but if you decide you like it and you want to upgrade to the full version it is $2.99.  This app teaches letter sounds, letter formation, and beginning blending of sounds into words.  The Lite version has 20 words included.

Monkey Word School ($1.99) by Thup Games is definitely worth two dollars.  I plan on adding it to my app collection because my bud Lisa from Always an Adventure in Kindergarten tried it out with her kiddos last school year.  So I have watched kids totally engrossed in this app and the best part is they are really learning and practicing skills!

Hairy Letters by Nessy ($1.99)  This APP looks so great.  It starts introducing letters and then builds to blending three sounds to form a word.   The creator of this app is a UK based company.  They also have a couple of dyslexia apps which I find interesting.  This one is definitely going on my wishlist.

 

 

I hope you found an app or two that you could utilize in your classroom next year.  I would love to hear what phonics apps you use to reinforce skills.  If you use a good one that you think I should check out --please share-- I would love to know!!!!

I arrive at the beach tomorrow and I am super excited to spend some quality time with the family.  PHONICS FRIDAY will be on vacation next week too but it will return on the 26th.  

Stay tuned for a little bit of fun that the bloggers at Teaching Blog Round Up have planned for next week beginning on the 18th!  You won't want to miss it!! 

Until next time:)