Phonics
When we are teaching phonics, we are teaching students how to match the phonemes, or sounds, to graphemes, or letters. According to "How to Teach Phonics" by Patricia and James Cunningham, phonics needs to be taught through a variety of multilevel and multifaceted activities. This will keep the students engaged in their learning. "Phonics They Use" states practicing phonics helps students to "decode and spell" easier (Cunningham, 2017).
For more information read:Cunningham, P. M. (2017). Phonics they use: words for reading and writing(7th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
or
Cunningham, P. M., & Cunningham, J. W. (n.d.). What we know about how to teach phonics. In Cunningham and Cunningham(pp. 87-93).
For more information read:Cunningham, P. M. (2017). Phonics they use: words for reading and writing(7th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
or
Cunningham, P. M., & Cunningham, J. W. (n.d.). What we know about how to teach phonics. In Cunningham and Cunningham(pp. 87-93).
Activity 1: Word Dominoes
For this activity, the teacher will make the "dominoes" by cutting a notecard in half, and then drawing dividing line down the middle of each half. The teacher will them write a word on the top and bottom of each half. The activity will work with beginning sounds, ending sounds, rhyming words, and syllables, so the teacher needs to decide what the students need to practice. For this explanation, I am going to use beginning sounds. The teacher will split students up into groups of 3-4 students and give them the word dominoes. The students will put one domino in the middle to begin the game and divide the rest of the dominoes evenly among them. The first student to go will look at the starting domino and observe the beginning sounds of both words. The student will then choose one of their dominoes that has a word with the same beginning sound. The student will line up their domino with the starting domino on the words with the same beginning sounds. The next student will do the same, but they can either match one of their dominoes with the other side of the starting domino or the first students domino. This activity can be adapted for ELL learners, by adding pictures to the cards.
This activity supports phonics, by having students recognize beginning sounds of words. As I have stated before, you could do beginning sounds, ending sounds, rhyming words, and syllables. The teacher can also choose words from a familiar read aloud book or from the current unit the class ins studying, so the text is meaningful to the students.
Link: nurturestore.co.uk/word-dominoes-game-cvc-words?utm_content=bufferbb0ac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_campaign=buffer
This activity supports phonics, by having students recognize beginning sounds of words. As I have stated before, you could do beginning sounds, ending sounds, rhyming words, and syllables. The teacher can also choose words from a familiar read aloud book or from the current unit the class ins studying, so the text is meaningful to the students.
Link: nurturestore.co.uk/word-dominoes-game-cvc-words?utm_content=bufferbb0ac&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Activity 2: Don't Break the Ice!
For this activity the teacher will need the game Don't Break the Ice and a list of words the students will be working on. For this example, the teacher has used soft "C" words, and taped a word to each block. The students should be in a group of 2-3, and each student will take a turn reading the word out loud and trying to hammer out that block without having the polar bear fall. The first student to make the polar bear fall loses. The game could also be played by asking the students to say the word then use it in a sentence, or count the syllables in the words.
This activity supports phonics, because the students are recognizing sounds in printed words. The teacher could also use words from a familiar read aloud, or from the unit they are in so the students are familiar with the words.
Link: www.theliteracynest.com/2016/12/phonics-activities-your-kids-will-love.html
This activity supports phonics, because the students are recognizing sounds in printed words. The teacher could also use words from a familiar read aloud, or from the unit they are in so the students are familiar with the words.
Link: www.theliteracynest.com/2016/12/phonics-activities-your-kids-will-love.html