Syllable Clap Card Game(This game addresses syllables in a tangible way.  It also addresses counting, number recognition, and motor skills.  I also recommend this activity for sensory input as your child can clap as loud or hard as he/she may need.) How to Play Today we played with syllables!  I used this activity for my 3 […]

The Three Letter I.Phonogram igh is a three letter i.  Listen to Wordy sing the igh song.  Add the gesture from the description below to bring the phonogram to life and make it fun to sing and act out. Find ‘igh’ on Syllable StreetClick on the picture below to download a high-resolution image of ‘igh’ […]

Click to listen to Wordy’s Phonogram Alphabet Song. Sound-Pronunciation Guide for 72 PhonogramsDownload Wordy’s two-page Sound-Pronunciation Guide to the 72 phonograms and Phonogram Sticker Book.   As you master each phonogram, place a sticker in your phonogram book.  Find phonograms all around in all the words you see..Phonogram Sticker Book

Click “play” to hear Wordy sing the sound of F. Family Fun Activities with Letter FDecorate a fan and fan your hot face.Go fishing.Finger paint.Make fingerprint frog art.Make footprints in the sand.Read Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke.by Pamela Duncan EdwardsLink to book.Phonogram HuntsHunt for letter F in newspaper flyers and circle them.

Click “play” to hear Wordy sing the sound of D. Family Fun Activities with Letter DPlant daisies, daffodils, day lilies, dill..Make deviled eggs.Decorate donuts.Drink cocoa with a dollop of whipped cream.Read about dinosaurs and dragons.Link to book.Link to book.

It is important to pronounce sounds correctly when singing and saying them to your children.  Listen to the correct  sound of /b/.  Be sure not to add the /uh/ at the end. Family Fun Activities with Letter BPlay baseball.Go for a bike ride.Blow bubbles.Walk backwards around the house.Make blueberry smoothies in the blenderLink to book.Read… Bats […]

Here is a fun spelling game from Michelle.Hello again!  I’ve been up late taping words to dart gun targets!  I have a sneaking suspicion that this game will quickly become a favorite with my boys!  For my 2 year old, I used several closed syllable 3 letter words, a few vowel buddy words (including one […]

Phonogram Fun for Older Learners  As I mentioned in my first blog entry, I am helping my oldest son (age 8) to overcome the “Sight Word Dead End”.  If you didn’t see that blog entry, I mistakenly used sight words and letter sounds to teach him to read.  While he is an incredible reader despite […]

Make CHristmas CHains and Learn Phonogram CH   December is the time for giving. How about giving the gift of learning to read with phonogram-specific instruction? We are dedicated to providing you with FUN and engaging activities for teaching phonics. Today we would like to share an idea for teaching the ‘ch’ phonogram by making CHristmas […]